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Initiative process starts to get a Marin vote on desalination

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on January 16, 2010 at 7:51 am

From the Silicon Valley Mercury News:

“An initiative to require a vote before the Marin Municipal Water District moves forward with desalination plans could come before voters in November if enough signatures are gathered by June.

A group of residents led by Bill Rothman of Belvedere plans to gather about 11,000 signatures – the required 10 percent of registered voters inside the water district’s boundaries – by June to get “The Marin Responsible Water Policy Ballot Initiative” before voters.

The initiative will ask if residents want to require the district to ask voters for permission before it proceeds with plans to implement desalination, a process in which bay water is cleaned and used for drinking water.

“It will give the voters the right to vote before the water district undertakes the expenses and the process of desalination,” Rothman said. “It would mean if they want to move forward with desalination they would have to put it before the voters.”

Rothman began gathering signatures this week. … “


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January 16, 2010 · Filed Under Marin desalination plant

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