Lake Arrowhead water use argued
George Watson, Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - In a state office filled with men and women in suits - the dress type, not the sort one swims in - Lake Arrowhead residents and officials argued whether man made their mountaintop lake simply to play in or to sustain an ever-growing community.

Tuesday was a history lesson on the century-old lake.

Upon completion of today's session of the two-day hearing, the students - both members of the State Water Resources Control Board, will morph into judges who could forever settle the future for the 11,000 people living around the lake and the tourists who boost the local economy.

At stake is whether the Lake Arrowhead Community Services District can continue sticking its straw into the reservoir and deliver water to its customers who depend upon the pristine liquid to bath in and drink...............

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