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