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San Diego City Attorney Aguirre questions Mayor Sanders’ ‘behavior’ on water plans

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on August 5, 2008 at 7:07 am

From the San Diego Union-Tribune:

City Attorney Michael Aguirre questioned Mayor Jerry Sanders’ “behavior” toward two plans to boost San Diego’s water supply yesterday, choosing his words carefully more than a year after calling the mayor corrupt.

Aguirre suggested Sanders is embracing one conservation approach over another inappropriately, delaying the City Council’s plans to pursue a pilot project to turn treated wastewater into drinking water because of “close ties” to a company touting an alternate technology to desalinate ocean water.

Poseidon Resources will appear before the California Coastal Commission tomorrow seeking approval to build a plant in Carlsbad to desalinate 50 million gallons of ocean water a day. Sanders called it “a critical project for our region” last week at a news conference with six other local mayors.

Aguirre’s three-page memo to Sanders yesterday begins, “I am writing to ask that you please explain your office’s behavior,” and later says it “appears questionable in light of the direction given by City Council.” Aguirre concludes, “You cannot take on the appearance of lobbying for private firms, such as Poseidon.”

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August 5, 2008 · Filed Under San Diego

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