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Seawater desalination’s time has come; The Press-Telegram was quick to judge Poseidon Resources and its seawater desalination projects without all the facts

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 13, 2009 at 9:07 am

Okay, so that’s the title that the Long Beach Press Telegram used, so I’ll go with it, but it’s confusing and contradictory to me. This is a rebuttal to a previous Press-Telegram editorial by Denis Bilodeau, director on the board of the Orange County Water District and an Orange City Council member:

“President John F. Kennedy once said, “If we could ever competitively, at a cheap rate, get fresh water from salt water … it would be in the long-range interests of humanity which would really dwarf any other scientific accomplishments.” That was 1962. Today, almost 50 years later, California is on the precipice of pioneering the Pacific Ocean as a critical element of its drinking water supply.

In a Nov. 20 editorial (“How not to desalt the sea), the Press-Telegram was quick to judge Poseidon Resources and its seawater desalination projects without all the facts.

In response to climate change and regulatory droughts, there are more than two dozen seawater desalination plants in various stages of development throughout California, including several local projects planned for Long Beach, Dana Point and Huntington Beach. In San Diego County the largest and most technologically-advanced seawater desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere, capable of sustaining 300,000 residents, is now under construction. … “

Read the full text of this commentary by clicking here. (Thanks, Groksurf!)

December 13, 2009 · Filed Under Poseidon's Carlsbad Plant

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One Response to “Seawater desalination’s time has come; The Press-Telegram was quick to judge Poseidon Resources and its seawater desalination projects without all the facts”

  1. GrokSurf on December 13th, 2009 11:05 am

    Here’s the link to the full editorial:

    http://www.presstelegram.com/opinions/ci_13985667

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