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Santa Barbara Company Plans To Develop Off Shore Desalination Plant – California, USA

A Santa Barbara Company wants to purify ocean water off the coast of Vandenberg Space Force Base. According to the Tribune, Ocean Portal Water Company has proposed building a floating osmosis desalination buoy. The plan is to provide roughly 950 acre-feet of freshwater annually. That’s equal to more than 309 million gallons. The project is in its very early stages. If the pilot program is approved, the desalination buoy could be in the water by 2025.

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Santa Barbara Company Plans To Develop Off Shore Desalination Plant – California, USA2022-09-27T02:22:33+02:00

Innovative SeaWell Desalination Buoys Proposed for Vandenberg Space Force Base – Santa Barbara, California, USA

SeaWell LLC, a company formed by Ecomerit Technologies, the Santa Barbara renewable energy pioneer and long-time US Department of Energy partner in technology innovation, is working with Vandenberg Space Force Base to deploy SeaWell’s ocean desalination buoys to produce freshwater for the Base. SeaWell buoys can be rapidly deployed to help meet the critical need for a dependable water supply. A single buoy provides a yearly water supply comparable to 5,200 households.

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Innovative SeaWell Desalination Buoys Proposed for Vandenberg Space Force Base – Santa Barbara, California, USA2022-09-21T01:41:55+02:00

Newsom’s pragmatism on desalination, Diablo Canyon nuclear plant makes sense – California

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Newsom’s pragmatism on desalination, Diablo Canyon nuclear plant makes sense – California2022-05-06T11:07:28+02:00

Santa Barbara to Get Only 5 Percent of State Water – California

Ray Stokes has never been one for hair-on-fire histrionics. After serving 26 years as the resident Wizard of Oz running the Central Coast Water Authority  Stokes knows a thing or two about droughts. The one California now finds itself caught in might be the worst.

“It’s very drastic,” stated the usually understated Stokes. Stokes was referring to last week’s decision by the State Water Resources Control Board to limit deliveries to no more than 5 percent of entitled allotments.

That means the Central Coast Water Agency (CCWA) will [
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Santa Barbara to Get Only 5 Percent of State Water – California2022-03-24T15:27:24+01:00

Despite Expected Rainfall, Santa Barbara County Still at 10-Year Low

Santa Barbara County is experiencing its lowest rainfall in 10 years, a scenario that is likely the new normal.

“There is substantial uncertainty about how climate change will affect precipitation in our county,” said Matt Young, Santa Barbara County’s water agency manager.

“However, the best available science indicates that we may see longer drought periods punctuated by years with more intense rainfall.”

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Despite Expected Rainfall, Santa Barbara County Still at 10-Year Low2021-10-24T14:25:01+02:00

Santa Barbara’s bird refuge water level drops, revealing another sign of the on going drought – California

only need to take a walk or a drive by the Andree Clark Bird Refuge in Santa Barbara on Cabrillo Blvd. to see how tiny the rainfall runoff has been this year.

The shores are longer and deeper than normal. The undergrowth smells. The appearance is dismal.

Fortunately it is not a main water source for the city. That is a combination of several inputs including water from Cachuma Lake, underground wells and the desalination plant in use regularly along with conservation efforts and reclaimed water.

Santa Barbara’s bird refuge water level drops, revealing another sign of the on going drought – California2021-09-11T10:41:42+02:00

Water Authority Fears Santa Barbara County at Disadvantage by Failing to Approve Amendments – California

Leaders of the Central Coast Water Authority fear that Santa Barbara County is at a disadvantage in obtaining state water because of the county’s failure to adopt an amendment to the State Water Project that allows local water districts to buy and sell water supplies outside the county.

The CCWA is an umbrella organization for all of the State Water Project members in Santa Barbara County.

The CCWA has requested that the Board of Supervisors approve Amendment 21, which allows State Water Project purveyors to buy and sell [
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Water Authority Fears Santa Barbara County at Disadvantage by Failing to Approve Amendments – California2021-04-17T16:43:28+02:00

Impacts of climate change on our water and energy systems: it’s complicated – California

As the planet continues to warm, the twin challenges of diminishing water supply and growing energy demand are intensifying.

But because water and energy are inextricably linked, as we try to adapt to one challenge – say, by getting more water via desalination or water recycling – we may be worsening the other challenge by choosing energy-intensive processes.

So, in adapting to the consequences of climate change, how can we be sure that we aren’t making problems worse?

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Impacts of climate change on our water and energy systems: it’s complicated – California2021-01-12T11:20:32+01:00

Santa Barbara Council Accepts $10 Million Matching Grant to Operate Desalination Plant – California

The Santa Barbara City Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday to accept a $10 million grant — with the understanding that it will run the plant at full capacity for at least 36 out of the next 40 years.

Some environmentalists objected to the council’s decision, citing environmental concerns.

The city was awarded a $10 million matching grant in 2018 from the California Department of Water Resources for the reactivation of the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant, 525 E. Yanonali St.

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Santa Barbara Council Accepts $10 Million Matching Grant to Operate Desalination Plant – California2020-08-05T13:21:43+02:00
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