Davis Vanguard: Water project faces serious hurdles at state level

From the Davis Vanguard:

Water project could be facing expensive delays and legal challenges that will jack up costs

As the City of Davis steams ahead toward approving its wastewater treatment plant, the surface water application submitted in conjunction with the Joint Powers Authority established with the City of Woodland faces very serious challenges before the Water Resources Board, under the Delta Flow Criteria established this August.

Even if approved, the project has the potential to be tied up in the courts for some time. New criteria for Delta inflow and outflow appear to severely limit the potential for any further claims on upstream river water.

Read more at DavisVanguard.org.

Note from Kim Floyd, Public Outreach Manager of the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency: The Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency’s Meet & Greet Scheduled for Tuesday, November 30, has been cancelled. As an alternative, we will inform you of other scheduled presentations in your communities and invite you to attend. For those who are interested, General Manager Eric Mische will be presenting a project update to the Woodland Chamber at 8 a.m., Tuesday, November 30, at the Yolo County Farm Bureau, located at 69 West Kentucky Avenue in Woodland. If you’re a member of a group that would be interested in learning more about WDCWA’s water supply project, please contact me at (916) 409-0426 to schedule a presentation. Also, please feel free to visit our website at WDCWA.com, or contact us with any questions about the plans for and progress of the water supply project.