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Poseidon Water

Gov. Newsom Ousts Key Poseidon Desal Critic from Water Board Ahead of Project’s Approval

Water, Power & Waste
By Brandon Pho | October 22, 2020

The move comes as the project’s developer, Poseidon Water, has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying Sacramento. 

Conservationists Split Over Poseidon Desal Project’s Potential to Help Bolsa Chica Wetlands 

Outdoors
By Brandon Pho | September 17, 2020

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.

Water Officials Push Back Decision on Huntington Beach Desal Project Yet Again

desalination
By Brandon Pho | August 7, 2020

The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Agency board directors anticipate returning to the issue on Sept. 17.

Questions Over Water Official Who Took Money from Interests Pushing Desal Project She’s Voting On

desalination
By Brandon Pho | August 3, 2020

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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By Brandon Pho | July 31, 2020

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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By Brandon Pho | July 31, 2020

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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By Brandon Pho | May 15, 2020

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.

Gage: Setting the Record Straight on Seawater Desalination

Community Opinions on Outdoors
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

Community 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

Community 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.

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