Director Wade White questioned why Hi-Desert Water District is putting more State Water Project water into the ground than it is pumping out, yet the water level dropped over the last 12 months at 10 of the district’s 14 producing wells.
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[Legal counsel John] Brown advised that any discussion about available and future water supplies and requirements include a closed session on the same agenda because there was the potential for litigation from other area pumpers.
The District also "failed to meet monitoring requirements for drinking water after coliform bacteria was detected in March", according to a separate article in the Star. This violation "was characterized as procedural in nature. 'It’s not that the water wasn’t in compliance,'" District Engineer Joseph Glowitz said.
