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Commission defers vote on regional desalination study after environmental groups raise concerns

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission · May 24, 2011
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Summary

The SFPUC debated joining a regional desalination study and considering a $200,000 contribution; commissioners amended resolution language to refer to 'future supplies' but, lacking a full board and facing public opposition, continued the item to a future meeting for more outreach.

The commission considered a memorandum of agreement to join a multi-agency study of a proposed Bay Area regional desalination project and whether to contribute up to $200,000 for site-specific analysis.

Commissioner Steve Ritchie said the study — a joint effort with East Bay Municipal Utility District, Contra Costa Water District, Santa Clara Valley Water District and Zone 7 — would examine hydraulic modeling, Delta hydrology, the…

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