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Atherton offered $13.6 million for pollution, flood control

Original post made on May 2, 2017

Atherton has been offered up to $13.6 million in funding to divert and treat storm water and runoff, removing pollutants and trash that would otherwise flow into the Bay, and help prevent flooding.

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Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on May 2, 2017 at 6:04 pm
Peter Carpenter is a registered user.

"A town report on the grant says three other jurisdictions have runoff that ends up in the area — Menlo Park, Woodside, and Stanford University — and they will be asked to share the ongoing costs."

How exactly does that runoff not also come from Portola Valley and the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County?

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