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City manager and GA representatives report progress on pipeline design and litigation; council keeps GA item on agenda
Summary
City Manager Ron Strand briefed the council on transition of GA responsibilities to Travis Reed, a $7.6 million state grant for pipeline design, coordination with Provost & Pritchard and U.S. Army Corps, and ongoing litigation and mediation planning; council decided to leave the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority item on the agenda for transparency.
City Manager Ron Strand told the Ridgecrest City Council he was transitioning his Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority (IWVGA) responsibilities to Travis Reed and said the authority had hired Blue Mountain and Omar Dandishi to work with Provost & Pritchard on completing a 100% design for an imported-water pipeline. Strand said the city and GA had a $7.6 million design grant from the state and that early engineering review suggested the full build might be…
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