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In Marin County, a public fight over private control of sewage

Posted by: Maven on December 4, 2009 at 7:44 am

novatoFrom the New York Times:

” Pam Welsh was a retired risk management analyst immersed in her family’s life when she learned this year that her Marin County bedroom community was considering a contract to have the world’s largest water company operate the local sewage plant.

Mrs. Welsh, 59, soon became a woman obsessed. She was certain the proposal would mean higher rates and poorer service for those under the jurisdiction of the Novato Sanitary District as the company, Veolia Water North America, sought to increase profits.

Her campaign, which included a petition drive, was met with a strong counterattack by the Novato Sanitary District board and others who prefer private-sector management. It is a timely subject of debate in the Bay Area, where communities have been wrestling with the broader question of whether private-public partnerships in municipal services make financial and environmental sense during tough economic times. … “

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December 4, 2009 · Filed Under Recycled Water

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