San Jose Mayor disagrees with Santa Clara Valley Water District leaders on Pacheco Reservoir expansion
By Jana Kadah
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The Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project is a collaboration between Valley Water, the San Benito County Water District, and the Pacheco Pass Water District. The project will boost Pacheco Reservoir’s operational capacity from 5,500 acre-feet to up to
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is pushing back against Santa Clara Valley Water District's Pacheco Reservoir Expansion project, but water district representatives say his concerns are misleading.
On Friday, Liccardo held a news conference where he emphasized that the $2.5 billion project to boost Pacheco Reservoir's operational capacity from 5,500 acre-feet to up to 140,000 acre-feet is not a smart investment.