The plant, to be built by Boston-based Poseidon Water, would produce 50 million gallons a day of drinking water, enough for about 400,000 people. Poseidon’s plant of the same size in Carlsbad is currently the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere. The state lands lease, which runs through 2026, lets Poseidon use pipes from a coastal […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /East County Magazine (San Diego) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Get ready to save the rain! Solana Center, in partnership with the San Diego County Water Authority, will hold a rain barrel pick up event in El Cajon on November 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Water Conservation Garden during the annual Autumn Fest. East County residents can pre-order rain barrels (by […]
A proposed Huntington Beach seawater desalination plant passed a major regulatory hurdle Thursday when a marathon session at City Hall concluded with an endorsement from the California State Lands Commission. After more than four hours of public comment, the three-member panel unanimously approved amendments to a 2010 environmental impact report on Poseidon Water’s $1-billion project. […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of OC (Orange County) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Today, more than 100 conservation and environmental justice advocates gathered at City Hall to urge the California State Lands Commission to take a reality check and defer action on an unnecessary, expensive, and irresponsible desalination plant. If approved by state and regional agencies, the desalination plant would drive up water bills, set back climate progress, […]
Proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Passes Key Test On Road To Reality
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Jill ReplogleThe plant, to be built by Boston-based Poseidon Water, would produce 50 million gallons a day of drinking water, enough for about 400,000 people. Poseidon’s plant of the same size in Carlsbad is currently the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere. The state lands lease, which runs through 2026, lets Poseidon use pipes from a coastal […]
Pre-Order Your Rain Barrel For Pickup Nov. 4 At The Garden In El Cajon
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /East County Magazine (San Diego) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityGet ready to save the rain! Solana Center, in partnership with the San Diego County Water Authority, will hold a rain barrel pick up event in El Cajon on November 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Water Conservation Garden during the annual Autumn Fest. East County residents can pre-order rain barrels (by […]
Proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Clears a Hurdle With State Lands Commission Vote
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles TimesA proposed Huntington Beach seawater desalination plant passed a major regulatory hurdle Thursday when a marathon session at City Hall concluded with an endorsement from the California State Lands Commission. After more than four hours of public comment, the three-member panel unanimously approved amendments to a 2010 environmental impact report on Poseidon Water’s $1-billion project. […]
Orange County Residents Will Continue to Fight Unnecessary and Irresponsible Desalination Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of OC (Orange County) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityToday, more than 100 conservation and environmental justice advocates gathered at City Hall to urge the California State Lands Commission to take a reality check and defer action on an unnecessary, expensive, and irresponsible desalination plant. If approved by state and regional agencies, the desalination plant would drive up water bills, set back climate progress, […]