UPDATE: City of Malibu Releases Lagoon Dewatering Plan

UPDATE at 7 p.m. June 26: The City of Malibu has released the dewatering plan, which is attached to this article in PDF form.

The Malibu City Council on Monday received a copy of the final dewatering plan, which will be used by contractors to drain water from the Malibu Lagoon as part of a restoration project. 

Malibu City Manager Jim Thorsen said the city received the plan at 5 p.m. Monday, just one hour before the start of the regular City Council meeting.

"I have not had a chance to review it. It’s a new plan … it is different than what was submitted a few months ago," Thorsen said.

Thorsen said the plan will be posted on the City of Malibu's website soon.

In May, Thorsen provided comments to the California Coastal Commission on an , outlining concerns about the impact the draining of the lagoon could have on water quality in Malibu.

California State Parks, which is the lead agency on the Malibu Lagoon Restoration and Enhancement Project, had said it would not release the plan until it was in its final form.

Opponents have spoken out against the plan, partly because bulldozing began on the project before it was finalized.

Malibu Patch will post the dewatering plan in PDF form when it is available.