Local officials held a public meeting Thursday to discuss the notice of preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the West Hills Water Treatment Plant.
The state and federal environmental review of a plan to rid San Justo Reservoir of invasive zebra mussels continues this summer as the once-popular recreation area remains closed to the public for a fourth year.
It is simply inexcusable and reflective of a larger problem: The federal government has dragged its feet in responding to the zebra mussel infestation of San Justo Reservoir and, in the meantime, has put a freeze on the recreational spot's economic potential in the community.