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Ultimate solution? Desalination may finally be coming of age in a thirsty West. Take it with a grain of salt.

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 22, 2008 at 5:53 am

From the High Country News:

CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA One after another, city councilmen, legislators, farmers, business leaders, tourism promoters and water managers took their turn at the dais and spoke. Everybody agreed: San Diego County faces a water crisis, and desalinated ocean water should be part of the solution.

With drought and climate change a reality and imported water supplies threatened, residents need a reliable local water source. Conservation is important, they all said, but it can’t do the job alone. For 10 hours last November, the talk went on. But when the hearing was over, the decision was left in the hands of the California Coastal Commission.

The group has made enemies of developers for years and built a reputation as one of the toughest environmental bodies in the country. But when it voted 9-3 to tentatively approve the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere, it did so over the objections of at …

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November 22, 2008 · Filed Under Poseidon's Carlsbad Plant

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