Water conservation is becoming a bigger issue with a growing population. | Scott Johnson / Flickr
Water conservation is becoming a bigger issue with a growing population. | Scott Johnson / Flickr
A lawsuit has been filed in Macoupin County Circuit Court challenging the authority of the City of Carlinville and Village of Dorchester to form a private water company with Jersey County Rural Water Company for the purpose of developing a private regional water supply to a four-county area.
This lawsuit, filed by Carlinville residents Camille and Wayne Brotze, challenges the authority of Carlinville and the other participating entities to form and participating in the operations of a private water company for the purpose of developing a regional water supply in order to sell its water to the participating entities, including Carlinville.
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