Fernley flood victim sues TCID, others

Source: Lahontan Valley News,
Authos: RYAN NAKASHIMA
January 12, 2008, 12:05 AM

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A homeowner whose Northern Nevada home was flooded after a predawn breach of a century-old irrigation canal filed a negligence lawsuit Thursday against the canal's operator, along with local governments and homebuilders.

Judy Kroshus claims she was never told of a December 1996 flood in the Fernley area, about 35 miles east of Reno, and local government officials didn't have an adequate emergency response plan in place before she took out a loan and bought a home there in 2002.

Kroshus also blamed the canal operator, the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, for failing to stem the flow of water during a massive Jan. 5 storm, contributing to the canal breach that flooded hundreds of houses.

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