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Lawsuit filed against Marin water district to halt desalination plans

Posted by: Maven on September 22, 2009 at 7:36 am

From the Marin Independent Journal:

“Opponents of a Marin Municipal Water District plan to desalinate bay water and pipe it to Marin homes filed a lawsuit Monday in an effort to stop the project from proceeding.

The lawsuit seeks an injunction to halt progress on the proposed desalination project and “protect the San Francisco Bay and the citizens of Marin from the harmful effects” of desalination, according to the suit filed in Marin Superior Court by San Anselmo Councilman Ford Greene, an environmental group and several other plaintiffs.

The suit alleges the proposed $105 million desalination plant would induce population growth of up to an additional 85,000 people in Marin, discharge up to 30 million gallons of harmful brine into San Rafael Bay, increase energy consumption by the water district by up to four times and expose the public to potential contamination.

It alleges the environmental impact report on the project is flawed and asks the court to halt any work toward desalination, which the water district has described as a “drought proof” source of water. …”

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September 22, 2009 · Filed Under Desalination

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