A renewable energy agreement between the OC Power Authority and Poseidon Water is nonbinding. But critics wonder whether it opens the door towards secret government.
Tag: Scott Maloni
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Proposed Ballot Measure Could Save Controversial HB Desal Plant Proposal if State Regulators Deny It
Some OC water officials pushed a proposed ballot measure to put more state money into water supply projects. Critics of a controversial desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach say it also seeks to achieve something else.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Poseidon Makes Controversial Demand of CA Regulators Before Their Vote on Proposed HB Desal Plant
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.
Posted inOutdoors
Regulators Allow Controversial Desal Plant to Run in Huntington Beach Without Immediately Making Up for Coastal Damage
It’s one more step toward a seawater desalting plant getting built in Huntington Beach. The project goes next before the State Coastal Commission.
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 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
The Not-So-Obvious Costs of Desalination
Poseidon Resources, the company proposing a $350 million
desalination plant in Huntington Beach, says the plant will come at
“no financial risk to taxpayers.” But what does that really
mean?
Posted inHuntington Beach
Desal Plant Inching Toward Reality in Huntington Beach
Poseidon Resources, which has faced controversy with its
seawater desalination plants in San Diego and Florida, is in the
final stages of city and state approvals for its Huntington Beach
project.
