The California Coastal Commission, comprised of 12 voting members, one who recused themselves, whose mission is to uphold the California Coastal Act, made the unanimous decision to deny the proposed Brookfield-Poseidon Huntington Beach Desalination Plant’s permitting.
Tag: desalination plant
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Rodriguez: The Environmental Racism Behind the Poseidon Desalination Proposal
As a resident and an environmental justice advocate in Huntington Beach who has long studied the proposed Poseidon desalination plant, I know this plant isn’t needed and won’t produce affordable drinking water. We don’t need to get into a long-term contract for water from the most expensive source.
Posted inNEWS
Gov. Newsom Ousts Key Poseidon Desal Critic from Water Board Ahead of Project’s Approval
The move comes as the project’s developer, Poseidon Water, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying Sacramento.
Posted inNEWS
Online-Only Public Comment for Poseidon Desalination Plant Public Hearing Draws Criticism
The Santa Ana Regional Quality Control Board is meeting this morning to hold a public hearing on Poseidon Water’s request for a permit renewal for their facility, which would be built on 12 acres of a power plant and produce 50 million gallons of water per day, according to water district staff.
Posted inCountywide, Huntington Beach, Outdoors, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
To Desalinate or Not to Desalinate: UCI Debate Over Controversial Proposed Huntington Beach Plant
Academics, advocates and activists met for a panel discussion at UC Irvine to hash out the pros and cons of a proposal to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach, with environmentalists once again warning it would damage marine environments and raise water bills.
Posted inHuntington Beach
Water District Officials Cancel Secret Discussion on Desalination Plant
Reversal came after MWDOC officials faced questions from the public about the legality of the closed session.
Posted inCountywide, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories
Regulators: Desalination Plant Builders Not Providing Key Info
Seismic risk and cost estimates are among information that Coastal Commission officials say is needed before plans can advance.
Posted inCountywide, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Conflict Questions Raised On Water Official’s Desal Vote
Fred Ameri of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board was until Thursday a senior vice president of a firm that made hundreds of thousands of dollars working on the Poseidon desalination project.
Posted inCountywide, Top Stories
Coast Watchers’ Top 2012 Issues
OC Coastkeeper and the Surfrider Foundation will continue to
publicize new protected marine zones and oppose a desalination
plant.
Posted inCountywide, Huntington Beach, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Vote Delayed on Permit for Proposed Desalination Plant
The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board postponed
until February a vote to permit the Poseidon Resources plant to
draw water directly from the ocean.
