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Water district says county cemetery proposal needs more environmental work; residents urged to keep opposing plan
Summary
Darcy Burke, director of the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, told the Canyon Lake City Council the county's environmental study of a proposed cemetery project had deficiencies, that state and federal water agencies had not yet weighed in, and that residents' grassroots opposition remains active.
Canyon Lake — Darcy Burke, director of the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, told the Canyon Lake City Council on Tuesday that the county’s environmental study of a proposed cemetery project near the reservoir had “deficiencies” and would need to be redone before it moves to the county planning commission.
Why it matters: Burke said the proposed project raises potential drinking-water concerns and falls under protections in the Safe Drinking Water Act and California’s Title 22 standards. Revisions to the environmental review and further input from state and federal regulators would be required before the project advances.
Burke told the council the district had reviewed the county’s…
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