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Tag: environmental justice

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
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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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