GORMAN WATER PLAN WINS OK BY BOARD.Byline: Daily News After a century of cattle grazing grazing, n See irregular feeding. grazing 1. actions of herbivorous animals eating growing pasture or cereal crop. 2. area of pasture or cereal crop to be used as standing feed. See also pasture. , a 192-acre property in Gorman will be used to produce a trendier product - bottled water. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
aquifer In hydrology, a rock layer or sequence that contains water and releases it in appreciable amounts. and pump spring water to help meet, as county officials see it, a growing demand for bottled spring water. Orr applied three years ago for permits to establish his water company on a remote stretch of Gorman Post Road about a mile west of Interstate 5. His plan is to drill four wells and build up to eight water tanks each with a capacity of 12,000 gallons to 15,000 gallons, two loading stations and delivery pipes. The project, in the rural northwestern corner of the county, has drawn some protests from locals who oppose the anticipated 44 daily truck round trips from the new business along with other quality-of-life issues. They fear that their water table will decline, seasonal blankets of wildflowers will be harmed, lighting will block out the stars at night, their quiet lives will be interrupted by noise from the plant and environmentally sensitive habitats will be harmed. But various county officials in a combined report to the supervisors said none of the complaints holds true. The plans are sensitive to the landscape and hydrogeological studies indicate an ample source of spring water. The supervisors favored the project in a past hearing, noting that the project will help meet a growing demand for bottled water. Bottling plants Noun 1. bottling plant - a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" in Los Angeles now Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Los Angeles Now, a documentary by Producer/Director Phillip Rodriguez, made its national high definition broadcast premiere on PBS’ Independent Lens series in November 2004. depend on water from San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. and Kern counties, and the Gorman operation would provide a closer source of supply. |
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