Can Napa meet Napa Pipe's water needs?

Aug 15, 2015 at 12:00am

Howard Yune, Napa Valley Register

One hundred fifty-four acres of old industrial lands south of Kennedy Park are to become home to a Costco emporium, stores, restaurants, offices and up to 945 homes. The residents, business owners and employees coming to the mixed-use community all are expected to use water supplied by the city, which recently approved a water service deal with Napa Pipe’s developer.

But how much stress might the development’s new customers put on water supplies, in a city placed – like all other water-providing agencies in California – under mandatory use cutbacks since this spring?

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