Judge Pauses Water Permit for Lakeside Development, Allowing For Administrative Review

Judge Pauses Water Permit for Lakeside Development, Allowing For Administrative Review

The water permitting process for a resort development in Lakeside is stalled after a judge’s order last week temporarily halted the permit application while it undergoes judicial review. The Lakeside County Water and Sewer District applied for a water use permit from the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) in April last year. The permit proposes to divert 249 acre feet, or 81 million gallons, of groundwater each year to a hig…