Drinking water from MALT-protected Gallagher Ranch secured for West Marin residents

Matt Dolkas - MALT

By Matt Dolkas, Senior Manager, Marketing

August 16, 2022

By late summer, water from a new well installed on a Marin County ranch will provide residents of Point Reyes Station, Olema, Inverness Park, Paradise Ranch Estates and Bear Valley with more than 150 gallons of fresh drinking water every minute.

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