Water Education Foundation
This is just one post in the Marin desalination plant Category
Click here to view all posts

Marin Municipal Water District poll: Marin residents want desalination

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 9, 2009 at 7:10 am

From Contra Costa Times:

A poll released Thursday shows 58 percent of Marin residents generally support desalination, the controversial plan to take water from the bay and use it for drinking water in the county. That number jumped to 68 percent when participants were provided with more information about the plan, according to the poll, conducted by Oakland-based EMC Research Inc.

The Marin Municipal Water District funded the $20,000 poll in a effort gauge where the public stands on water issues as it begins to debate the county’s water future. The telephone survey of 401 registered voters was conducted between June 14 to 17 and has 4.9 percent margin of error.

The poll also showed 79 percent of people ranked long-term water supply as a top concern over traffic – 74 percent – and jobs, 65 percent. Another 77 percent said the district needed to find a new sources of water to solve long term water supply issues. Only 11 percent believed conservation was the sole solution.

“Take it for what it is. It’s information,” said water board member Larry Russell.

Read more from the Contra Costa Times by clicking here.

July 9, 2009 · Filed Under Marin desalination plant

Comments

Leave a Reply