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Council hires water-rights lawyer as MCWC contests Dell Rapids' aquifer application
Summary
The Dell Rapids City Council approved hiring Gunderson Palmer (GPNA LLC) to represent the city in an administrative hearing after the Missouri River regional provider MCWC contested Dell Rapids’ application for additional groundwater rights.
The Dell Rapids City Council voted to retain Gunderson Palmer (listed in the meeting as GPNA LLC) to provide legal representation at an administrative hearing before the South Dakota Water Management Board over contested water-rights applications.
DGR Engineering’s Trent Bruce gave the council a detailed update on the city's water-rights posture and the rationale for hiring outside counsel. Bruce said Dell Rapids currently has historic peak-day usage of about 830,000 gallons per day and an allocation of roughly 1,000,000 gallons under a 1986 contract with MCWC. He said the…
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