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McFarland mayor urges State Water Board to approve urgent drinking water application and restore wastewater project priority
Summary
McFarland officials told the State Water Resources Control Board the city is relying on a temporary treatment plant to remove nitrate contamination and seeks urgent funding to keep it operating; the mayor also asked to reinstate a $17 million wastewater expansion project onto the priority list.
The mayor of McFarland told the State Water Resources Control Board on March 4 that the city is operating under an immediate drinking-water crisis and asked the board to approve an urgent drinking water application to keep a temporary treatment plant running.
McFarland currently has five wells, the mayor said; three are operating and the city depends on a 50-year well plus a temporary treatment facility installed in 2024 to remove nitrate contamination exceeding safe limits.…
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