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Aliso Creek reclaimed water project reduced

Posted by: Maven on March 19, 2010 at 5:07 am

From the Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot:

“A State Water Resources Control Board decision is being hailed as a victory by champions of Southern California steelhead trout and other opponents of a proposed diversion of Aliso Creek runoff, but they may be celebrating too soon.

South Coast Water District officials, who proposed the diversion, are waiting to hear if a correction to their application to divert water for irrigation will persuade the State Water Resources Control Board to reconsider the limit imposed in a permit issued Feb. 24. The district meant to request a permit to divert 890 acre-feet of water per year from the creek to irrigate 310 acres, not the 30 acres that appeared on the application, resulting in a reduction of 88 acre-feet per year.

“We talked to State Water Resources Control Board staff member Antonio Barreles, and he understood that the 30 acres was supposed to be 310, for service to all of our areas on recycled water,” district spokeswoman Linda Homscheid said Tuesday. … “

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March 19, 2010 · Filed Under Southern California

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