Water Officials Push Back Decision on Huntington Beach Desal Project Yet Again
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The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Agency board directors anticipate returning to the issue on Sept. 17.
Controversial Huntington Beach Desalination Project Faces Key Hurdle Friday
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Getting a permit from the Santa Ana regional water board would be one of the last hurdles for the Poseidon Water company to clear for its desalination project.
Questions Over Water Official Who Took Money from Interests Pushing Desal Project She’s Voting On
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State and local officials agree that Kris Murray’s upcoming vote for a desalination project pushed by groups she took money from is legal.
Public Protest, Questions Push Water Board Decision on Huntington Beach Desal Permit to Aug. 7
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If the permit is approved, Poseidon Water, the company proposing the desal plant, would clear a major hurdle after two-decades of pushing it near the final stretch.
Public Argues For, Against Huntington Beach Desalination Plant, Decision Near
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A series of public hearings on a controversial desalination project are set to take place over two days.
Online-Only Public Comment for Poseidon Desalination Plant Public Hearing Draws Criticism
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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.
Barrera: Climate Change Is the Real Threat to Latinx
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The exploitation by opponents of seawater desalination of environmental justice concerns is both unfortunate and misguided. The real threat to economically disadvantaged and communities of color is climate change and its effect on the environment and our water resources. LULAC takes this threat very seriously and so does the state of California, which is why every state agency to date charged with permitting the Huntington Beach Desalination Project has done so.
Maestas: Poseidon Desalination Would Worsen Environmental Injustice in Orange County
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I grew up in Irvine, with a deep awareness of how important the ocean is. Now, our regional water board is moving closer to issuing permits to a global corporation called Poseidon for a massive desalination plant in Huntington Beach that would worsen environmental injustice. Low-income families and communities of color—who already face the worst impacts of climate change and housing costs—would be locked into paying for more expensive drinking water.
Community Opposition Continues to Mobilize Against on Poseidon Desalination project
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Residents, experts and environmental advocates gathered at a Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board meeting last Friday to oppose a permit for the Poseidon Water desalination facility in Huntington Beach.
Bone and Brown: Poseidon desalination is a bad deal for Orange County business and consumers
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On July 18, Orange County Water Board will vote on new terms for the Poseidon desalination project. Orange County Coastkeeper’s Garry Brown and tourism/marketing leader Steve Bone argue that Poseidon is a bad deal for consumers and businesses, who would be hit especially hard by water rate increases.