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Drinking water upgrades lag amid Rio Linda-Elverta district turmoil

Posted by: Maven on February 21, 2010 at 7:32 am

From the Sacramento Bee:

“Elected officials managing the drinking water system for about 4,600 customers in Rio Linda and Elverta still haven’t upgraded aging infrastructure that the state warned more than two years ago is a public health threat.

The state Department of Public Health, which issued a compliance order against the Rio Linda-Elverta Community Water District district in 2007 for unhealthy conditions, issued a second such order in December. The water district has dangerously low water pressure that could lead to water contamination, according to the orders.

The plan for upgrading the aging system has been a subject of intense political battles pitting a majority of the current board against former board members and their supporters.

Voters elected several new board members in 2008 to join now-President Mary Harris on what was dubbed the “reform” slate. That new slate, which said it wanted to control spending, has been mired by political battles and distracted by contentious labor negotiations and a recent allegation of a conflict of interest against a board member. … “

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February 21, 2010 · Filed Under Drinking Water & Bottled Water

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