Commissioners flag water pressures, resiliency-code timing and available water grants
Commissioners returned from Club 20 with warnings about water scarcity and infrastructure pressures; they scheduled consideration of a county resiliency code for March 30 and noted a regional grant of $42,000,000 for water storage among funding opportunities.
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Commissioners reported major concerns about regional water supply and the downstream effects on agriculture, road work and tourism after attendees returned from the Club 20 conference. A commissioner summarized the meeting bluntly: "The big issue is water," and described litigation and interstate negotiations affecting upstream releases and downstream supply. The group discussed how diminished supply and increasing demand strain local services and long-term agricultural succession.
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