San Diego County / Southern California

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Mark Muir Says Farewell To City Council

/in , /by /The Coast Newsby Aaron Burgin

The seven-year Encinitas councilman, who was defeated in his bid for a third term in office, is prepared to leave office this week. But after 42 years of public service — 35 as a firefighter and seven with the City Council — Muir, 60, said he isn’t ready to say that service is over. “You […]

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Carlsbad Desalination Plant Celebrates 40 Billion Gallons Served

/in , /by /Water News Network

San Diego County marked a significant milestone in regional water supply reliability Thursday at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant – the delivery of 40 billion gallons of drinking water during its first three years of commercial operations. This is enough water to fill 800 million bathtubs, or 1,820 Bellagio Las Vegas fountains. The […]

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County Desalination Plant Celebrates 40 Billionth Gallon Of Water

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Debbie L. Sklar

Representatives from San Diego County and Poseidon Water held a celebration Thursday for the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant producing its 40 billionth gallon of drinking water. The celebration also correlated with the third anniversary of the plant opening. The Carlsbad plant produces more than 50 million gallons of desalinated water each day and is the […]

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Carlsbad Desalination Plant Celebrates 40 Billionth Gallon Of Water

/in , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Joe Little

The newest source of drinking water in our county just reached a major milestone. Around 100 million gallons of seawater are pumped through the filters at the Carlsbad desalination plant every day. Within about three hours that water is purified and sent to the taps. After three strong years, the plant just produced its 40 […]

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