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Board members expressed concern over cost estimates, which ranged between $140 million and $380 million.

The utility's strategic plan includes targets for water supply, drought resiliency, land stewardship and fiscal responsibility.

Officials at the Marin Municipal Water District said potential projects come with a high cost and lots of complexities.

The ideas are recommended in a draft recreation management study for the Mount Tamalpais watershed.

After several months of study, water district officials and consultants are considering projects that would increase storage capacity by about 20,000-acre feet.

Four members of the Talbot County Public Schools Class of 2024 have recently completed apprenticeships through the Maryland Youth Apprenticeship Program.

The Marin Municipal Water District plans to spend about $6 million to replace several miles of leaking pipes, some of which date to the 1950s.

If the rain continues, the district would likely maintain above average conditions. But if it takes a turn for the worst, the district could be in drought conditions as soon as 18 months.

The policy document is taking shape amid continuing pressure from electric-bicycle users for access to the trails.

Staffers say the district's 900 miles of pipeline, 130 water storage tanks, 97 pump stations, seven reservoirs and dams and three treatment plants need to stand against drought and other disasters.