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Poseidon Carlsbad, and why desalination got famous

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on February 9, 2009 at 7:50 am

From the Voice of San Diego:

The proposed Carlsbad desalination plant’s timing is perfect. With California’s water supplies crimped and cuts on the way, the idea of a new water source in San Diego is making politicians salivate.

The seawater desalination plant proposed by Poseidon Resources Corp. is advertised as being able to tap into the Pacific Ocean, a drought-proof supply. Now the state sits in a drought. And with the project’s permitting nearly finished, state leaders are lining up in support — from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to Linda Adams, the state’s environmental protection secretary.
The desalination plant would be located adjacent to the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad. File Photo

Their message to the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, the last agency to withhold needed permits: Enough already. Stop slowing down construction.

So the regional board, the local water pollution regulator, is being assailed from both proponents and opponents of the project. Environmental groups have sued the regional board for giving conditional approval to the desalination plant. And state leaders are flexing their political muscles, urging the board to go all the way.

“The political interest in this item is huge,” said John Robertus, the regional board’s executive officer. “And every day it doesn’t rain, it goes up a notch.”

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February 9, 2009 · Filed Under Poseidon's Carlsbad Plant

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