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Large public turnout urges council to halt Inner Harbor seawater desalination; speakers cite environmental and fiscal risks
Summary
More than 80 members of the public used the council’s comment period Aug. 12 to oppose a proposed Inner Harbor seawater desalination plant, saying the plan threatens the bay’s health and risks large public debt; supporters of desal urged action to secure water supplies.
A prolonged public comment period Aug. 12 brought dozens of residents, business owners and advocates to the podium to press the City Council on the proposed Inner Harbor seawater desalination project and related debt and design choices.
Speakers opposing the Inner Harbor location raised environmental, fiscal and equity concerns. Common themes included the potential for hypersalinity and low dissolved oxygen in the near‑harbor bay environment, uncertainty over modeled impacts, the proximity of intake and discharge, and the perception that a large share of the plant’s water would serve industrial…
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