As Groundwater Basins ‘Rest,’ Santa Barbara Looks to Reservoirs for Future Water Supplies – California This winter has started out as a wet one, but even if the rain tapers off, Santa Barbara can meet the water demands of its customers through 2022 with existing supplies, according to city staff. It’s been more than eight years since Lake Cachuma filled up and spilled, and groundwater basins all over Santa Barbara County are at historically low levels after being heavily pumped during the long drought. Groundwater well pumps are off to help basins “rest,” and it will take an estimated […] As Groundwater Basins ‘Rest,’ Santa Barbara Looks to Reservoirs for Future Water Supplies – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-12-28T14:54:48+01:00
Water Authority Offers to Settle Long-Running Rate Dispute with MWD – California The San Diego County Water Authority’s board offered Thursday to settle a long-running dispute over rates with the giant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The offer, made following a special board meeting, asks MWD to make $140 million in payments to San Diego County water customers to cover claims from 2011 through 2020 and, in the future, follow new, transparent procedures in setting water rates. “The Water Authority’s proposal would benefit residents across San Diego County, enhance understanding of how MWD’s rates are […] Water Authority Offers to Settle Long-Running Rate Dispute with MWD – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-12-20T06:19:09+01:00
Final vote on proposed desalination plant permit in Huntington Beach expected in April – California The Santa Ana Regional Water Board held a workshop on Dec. 6 on the permit renewal of Poseidon Water’s proposed Huntington Beach desalination project; the permit is on pace for a final vote in April 2020. Poseidon Water is seeking to build a $1 billion desalination plant on a 12-acre parcel at the current AES Huntington Beach Generating Station on Newland Street. Previous permits were issued in 2006 and 2012, under which no construction took place. The proposed permit is the third generation of the discharger’s […] Final vote on proposed desalination plant permit in Huntington Beach expected in April – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-12-13T07:50:32+01:00
Huntington Beach desalination plant eyes approval, but foes turn out in force – California With Poseidon Water’s plans for a Huntington Beach desalination plant approaching the homestretch, critics were as adamant as ever at a Friday workshop, where dozens complained the proposal is environmentally flawed, unneeded and would jack up water rates. The meeting of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board was called to review a draft permit and solicit public comment in advance of a scheduled April 3 vote on the final permit. Approval rides on whether the board determines the drought-proof project […] Huntington Beach desalination plant eyes approval, but foes turn out in force – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-12-07T20:35:26+01:00
SCWD Examines Drilling Plan for Desal Plant – California An engineering firm advising the South Coast Water District on its proposed Doheny desalination project was summoned Thursday, Nov. 14, to explain how officials might mitigate the risks of using a relatively-new drilling method to siphon seawater from beneath the ocean floor. Brian Villalobos, principal geohyrdrologist for GEOSCIENCE Support Services, told the SCWD Board of Directors that drilling slant wells, rather than vertical or horizontal wells, off Doheny State Beach is ideal because of the dynamic hydrological and environmental conditions. Villalobos said alternatives to the […] SCWD Examines Drilling Plan for Desal Plant – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-11-22T10:21:39+01:00
Monterey Bay Desalination Plant Debated by Coastal Commission – California The Monterey Peninsula is running out of water. The fog-shrouded, cypress-dotted land formation jutting into the Pacific Ocean forming the southern reach of the Monterey Bay is drying up as underground water aquifers become increasingly depleted. The lack of water inhibits economic growth, prevents the development of housing – including the affordable variety – and restricts commercial opportunity. (LINK). Monterey Bay Desalination Plant Debated by Coastal Commission – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-11-15T06:11:22+01:00
California Supreme Court Rejects Environmental Challenges to Monterey Water Project – America The $330-Million Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP) took a step forward, as the California Supreme Court recently denied challenges to the sufficiency of the project’s Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The long-awaited desalination plant located off the coast of Monterey is being developed by California American Water Company (CalAm) and is intended to replace the Monterey Peninsula community’s existing Carmel River and Seaside Groundwater Basin supplies. These supplies have been constrained for decades by legal decisions and […] California Supreme Court Rejects Environmental Challenges to Monterey Water Project – AmericaDME GmbH2019-10-14T15:43:25+02:00
Desalination: Poseidon still trying to plant its trident into Huntington Beach – California Southern California was hit with enough rain in 2019 for many experts and observers to declare an end to the region’s most recent drought – which could be bad news for Poseidon Water’s plans to build a desalination plant near land’s edge in Huntington Beach. It is hard to drum up a lot of noise for water security when we’re not in a drought. The current state of Southern California’s water security – or insecurity – certainly isn’t giving Poseidon any ammunition to make its […] Desalination: Poseidon still trying to plant its trident into Huntington Beach – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-10-10T20:38:17+02:00
Gage: Setting the Record Straight on Seawater Desalination – California A recent news release posted on the Voice of OC website was clouded by mischaracterizations of the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, which provides an important source of drinking water for San Diego County and reduces our region’s reliance on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta. The plant is the result of a historic public-private partnership between the San Diego County Water Authority and Poseidon Water to ensure supply reliability for more than 3 million residents across the region. It helped […] Gage: Setting the Record Straight on Seawater Desalination – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-10-08T15:37:50+02:00
Feds award $100 million to Lawrence Berkeley-led consortium to tap tech for water desalination – California Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory won a five-year, $100 million award to serve as a Department of Energy hub to look at „water security“ issues, including energy-efficient and cost-effective desalination technologies. The money, some of which still must be appropriated by Congress, also includes research into treating nontraditional water sources for a variety of uses. The award to the National Alliance for Water Innovation led by the Energy Department’s Berkeley Lab and including Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy […] Feds award $100 million to Lawrence Berkeley-led consortium to tap tech for water desalination – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-09-24T15:49:08+02:00