Month: October 2023

On October 27, the Well #8 Neighbors Group filed 39 comments on the City’s Initial Study and draft Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Well #8 permit application.  A permit may not be granted until the disclosure defects are remedied. Here, in three parts, we publish only the comments themselves, grouped Continue reading Shareholders cite 39 failures to make complete disclosures about the Well #8 project (Part 1).→

Calleguas Municipal Water District is paying for Well #8 so it can have a local supply if an earthquake blocks its 1.3-mile-long Santa Susana Tunnel.  This would replace a small part of the interrupted supply of northern California water into our part of Ventura County.  This picture, from a recent Continue reading This is why Calleguas is funding Well #8. What’s in it for Crestview?→

The City has posted online an Initial Study of potential environmental impacts and a finding that any potential impacts will be mitigated by changing the project.  The Initial Study is flawed mainly because Crestview did not disclose critical facts to the City.  This post discusses three flaws.  The public may Continue reading City invites comments on flawed Well #8 environmental document.→

There will be a 20-day period for public comments to City Planning Staff about its draft environmental document, details here. There will be a later chance to submit comments to the Planning Commission on the Staff report, the final environmental document, and everything else the commenter wants the Planning Commission Continue reading More on how the public can participate in Well #8 permit process→