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South Bay Power Plant permit may be canceled, regulators warn

Posted by: Maven on September 10, 2009 at 7:36 am

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

“The region’s water pollution regulators warned operators of the South Bay Power Plant on Wednesday that a key permit might be canceled in coming months, even though California’s electricity managers said the facility is critical to ensuring a stable energy supply.

People urging demolition of the 49-year-old structure in bayfront Chula Vista cheered the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board’s decision to take a closer look at the plant’s environmental record. The facility’s once-through cooling system can kill or injure more than 1.6 billion fish and larvae each year because it sucks in water from San Diego Bay.

Business, political and environmental interests have tried for years to get the plant torn down to make way for redevelopment, such as hotels and a stadium for the San Diego Chargers.

“This could actually be the turning point for the whole South Bay,” said environmental lawyer Marco Gonzalez. “We couldn’t have hoped for (the meeting) to go much better.”

Houston-based Dynegy Inc. has operated the plant since 2007. In April, it asked the regional water board for another five-year pollution permit after its current one expires in November. …”

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September 10, 2009 · Filed Under San Diego

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