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Caldwell County candidates say they will oppose Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Catawba River transfer request
Summary
In a forum Q&A, county and commissioner candidates described ongoing litigation and regional coordination to oppose a proposed Charlotte-Mecklenburg interbasin transfer that candidates said could remove millions of gallons per day from the Catawba River and affect Caldwell County reservoirs.
Asked how Caldwell County would respond if Charlotte-Mecklenburg sought to withdraw as much as 30 million gallons per day from the Catawba River, candidates described a regional effort to oppose or reduce the request.
"It's called the interbasin water transfer," said incumbent commissioner michael bros., describing the matter as "in litigation" and saying that the Western Piedmont Council of Governments "is kind of being the spearhead for that." He said…
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