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Pleasant Hill water saga drags on

Posted by: Maven on June 3, 2009 at 3:33 pm

From the Contra Costa Times:

Poets Corner residents, unhappy with a water rationing program some say encourages waste rather than conservation, will have an opportunity to suggest changes before the City Council adopts the plan.

The council on Monday directed the Diablo Vista Water System advisory board to hold a public meeting to hear feedback from residents. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday in the City Council chamber. The council is scheduled to adopt the final rationing plan June 15. Diablo Vista customers will receive letters notifying them of both meetings.

Tara O’Siochain, who described the rationing program as heavy-handed, said panicked neighbors were hoarding water by filling barrels and hot tubs when the system is pumping. “I’m all for conservation and encouraging others to conserve,” she said. “But this plan has got it all wrong.”

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June 3, 2009 · Filed Under Bay Area

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