Poseidon Water | Voice of OC

Gage: Setting the Record Straight on Seawater Desalination

Environment Editorials

By Kelley Gage | October 8, 2019

Kelley Gage, Director of Water Resources for the San Diego County Water Authority writes that seawater desalination is a tool for coastal communities to consider, and that each community needs to devise its own supply reliability portfolios to determine whether desalination makes sense. SDCWA doesn’t have a policy position or a financial stake in the proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach but wants to make certain the facts at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant are accurate.

Bone and Brown: Poseidon desalination is a bad deal for Orange County business and consumers

opinion

By Garry Brown and Steve Bone | July 16, 2018

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.

Cook: Finding the Right Water Solutions for Orange County

Opinion

By Paul A. Cook | June 5, 2018

Paul Cook, General Manager at Irvine Ranch Water District, argues that seawater desalination is not the right answer for Orange County noting there are better water solutions for the region.

To Desalinate or Not to Desalinate: UCI Debate Over Controversial Proposed Huntington Beach Plant

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By Amy DePaul | December 11, 2017

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.