Playa Vista Development

Re “Judge Orders Halt to Playa Vista Wetlands Project,” June 27:

I find it fascinating that Peter B. Denniston, the president of Playa Capital, developer of the Playa Vista project, said he understood the recent court ruling to mean that the developers are only precluded from continuing work on the wetlands themselves. For years, Playa Capital and its predecessors have said that the wetlands themselves would not be developed, but would be “restored.” How, then, can there be such work to discontinue?

I am grateful that Denniston has finally given us a truthful definition of the Playa Vista version of “restoration”--it’s done with bulldozers.

FRANCES LONGMIRE

Los Angeles

* Your article stated that the project will add 13,000 townhouses and apartments and 5 million square feet of commercial space. I have not seen any comment as yet about the impact of the additional water required to supply the requirements of the L.A. area.

Is our memory so short that we forget the past years of drought when drastic water conservation regulation was in effect? This project will require a vast amount of additional water that may not be there in the future. To be responsible, the developers should delay or cancel the project until they can assure the public of a firm supply of water for their needs.

WILLIAM E. BROWN

Culver City