Tribe Settles for $650,000: New Reservoir?

It was reported this week that Newport News will pay the Mattaponi Indian Tribe $650,000 as a settlement in a 10-year-old lawsuit associated with the proposed King William reservoir and the tribe's water rights that date back to a 1677 treaty. It appears this settlement may clear the way for this reservoir project.

Read about the long history of the reservoir in this previous blog post. The reservoir has achieved the status of the longest dam to be permitted in Virginia.