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Commentary: Coastal Commission wearies of Poseidon ocean desalination plan; $530 million in public subsidized funding is next hurdle

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 14, 2009 at 6:31 am

From the California Progress Report, this commentary by Joe Geever of the Surfrider Foundation:

“Yesterday, after hours of deliberation the California Coastal Commission voted to reject a request by public-interest groups to revoke a permit for the largest desalination plant in the western Hemisphere in Carlsbad.

The groups had brought the revocation request after it was revealed that Poseidon Resources submitted incorrect environmental impact data – drastically underestimating the amount of marine life that would be killed by the plant. After the vote Commission staff disclosed new allegations of wrongdoing related to the plants greenhouse gas emissions.

One Commissioner, who voted against revoking the permit this time, commented that the repeated disclosure of misleading information from Poseidon was having a “cumulative effect.” “It’s like a rain of new problems,” according to Commissioner Burke – signaling what may be a sense of weariness by the Commission over the project’s proponent’s lack of accurate disclosures. … “

Read more of Joe Geever’s commentary by clicking here.

December 14, 2009 · Filed Under Poseidon's Carlsbad Plant

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