A lawsuit filed against Santa Clara Valley Water District now has two more plaintiffs. The groups say they’re against the proposed Pacheco Dam because they believe it will destroy the environment and sacred land.
The Stop the Pacheco Dam Coalition filed the lawsuit back in June, claiming Valley Water is trying to avoid following state guidelines before building the dam. Now the Sierra Club and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band say they agree with the coalition and are joining the lawsuit.
"All we’re trying to say is they must follow that process the same as any other development approvals that are given," said Valentin Lopez, Chairman of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band "Most of those sites have not been tested and what we want to do is make sure that there are no remains of our ancestors there, make sure there are no artifacts," Lopez said.
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