Get your state water questions answered Thursday in Ventura

Lake Casitas is one of four water sources for the city of Ventura. The others are the Ventura River, groundwater and a small bit of recycled water. Learn more about the city's plans to connect to state water during a meeting on Thursday.

Learn more about Ventura’s plans to connect to state water during a meeting Thursday in the city. 

Betsy Cooper with the city’s water department will talk and answer questions during the monthly East Ventura Community Council meeting. The group represents residents who live east of Victoria Avenue. 

The city has held rights to state water since the early 1970s and for its 2019 entitlement is slated to pay $1.3 million. It’s selling the water for $1.1 million, under a deal city elected officials approved this week. 

The city has 10,000 acre-feet of water allocated each year but in 2018, it received 15 percent of that. This year’s share is 35 percent, according to acting Ventura Water General Manager Susan Rungren.

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The water isn’t expected to boost the city’s water supply but will serve as critical backup and help with water quality. 

See the 293-page draft environmental impact report at https://bit.ly/2F4q5bH. Comments are due by April 5. Send them to Cooper at bcooper@cityofventura.ca.gov, deliver them in person or mail them to 501 Poli St., Ventura, CA 93002-0099. 

Also during the meeting, hear about crime trends from the Ventura Police Department and get reports from elected officials. 

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church, 346 N. Kimball Road.

Go to the group’s Facebook page for updates at https://bit.ly/1UMna8W.

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