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Friday’s top of the scroll: Advocacy groups sue East Bay Municipal Utility District over Pardee expansion

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 20, 2009 at 8:33 am

From the Lodi News-Sentinel:

“Three nonprofit agencies are taking the East Bay Municipal Utility District to court to prevent the proposed expansion of Pardee Reservoir.

The Foothill Conservancy, Friends of the River, and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance filed the lawsuit Thursday in Amador County. EBMUD’s board of directors approved the Pardee expansion as part of its 2040 water plan in October.

“We won’t let this big, powerful utility destroy more of the Mokelumne. We will do what it takes to protect this special river for communities, people, fish and wildlife,” said Chris Wright, executive director of the Foothill Conservancy, in a press release.

The lawsuit seeks to overturn the Environmental Impact Report EBMUD conducted on the expansion. The trio of advocacy groups contend EBMUD didn’t fully analyze the environmental impacts that would occur due to the expansion and enlargement of Pardee. … “

Read more from the Lodi News-Sentinel by clicking here.

Read the press release from the Foothill Conservancy by clicking here.

November 20, 2009 · Filed Under Bay Area

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