The political leadership in Lekeberg municipality has announced its intention to withdraw from the Vättern Water Project, citing dramatically increased costs and lack of transparency. According to reports, the Moderate Party-led municipal government plans to propose to the municipal council that Lekeberg leave both the project and the associated company.
Caroline Elfors, Moderate Party municipal council chair in Lekeberg, stated in a press release that the municipality does not want water from Lake Vättern 'at any price.' She reportedly indicated that a municipal water investigation has identified several alternative water supply options that preliminary assessments suggest would be significantly cheaper for local households than the Vättern Water Project.
the municipality does not want water from Lake Vättern 'at any price.'
The Vättern Water Project involves plans for multiple municipalities to draw drinking water from Lake Vättern through a 36-kilometer tunnel to a new water treatment plant in Hallsberg. The Lekeberg leadership's decision is reportedly motivated by what they describe as 'skyrocketing costs, lack of transparency, and lost trust' in the project.
The proposal to exit the project will be presented to Lekeberg's municipal council for a final decision.
skyrocketing costs, lack of transparency, and lost trust