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Groundwater Authority reports settlement with Searls Valley Minerals; company to take recycled water

Groundwater Authority · December 11, 2025
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Counsel reported the Groundwater Authority and Searls Valley Minerals have dismissed litigation with prejudice and agreed Searls Valley will negotiate to take up to 2,000 acre-feet of recycled water from the city; the Authority said the company’s replenishment fee is eliminated for past and future periods.

The Groundwater Authority reported that it has reached a settlement with Searls Valley Minerals, counsel Keith Lemieux told the board in a closed-session report. The cases between the parties were dismissed with prejudice, and Searls Valley has agreed to negotiate a contract to receive reclaimed water from the city’s treatment plant.

Under the terms described by Lemieux, Searls Valley agreed to take recycled water in an amount that “could be…

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