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Lake County extends Southeast Geysers effluent pipeline agreement 25 years; board approves Clear Lake water‑supply pact
Summary
The Board approved Amendment No.4 to extend the joint operating agreement for the Southeast Geysers effluent pipeline and the Clear Lake Water Supply Agreement for 25 years, shifting lake intake costs to steam suppliers and adding annual capital contributions; board later reconsidered and reaffirmed both approvals with abstentions recorded.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted Nov. 18 to approve Amendment No.4 to the joint operating agreement that governs the Southeast Geysers effluent pipeline and the Clear Lake Water Supply Agreement, extending the county’s partnership with steam suppliers for another 25 years.
Special Districts Administrator Robin Boray framed the measure as a continuation of a public‑private partnership that has moved recycled effluent from Lake County wastewater plants to geothermal steamfields since 1997. Boray told the board the amendment clarifies which wastewater facilities are included, spells out what qualifies as an emergency, updates cost‑sharing thresholds and redirects previously shared lake intake costs to the steam suppliers. She said the steam suppliers will make a new…
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