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Tribe vs Water Project on Mattaponi River | Richmond News
The Mattaponi Tribe is fighting back against a $200 million water intake project that could siphon nine million gallons daily from the Rappahannock River—only to dump treated water into their sacred Mattaponi River basin. Despite approval from Virginia’s Marine Resources Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality, the tribe argues their ancestral stewardship and cultural survival are being ignored. The facility’s proposed site, on farmland owned by the Garretts, has sparked a legal battle over eminent domain after the couple rejected a $78,400 offer, citing generational ties and a…
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