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Poseidon Water applauds Governor’s action to protect California’s oceans

/in /by /Orange County Breeze Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant

Today, Poseidon Water applauded Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on his recent action to protect California’s oceans by taking action to reduce ocean acidity.

“We applaud the Governor on his leadership in ensuring California’s oceans are protected for decades to come by launching the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification,” said Scott Maloni, Vice President of Poseidon Water. “Earlier this year the California State Water Resources Control Board approved an amendment to California’s Ocean Plan that supports the use of ocean water as a reliable supplement to traditional drinking water supplies while protecting marine life and water quality.

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MET Board approves financial support for two OC water projects

/in /by /Orange County Breeze

Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Tuesday agreed to help offset the costs of two Orange County projects that will save enough water to supply more than 1,600 families a year.

With the recommendation from the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC), recycled-water projects in the El Toro (ETWD) and Santa Margarita (SMWD) water districts will receive funding under MET’s Local Resources Program (LRP), which helps offset the costs of water-saving projects.

 

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Nation’s Largest Water Recycling Plant Expanding in Orange County

/in /by /KQED News (San Francisco)

California’s prolonged and ongoing drought has at least one positive outcome. It has prompted water officials across the state to quickly develop new sources of water — and one of those new sources is flushed water.

The Orange County Water District is leading the nation in wastewater treatment to replenish groundwater supplies — and that project is expanding now, designed to eventually supply water to 2.4 million people, about 40 percent of all water needed in Orange County.

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Storm to bring up to 2 inches of rain to LA, Ventura counties

/in /by /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)

A rain storm is expected to pass through Southern California starting Thursday afternoon that will last through Friday.

Some areas are expected to receive up to 2 inches of rainfall, with potentially significant episodes of heavy downpour mainly on Thursday night in Ventura and L.A. counties, Carol Smith with the National Weather Service told KPCC. The San Gabriel Mountains are expected to see up to 3 inches. “It’s certainly not a drought-breaker, but it is going to be a good rain event with periods of heavy rain,” Smith said.

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Carlsbad desalination plant produces 15 billion gallons of fresh water in first year

/in /by /San Francisco Examinerby Nuala Sawyer Quoted: Mark Muir

A mere year after opening, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is seeing enormous success in its efforts to provide water for California in the midst of the state’s multi-year drought.

Opened on Dec. 14 2015, the Carlsbad plant uses the most technologically advanced seawater desalination equipment of any plant in the nation. Pulling water from the Pacific Ocean, it met around 10 percent of San Diego County’s water demands in its first year, producing more than 15 billion gallons of fresh water.

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Year of Living Desalinated: Carlsbad Water Plant Hails Anniversary

/in /by /Times of San Diegoby Ken Stone Quoted: Mark Muir

The nation’s largest and most technologically advanced seawater desalination plant celebrated its first anniversary Wednesday in the North County. In its first year of operations, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant produced enough high-quality water from the Pacific Ocean to meet approximately 10 percent of the region’s demand, according to officials. The plant has relieved pressure on imported water supplies, reduced state mandates for emergency conservation measures and helped the region pass the state’s stringent water supply stress test.

 

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Carlsbad Desalination Plant Produces 15 Billion Gallons Of Fresh Water In First Year

/in /by /San Francisco Examinerby Nuala Sawyer Quoted: Mark Muir

A mere year after opening, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is seeing enormous success in its efforts to provide water for California in the midst of the state’s multi-year drought. Opened on Dec. 14 2015, the Carlsbad plant uses the most technologically advanced seawater desalination equipment of any plant in the nation. Pulling water from the Pacific Ocean, it met around 10 percent of San Diego County’s water demands in its first year, producing more than 15 billion gallons of fresh water.

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MWD Approves Perris II Desalter Subsidy

/in /by /Valley News (Fallbrook)by Joe Naiman

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved a Local Resources Program agreement with the Eastern Municipal Water District for the Perris II Brackish Groundwater Desalter which will provide EMWD with a subsidy of $305 per acre-foot. The MWD board action Nov. 8 will provide EMWD with the $305 per acre-foot subsidy for up to 5,500 acre-feet annually over a period of 25 years. If the maximum amount of groundwater is recovered for beneficial use MWD would subsidize $41.9 million for the 137,500 acre-feet.

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San Diego Cities Will Save $1 Billion by Changing Regulations to Avoid Chollas Creek Cleanup

/in /by /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard

San Diego and surrounding cities will save over $1 billion by continuing to allow pollution in Chollas Creek, one of the region’s most polluted waterways, rather than cleaning it up as the cities had previously been ordered to do.That will allow thousands of pounds of zinc and copper to continue flowing into the creek, but soon those materials will be considered officially less harmful than they were a decade ago.

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The Desert Is Made of Water

/in /by /KCET (Burbank)by Chris Clarke

The California Desert includes some of the driest, hottest places on the planet. There are parts of the California desert where entire years have been recorded with no rainfall. Those places are notable mainly because someone was keeping records. Across the tens of thousands of square miles of diverse ecosystems that make up the California desert, there are entire valleys, entire mountain ranges that get just a trace of rain in a typical year.

And yet there are few places in the desert that are not almost entirely shaped by water.

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