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PWD suit: City, dump water plan

Posted by: Maven on August 29, 2009 at 7:45 am

From the Antelope Valley Press:

“Palmdale Water District officials announced Wednesday the district has filed a lawsuit against the city over the city’s plan to install a water-delivery system so it can use reclaimed wastewater to irrigate city parks and other public landscaping.

The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks an order to compel the city to follow requirements of the Water Recycling Act of 1991 and duplication of service laws. The city has contended no duplication of service exists because the water district does not currently offer recycled water.

The Water Recycling Act gives the first right to deliver recycled water to Palmdale Water District, the district contends. In filing suit, the district is asserting a role as sole legal water purveyor, an assertion the city disputes and plans to defend in litigation.

“The city of Palmdale’s actions to take over irrigation water service is a blatant and illegal invasion of PWD’s rights, and we will not allow them to harm our customers in this way without a fight,” PWD President Jeff Storm said. …”

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August 29, 2009 · Filed Under Southern California

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