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Pearl River Valley Water Supply District seeks funds for dredging, spillway study and new office; requests higher special-fund authority
Summary
Adam Choad, executive director of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee No. 7 that the district is seeking capital funds to finish current dredging work, complete a new office, and cover a local share of a spillway‑gate study.
Adam Choad, executive director of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee No. 7 that the district is seeking capital funds to finish current dredging work, to complete a new office and to support a study of the reservoir’s spillway gates. He also asked the committee to increase the district’s special‑fund authority to accommodate grant activity and to approve a personal‑services allotment.
Choad described the reservoir as originally authorized by a legislative act in 1958 and brought into use in 1965. He said the lake covers roughly 34,000 acres at full pool and the land the district manages…
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