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Poseidon desal plant on the Regional Water Quality Board agenda

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 9, 2008 at 6:58 am

From the North County Times:

San Diego County’s water pollution agency will consider Wednesday whether to approve a desalination plant proposed in Carlsbad. But another agency is asking the San Diego County Regional Water Quality Control Board to hold off. The California Coastal Commission sent a letter to the water quality board on March 20 asking for a delay in certifying that the plant by Poseidon Resources Inc. won’t unduly hurt ocean life.

Poseidon’s revised plan has not yet been fully reviewed by the commission, wrote Peter M. Douglas, executive director of the commission. A delay until that review has been completed would make coordination of reviews easier by the agencies, Douglas wrote.

However, Peter MacLaggan, Poseidon senior vice president, said Tuesday that the Coastal Commission has repeatedly made such requests for delays. Had those requests been granted, the project would now be years instead of months away from final approval, MacLaggan said. If the remaining hearings go smoothly, final approval is expected by the fall, MacLaggan said, allowing Poseidon to start construction before the end of the year.

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April 9, 2008 · Filed Under Desalination, Poseidon's Carlsbad Plant

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