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 […] Water Authority Fears Santa Barbara County at Disadvantage by Failing to Approve Amendments – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-04-17T16:43:28+02:00
Permit terms might kill Poseidon desalination proposal in Huntington Beach – California Recommended terms for a permit to build Poseidon Water’s controversial desalination plant in Huntington Beach would make it impossible to get financing for the $1.4 billion project, according to the developer. Regulators question that claim, although they acknowledge that the requirements could create financing obstacles. Poseidon’s three-year effort to win a permit from the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board is scheduled to culminate within the next month, with a vote as soon as the board’s April 23 meeting. (LINK). Permit terms might kill Poseidon desalination proposal in Huntington Beach – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-04-15T15:05:26+02:00
California looks to Saudi Arabia for desalination expertise – California As water shortages become a reality across the globe, authorities in drought-prone areas are looking to Saudi Arabia’s desalination industry for inspiration. The Kingdom produces more desalinated water than any other nation, with 27 plants transforming sea brine into five million cubic meters of fresh water a day. The industry has grown rapidly in recent years. In January, the Kingdom announced plans to invest more than $500 million (SR1.874 billion) to build nine plants in Jeddah. (LINK). California looks to Saudi Arabia for desalination expertise – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-03-20T19:16:52+01:00
SoCal Desalination Plant Inches Towards Approval – California In a rare and commendable display of political courage and common sense, California Governor Gavin Newsom has been working to finally grant permits to construct a second major seawater desalination plant on the Southern California Coast. But don’t count on this new water source just yet. Despite clearing major hurdles, self-described environmentalists and their allies in the media haven’t surrendered. The Los Angeles Times is doing everything it can to derail the project. In a February 26 article, the Times reports that “environmentalists” have serious concerns about the proposed plant, set to be constructed in […] SoCal Desalination Plant Inches Towards Approval – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-03-08T15:16:06+01:00
Column: This desalination plan stinks all the way from Orange County to Gov. Newsom’s office – California You’d need a scorecard, a good set of reading glasses and a special prosecutor to stay on top of it all. The botched vaccine rollout, mixed messaging and delivery inequities are enough to keep anyone busy. And when the state introduced the My Turn vaccination scheduling system, which was supposed to straighten things out, nobody was surprised to learn that it’s full of bugs, or that people of means managed to get vaccinations intended for low-income communities hardest hit by COVID-19. On top of that, we’ve had one of […] Column: This desalination plan stinks all the way from Orange County to Gov. Newsom’s office – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-03-07T15:09:53+01:00
San Diego’s Successful Desal Plant Should Be a Model for California Water Policy – California Often the value of a plan or project can best be judged by its opposition. In the case of the proposed Poseidon desalination plant in Huntington Beach, the forces lined up against it are clear indicators that it’s a worthwhile enterprise. The Sierra Club calls the plant “rather pathetic,” “the most expensive and environmentally damaging way to secure Orange County’s future water supply.” A research paper co-authored by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the California Coastkeeper Alliance, the California Coast Protection Network, and several other groups says that “given the significant […] San Diego’s Successful Desal Plant Should Be a Model for California Water Policy – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-03-05T07:46:33+01:00
Reclamation awards $3.6 million to improve desalination technologies – United States The Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $3.6 million to 10 projects for advanced water treatment research and development. The Desalination and Water Purification Research Program funding seeks to improve technologies for water supply development from nontraditional waters, including seawater, brackish groundwater, and municipal wastewater. „Interest in desalination as a water source is growing in the United States,“ said Chief Engineer David Raff. „Improving technologies to treat water will make the advanced treatment of water more affordable for communities throughout the country and increase water supplies for the nation.“ Reclamation awards $3.6 million to improve desalination technologies – United StatesDME GmbH2021-03-03T18:45:34+01:00
California Gov. Newsom pushes private seawater desalting plant despite local, environmental opposition – California When Gov. Gavin Newsom was photographed dining at an opulent Napa Valley restaurant during a surge in coronavirus cases, many Californians saw it as hypocrisy. For opponents of a planned $1 billion desalination plant along the Orange County coast, however, the optics were menacing. The unmasked Newsom was celebrating the birthday of a lobbyist for Poseidon Water, which is close to obtaining final government approval for one of the country’s biggest seawater desalination plants. Poseidon boasts that the facility will provide a local, inexhaustible source of water for Southern […] California Gov. Newsom pushes private seawater desalting plant despite local, environmental opposition – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-02-24T15:43:39+01:00
An Independent Colorado River Aqueduct Could Be a Money Saver for San Diego – California There’s an old saying that those who don’t remember history are destined to repeat it. And that certainly holds true when it comes to securing water for this semi-arid place we call home. Those who have been around here since the early 1990s remember when we relied on a single Los Angeles-based water agency to meet almost all of our water needs — and we paid for it with traumatic supply cuts that crippled our economy. (LINK). An Independent Colorado River Aqueduct Could Be a Money Saver for San Diego – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-02-13T19:37:50+01:00
A $5-billion water project could drill through Anza-Borrego park. Is it a pipe dream? – California It would be arguably the most ambitious public works project in San Diego history. The envisioned pipeline would carry Colorado River water more than 130 miles from the Imperial Valley — through the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, tunneling under the Cuyamaca Mountains, and passing through the Cleveland National Forest — to eventually connect with a water-treatment plant in San Marcos. An alternative route would run through the desert to the south, boring under Mt. Laguna before emptying into the San Vicente Reservoir in Lakeside. (LINK). A $5-billion water project could drill through Anza-Borrego park. Is it a pipe dream? – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-02-06T15:08:49+01:00