Water District Settles Lawsuit over Storage Tank

From the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District:

Litigation by a Westlake Village homeowner seeking to stop construction of a 5-million gallon storage tank at Las Virgenes Reservoir has been dismissed at the request of the plaintiff.

As part of the settlement agreement, the defendants, including Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, AECOM Technical Services, Inc. and Pacific Hydrotech Corporation agreed not to pursue reimbursement for certain costs they incurred defending the suit. The district’s reimbursable costs were approximately $1,000; however, overall costs were just over $90,000.

David W. Pedersen, LVMWD’s General Manager said, “Las Virgenes Municipal Water District is pleased the matter has been resolved.” He added that work has continued on the 5-Million Gallon Storage Tank project that is nearing the half-way point of construction, which is targeted for completion by June 2015.

Mr. Pedersen added, “In the months prior to construction, there were concerns circulating in the community on several aspects of the project. We have made every effort to be sensitive and responsive to those issues. To date, we have concluded nearly half of the work, including blasting, in a closely controlled and safe manner, consistent with the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding we reached with the city of Westlake Village.”

“As we now focus on building the walls and roof of the tank, we will continue to work closely with residents to minimize the occasional traffic inconveniences during construction and to complete the project as quickly as possible.”

Las Virgenes Municipal Water District provides potable water, recycled water, wastewater treatment services and biosolids composting for some 70,000 residents of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Westlake Village and surrounding unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.

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