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Rainbow MWD Approves Design for Weese Interconnect

/in /by /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village News Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The Robert A. Weese Filtration Plant is owned by the City of Oceanside and operated by Oceanside’s Water Utilities Department, but the facility is located off of Silverleaf Lane in the Gopher Canyon area and is within the boundaries of the Rainbow Municipal Water District. The Rainbow Municipal Water District will be commencing the staff portion of the design phase for a permanent connection to the Weese treatment plant. A 5-0 Rainbow board vote Aug. 22 authorized district staff to proceed with the design for an interconnection with the Weese Filtration Plant.

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Rainbow Water Authorizes Grant Application for Brackish Water Desalination

/in /by /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village News Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The Rainbow Municipal Water District will be seeking a grant from the state Department of Water Resources for a feasibility study on brackish groundwater desalination in the Bonsall Basin of the San Luis Rey River. The water district board voted 5-0, Aug. 22, to approve the application of a grant to DWR along with execution of any agreement if the grant is approved. The grant would offset the cost of the Bonsall Basin desalination feasibility study. “We think we’re in good shape to hopefully receive these funds,” Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy said.

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Pros Or Cons Toward Desalinization In OC?

/in /by /Los Alamitos Patch Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant

A Huntington Beach desalinization proposal is still in the works, and according to the group, “Poseidon is committed to powering, building and operating the Huntington Beach desalination facility in the most environmentally beneficial way possible — along with bringing significant economic benefits to the region and the state,” a Wednesday statement from Poseidon Water Vice President Scott Maloni said. “We are taking unprecedented steps to protect California’s environment and ensure the project is 100% carbon-neutral and that it is the most energy-efficient large-scale desalination facility in the world.”

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