King William Reservoir Update:
As of this date, litigation at the federal level involves a lawsuit by the Mattaponi Tribe, CBF, Alliance to Save the Mattaponi, and Sierra Club against the Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has a lawsuit filed against the State Water Control Board for illegally reversing its September 2006 denial of the water permit extension.
To find out more about the Mattaponi River and the proposed King William Reservoir visit the following sites:
The proposed King William Reservoir intake site is 400 to 500 yards from where this photograph of the Mattaponi River was taken. The construction of the proposed reservoir would destroy not only this pristine site but will irrevocably transform the entire ancient river ecosystem into a manmade development. (Click the photo to enlarge.)
To purchase prints of this photo and others by photographer Warren Mountcastle, please contact Karen Tootelian-Westermann.