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Coastal panel sewage ruling hailed as ‘victory’

Posted by: Maven on March 13, 2010 at 7:16 am

point lomaFrom the San Diego Union Tribune:

“Point Loma — San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders won a drawn-out battle yesterday when the California Coastal Commission agreed to alter the terms of the city’s permit for running its main sewage processing plant.

The new document makes it clear the city doesn’t have to follow through on any of the recommendations that come from its $2 million study of wastewater recycling options. It also removes language that suggests San Diego’s disposal of more than 50 billion gallons a year of partly treated sewage into the ocean could be creating environmental problems.

A spokesman for Sanders called the decision a “victory for all San Diegans.”

“It’s a very technical but very important issue,” said Alex Roth, who added that Sanders wasn’t available to discuss it. “We can’t get locked into agreeing to something when we don’t know what the conclusion is going to be. That would be irresponsible.” … “

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March 13, 2010 · Filed Under San Diego

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