Lake County approves 25‑year extension for Geysers effluent pipeline agreement and Clear Lake water pact

The Lake County Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Lake County Sanitation District Board of Directors, on a voice vote approved Amendment No. 4 to the joint operating agreement for the Southeast Geysers effluent pipeline project and approved the Clear Lake Water Supply Agreement, authorizing the chair to sign both documents.

Robin Boray, Special Districts Administrator, told the board the project dates to the mid‑1990s: construction of the pipeline began in 1995 and recycled water deliveries to the Geysers started in 1997. Boray said the pipeline originally ran about 29 miles and later was expanded by roughly 40 miles to serve additional communities, delivering about 8,000,000 gallons per day to the steam field. She said the amendment would extend the partnership by 25 years and explicitly define which facilities and projects are included, clarify what constitutes an emergency, and shift certain intake and meter costs to the steam suppliers.

"This amendment is extending our partnership for another 25 years," Boray said, noting that under the revised terms the steam suppliers will pay 100 percent of costs associated with…