The King William Reservoir is dead after 22 years.
I am delighted to record that the Mattaponi River is no longer threatened by the proposed King William Reservoir. On September 22, 2009 the Newport News City Council voted unanimously to end this project.
As Save the Bay magazine wrote in 2007, "The proposed KWR has had more plot twists than an episode of 24."
King William Reservoir
Size: 13 billion gallons
Estimated cost: $289 million
Money spent to date: $52.8 million
Money spent on land: $15.2 million
How long in process: 22 years
Fatal blow: In March, a U.S. District Court ruled that an Army Corps of Engineers permit was issued "arbitrarily and capriciously." The Corps subsequently suspended the permit.
I love to think of what a 5' 6" Indian Chief set in motion. Thank you Little Eagle.
To find out more about the Mattaponi River and the proposed King William Reservoir visit the following sites:
Photo: Mattaponi River below Walkerton
To purchase prints of this photo and others by photographer Warren Mountcastle, please contact Karen Tootelian-Westermann.