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SFPUC delays vote on Bay Area regional desalination study after public concerns; staff to return with outreach plan

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · June 14, 2011
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The commission declined to approve a $200,000 MOU contribution today and asked staff to develop a robust public outreach plan and return at the next meeting after further engagement with stakeholders and partner agencies.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission postponed a decision on whether to commit up to $200,000 toward a regional study of desalination feasibility, following sustained public comment and commissioners’ questions about environmental and energy impacts.

Steve Ritchie, assistant general manager for water, described a proposed memorandum of agreement among five Bay Area agencies to fund up to roughly $1…

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