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City hears midterm water-feasibility study; staff says GBRA Water Secure participation is likely unaffordable
Summary
Consultants told council that Victoria's current water rights meet average demand but are vulnerable during low river-flow conditions; study is evaluating groundwater expansion, off-channel storage, desalination and reuse. Staff estimated GBRA Water Secure participation would require a capital contribution in the hundreds of millions and said the市
Consultants from CDM Smith updated the Victoria City Council on Oct. 21 on a city-funded water-feasibility study that projects municipal water needs through 2080 and evaluates possible supply options to increase drought reliability.
The study team presented demand forecasts that assume modest population growth (about 15% over 50 years under the analysts' midline projection) and estimated average city demand rising from about 10–11 million gallons per day (MGD) today to roughly 12–13 MGD over the planning horizon. Consultants said Victoria currently holds multiple surface-water rights (combined theoretical allocations cited in the presentation) and groundwater rights, and…
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