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Residents urge caution on geothermal GeoZone partnership, cite water and contamination risks
Summary
Speakers at the Lake County public-input period told supervisors to proceed cautiously with Sonoma Clean Power's geothermal —GeoZone— partnership, raising questions about water use, the meaning of a GeoZone commitment, and existing mercury contamination at Sulphur Bank that they said could heighten local environmental and public-health risks.
West (Fred) Baker, a resident of Lower Lake, thanked the board for exploring geothermal but said he was concerned about unclear commitments tied to joining Sonoma Clean Power's geothermal opportunity zone, which the presenter described as "a demonstration of commitment and intention to support the development of advanced geothermal power sources in participating counties." Baker quoted Sonoma Clean Power minutes and said the board's own director had asked what it meant to join as a GeoZone. "That was a question we had for almost a year," Baker said.
Baker also raised…
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