No objections to San Luis Rey River pipeline relining at CWA public hearing

The San Diego County Water Authority held a public hearing April 24 on the SDCWA’s plans to reline the San Luis Rey River portion of the CWA’s Second Aqueduct pipelines, and the hearing drew no opposition.

The CWA board is expected to approve the environmental Mitigated Negative Declaration at the CWA’s May 22 board meeting and approve a contract for the relining at the July 24 board meeting. The CWA’s April 24 meeting also included a presentation on the planned work.

“This relining is intended to extend the service life of the pipelines by about 75 years,” said CWA senior water resources spec...