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Tuesday’s top of the scroll: Luxury development’s dubious Delta water supply

Posted by: Maven on January 5, 2010 at 8:25 am

tejon ranchFrom the Contra Costa Times:

“A luxury housing development 250 miles south of its Delta water source is moving forward, even though its water supply relies on a 15-year-old deal that has never passed environmental muster.

Critics say the Tejon Mountain Village project is the first of a number of planned subdivisions that would use provisions in the water deal to harden the demand for Delta water at a time when environmental regulations are reducing the amount of water that can be taken from Northern California.

At issue is whether Delta water resources, which already appear oversubscribed, will become even more so under the “Monterey Agreement,” which is not yet final because of difficulties in analyzing and justifying its environmental effects. What happens, for example, if thousands of houses are built in Southern California and a court rules again that the agreement they rely on for water does not meet the requirements of environmental laws? … “

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Picture of Tejon Ranch by flickr photographer cellar8.

January 5, 2010 · Filed Under Development & Population

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