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Consultant warns Dundee—s max-day water demand now exceeds system capacity; council OKs legal review of water-right extensions
Summary
Bob Long, a hydrogeologist for CWMH 2.0, told the Dundee City Council on July 8 that the city—s maximum daily water demand now exceeds its current capacity and outlined rehabilitation, storage and surface-water options to increase usable supply.
Bob Long, a hydrogeologist for CWMH 2.0 of Lake Oswego, told the Dundee City Council on July 8 that the city—s maximum-day water demand is now crossing over the system—s current capacity and that the community should be cautious about approving additional growth without added supply or capacity. "Water rights are extremely difficult to get in the state of Oregon," Long said. "Your max day demand is crossing over your system capacity now."
Long summarized a written memo the council had received and described work his firm completed to prepare and pursue extensions of time, partial beneficial-use claims and certificates for the city—s existing water rights. He said Dundee has "plenty of water rights on paper," but meeting the volume and rate conditions in those documents is often the harder part.
The consultant outlined…
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