Meanwhile, a recent oil spill off the Orange County coast may reframe the 20-year fight over placing a seawater desalting facility in the area.
Tag: desalination
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Bütow: Doheny Ocean Desalination Project – A Fiscal Fiasco?
Launched by Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) around 2000, this project now the sole responsibility of South Coast Water District (SCWD), once upon a time seemed destined to provide significant volumes of potable water to augment all of our South Orange County (SOC) utility supply portfolios.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Nederhood: Where Water Flows, Life Grows, Especially in the OC
Orange County is one of the best places to live in the US in part because it has the world’s best water system. The OC water system is based on its aquifer, recycled water, outstanding conservation and captured storm water in the Santa Ana River. Additional water has traditionally come from Northern California and the Colorado River. Both of these sources are now at risk. If global warming continues, so will the much lower water supplies from these sources. The OC water system was created because 20, 30 and 40 years ago OC rate payers had the vision and commitment to invest in its water future. Investing in the Poseidon desal plant will insure the OC continues to have fresh, reliable water generated by the best local water system, anywhere.
Posted inOutdoors
Should Poseidon Be Able to Start Running Its Desal Plant Without Starting to Make Up for Marine Life Loss? Another Water Board Hearing Today
The project, which could kill 108 million organisms in the ocean per year, comes before the Santa Ana water board yet again Thursday.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Sobrera: Governor Newsom Needs To Protect the Human Right to Water Not Water Privatizers
Governor Newsom has told us that we should listen to science in matters related to the environment. Governor Newsom should make good on his statements and not tarnish his legacy by leaving us a fish-killing, climate-wrecking boondoggle so that a foreign company can profit from Californians who are struggling.
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
Will Gov. Newsom Replace Poseidon Desal Project Critic on OC Regional Water Board?
There are mounting questions over whether Gov. Gavin Newsom will replace William von Blasingame, when his current term expires Sept. 30.
Posted inNEWS
Conservationists Split Over Poseidon Desal Project’s Potential to Help Bolsa Chica Wetlands
Some say the project could fund the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, weighed against the plant’s expected ecosystem damage. Others say Bolsa Chica doesn’t need Poseidon’s help.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Huntington Beach, NEWS, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Water Officials Push Back Decision on Huntington Beach Desal Project Yet Again
The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Agency board directors anticipate returning to the issue on Sept. 17.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Countywide, Health & Wellness, Huntington Beach, NEWS, REGIONS, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Controversial Huntington Beach Desalination Project Faces Key Hurdle Friday
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.
