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Lanier community seeks State Water Board letter to force negotiations on water and wastewater consolidation
Summary
Speakers from Lanier Community Services District and its legal counsel asked the State Water Board to issue a letter under Health and Safety Code section 116682 directing six months of negotiations with Riverdale PUD to advance consolidation of drinking water and wastewater services.
Representatives of the Lanier Community Services District and their attorneys asked the State Water Resources Control Board for help advancing drinking water and wastewater consolidation with Riverdale Public Utility District, arguing local negotiations have reached an impasse and that a board letter under state law could prompt progress.
Michael Claiborne, directing attorney with Leadership Council for Justice and Accountability, told the board the community has a long history of water-quality and governance problems, including an arsenic treatment plant funded with 2007 CDBG money that the district could not operate long-term. Claiborne said the system was placed in…
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