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Decision postponed on desalination test environmental report

Posted by: Maven on March 4, 2010 at 6:37 am

From the San Luis Obispo Tribune:

“A decision on taking the next step in desalination plant planning was postponed Feb. 25 by Cambria Community Services District directors. More time is needed, they decided, to review detailed, technical comments about the district’s finding that there would be no significant environmental impact caused by drilling a series of holes on the beach near a popular public park and the mouth of Santa Rosa Creek.

The report said such impacts from the $733,000 geotechnical and hydrogeologic tests would not significantly affect the surrounding coastal habitat.

The holes are intended to provide an in-depth view of the area’s geologic makeup, to see how deep the layer of sand and clay is atop bedrock, helping to determine how much sea water could be drawn through those materials and pumped to a desalination plant. … “

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March 4, 2010 · Filed Under Desalination

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