Sheep Creek Water Co. eyeing L.A. County for relief

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Sheep Creek Water Co. eyeing L.A. County for relief
Shareholders vote on constructing a 9.5-mile pipeline to relieve drought conditions in Phelan
By LEROY STANDISH/Staff Writer



PHELAN — Sheep Creek Water Co. shareholders voted on Saturday to construct a 9.5-mile-long pipeline to draw water from across the Los Angeles County line.

More than 300 shareholders in the company attended the emergency meeting to discuss the community's water crisis and vote on one of four possible solutions.

Lack of water has forced this small community to initiate a building moratorium since August and has reduced shareholders' draw of water from 4,000 cubic feet of water a share to just 1,000 cubic feet.

"Our main source of water is too dependent on Mother Nature," said David Nilsen, secretary of the water company. "So we need to find a secondary source that we can afford."

After nearly three hours of debate and discussion, shareholders decided it best to initiate phase one of a three-phase project to construct the pipeline to Los Angeles County. Read More....
Sheep Creek Water Co. eyeing L.A. County for relief