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Valley County Water District marks 100 years and warns of invasive mussel, groundwater shifts
Summary
At the Baldwin Park City Council meeting, Valley County Water District General Manager Jose Martinez outlined the district’s centennial, current groundwater gains, and threats from invasive mussels that have curtailed spreading of some imported state water; he also described regional recycled-water plans.
Valley County Water District officials told the Baldwin Park City Council on Feb. 18 that the district is celebrating its 100th anniversary and that recent rainfall has boosted local groundwater levels.
"The district is actually celebrating our 1 hundredth, year anniversary," Jose Martinez, general manager, said during a presentation that summarized staffing, service area and reservoir statistics. He said the district serves a population just under 70,000 and employs about 31 full‑time staff.
Martinez said groundwater is showing strong recovery after recent storms. "So right now our current level is about 261 feet,"…
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