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SFPUC votes to join San Joaquin Tributaries Authority despite public concerns
Summary
The commission authorized a joint powers agreement to join five San Joaquin-area irrigation districts in a successor organization to the San Joaquin River Group Authority; staff and the city attorney said the JPA includes protections allowing San Francisco to opt out of specific 'special projects.'
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted to authorize the president to execute a joint powers agreement with the Merced, Modesto, Oakdale, South San Joaquin and Turlock irrigation districts to form the San Joaquin Tributaries Authority.
Steve Ritchie, assistant general manager for water, said the JPA allows San Francisco to…
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