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El Dorado district, Folsom approve joint water project

Posted by: Maven on February 19, 2010 at 6:25 am

From the Sacramento Bee:

“The El Dorado Irrigation District and the city of Folsom have approved a project to enable each to come to the other’s aid in a water emergency.

The two also agreed to evaluate other projects of mutual interest, such as a water intake pumping station at Folsom Lake and a seasonal storage reservoir for recycled water.

In seeking project funding, “if we do these things as a region, we have more political clout with state and federal entities,” said Folsom utilities director Ken Payne.

Folsom will shoulder the design and construction costs for an intertie connecting the two water systems near the Folsom-El Dorado Hills border. Water then could be transferred between the agencies in the case of unforeseen events such as the February 2009 collapse of the pipeline that supplied the city with water from Folsom Lake. … “

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February 19, 2010 · Filed Under Sacramento

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