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Poseidon plant gets closer to tapping into seawater

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on May 27, 2009 at 5:57 am

From the San Diego Business Journal, this commentary by Ted Owen, president and CEO of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce:

The end of a decade-long war of words finally came to a conclusion May 13 when Poseidon Resources received a unanimous vote from the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board to allow the developer to start construction of the Carlsbad desalination plant.

Society is divided into two groups when it comes to the morality of our actions. One group says, “What’s the harm?” The other says, “What’s the good?” Sanity and the continuation of civilization rest with the latter group. The author of that quote is unknown to me, but in my opinion, it’s really accurate.

I said the war of words was over, but opponents to the plant, namely the Surfrider Foundation, will automatically file a lawsuit to try to overturn the decision. Just before the May 13 hearing, the Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by the foundation and the Planning and Conservation League against the California Coastal Commission regarding the plant location.

More than half a dozen suits have been brought by Surfrider and Coastkeeper, and all have been thrown out of court. Two more are pending.

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May 27, 2009 · Filed Under Poseidon's Carlsbad Plant

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