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Tag: Climate Change

WEST BASIN MOVES PROPOSED DESAL FACILITY FORWARD DESPITE GROWING PUBLIC OPPOSITION

November 21, 2019 smarterwater 1 Comment

West Basin Board voted 4-1 to pursue its proposed ocean desalination plant despite cries from opposition to pursue smarter options…

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Filed under: Carson, Climate Change, Desal, Desalination, environmental justice, Heal the Bay, human right to water, Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Surfrider, West Basin

Three Dozen Organizations and Agencies Express Serious Concern

June 26, 2018 smarterwater

Monday June 25th marked the final day to submit comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report issued by West Basin…

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Filed under: Climate Change, Desal, environmental justice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Waterkeeper, marine life, Ocean desalination, Smarter Water LA, water rates, West Basin, West Basin Municipal Water District

Three More Cities Join Opposition

June 11, 2018 smarterwater

In the past three weeks Redondo Beach, Culver City and the City of Carson have joined official opposition to West…

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Filed under: Carson, Climate Change, Culver City, Desal, environmental justice, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Ocean desalination, Redondo Beach, West Basin, West Basin Municipal Water District

California no necesita la desalinización

October 12, 2017 smarterwater

El Condado de Orange, donde Poseidon desea construir una de sus plantas, no necesita la desalinización Érica Fernández Zamora | La…

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Filed under: access, beach, California, California Drought, clean water, Climate Change, Desal, Desalination, equity, Huntington Beach, Ocean, Orange County, Poseidon, San Diego

Desalination will not solve California’s water woes

June 1, 2017 smarterwater

In the wake of the recent drought, desalination of ocean water continues to be a central topic in California water…

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Filed under: Bay Delta, California, California Drought, Carmel River, Climate Change, Desalination, Drought, Environment, Ocean, Research, Southern California, Stanford, Sustainability, Water, Water Policy

Potential desalination plant near Manhattan Beach debated

July 26, 2016 smarterwater

West Basin Municipal Water District’s proposal to build a desalination plant in the South Bay has been met with backlash from…

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Filed under: California, California Drought, Climate Change, Desalination, Drought, El Segundo, Environment, Los Angeles, Ocean, Southern California, Sustainability, Water, Water Policy, West Basin Municipal Water District

Why Desalination Isn’t the Solution to Water Woes

June 2, 2016 smarterwater

Stanford University recently hosted a diverse roundtable discussion to explore whether seawater desalination can resolve California’s water problems. Leon Szeptycki,…

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Filed under: California, California Drought, Climate Change, Desalination, Drought, Environment, Ocean, Renewable Energy, Southern California, Stanford University, Sustainability, Water, Water Policy

Manhattan Beach opposes proposed West Basin desalination plant

February 17, 2016 smarterwater

Megan Barnes | Daily Breeeze News | February 17, 2016 | Access Original Manhattan Beach is pushing back against a…

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Filed under: Climate Change, Desalination, Drought, El Segundo, Energy, Environment, Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Ocean, Surfrider, Sustainability, Water Policy, West Basin
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Seawater desal is…

“unlikely to be a major part of California’s water supply portfolio due to its high cost of operation, the availability of other sources of water (such as recycled wastewater), its high energy use and the resulting high levels of greenhouse gas emissions, and siting difficulties given the fragility and importance of California’s coastal ecosystems.”  Water in the West, Stanford University, 2016.

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