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West Basin Municipal Water District hires Irvine water executive as new general manager

February 21, 2018 smarterwater Leave a comment

A water industry veteran from Orange County has been hired as the new general manager of the West Basin Municipal…

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Filed under: Carol Kwan, Desalination, Donald Dear, Irvine Ranch, Los Angeles, Ocean, Ocean desalination, Orange County, Patrick Sheilds, Water district, Water recycling, West Basin, West Basin Municipal Water District

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SmarterWaterLASmarter Water LA@SmarterWaterLA·
30 Jul

LA County is investing in stormwater capture to help meet its H2O demands while preventing pollution to our waterways.

✅ Turning a free resource into drinking water? YES! 💦

❌Spending millions on environmentally harmful ocean #desal? NOPE. #desalSUCKS

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LAWaterkeeperLA Waterkeeper@LAWaterkeeper·
28 Jun

IMPACT REPORT :: LAW takes a look back at the past five years fighting for clean water for all Angelenos. Check it out here! https://t.co/bQ2vUpRnKJ #swimdrinkfish #waterkeepersunite

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LAWaterkeeperLA Waterkeeper@LAWaterkeeper·
14 May

JOB OPPORTUNITY! We’re looking for a Chief Advancement Officer to lead our team in fundraising & communications. Visit https://t.co/P49bL1uxot for more info. Application deadline is May 30.

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cah2oresearchCA Water Research@cah2oresearch·
30 Apr

Also high greenhouse gas emissions footprint. #CAwater #climatechange https://t.co/rB5glWucSO

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SmarterWaterLASmarter Water LA@SmarterWaterLA·
30 Apr

Desalinated seawater is the most expensive supply available, and produces an undesirable by-product: toxic brine that can harm fisheries and pollute coastal waters. @bothwell_ca⁩ https://t.co/08GBHCO8vJ

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LAWaterkeeperLA Waterkeeper@LAWaterkeeper·
11 Apr

We spoke with @SpecNews1SoCal about the recent heavy storms. Big showers bring more than flowers to our waterways.... https://t.co/A2WgOx2ytb cc @gee_kristopher

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ourwaterlaOurWaterLA@ourwaterla·
11 Apr

.@SpecNews1SoCal talks stormwater with our coalition members! @HealTheBay reminds viewers that rain brings *everything* into our waterways, and @LAWaterkeeper points to permeability as key to reducing runoff & recharging groundwater. https://t.co/TCckgBVPmu

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LAWaterkeeperLA Waterkeeper@LAWaterkeeper·
11 Mar

#RecycledWater costs half the amount and uses a third of the energy of #desal. There are other #cawater sources that are less costly and equally drought-resistant: https://t.co/fLMpcrHl5s. @environment @CA_Waterkeepers @SmarterWaterLA

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SmarterWaterLASmarter Water LA@SmarterWaterLA·
6 Mar

"Not all water sources are created equal. #Desalination is energy and cost-intensive, exacerbates #climatechange, and should not be the first step to securing a drought-resistant #cawater future" - @bothwell_ca. https://t.co/7g1gDwN3eD @environment @CA_Waterkeepers

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SDWaterkeeperMatt O'Malley@SDWaterkeeper·
4 Mar

Use less, recycle more, invest wisely. Weighing in on conservation and the boondoggle that is the Carlsbad desalination plant. @sdut @SD_Coastkeeper https://t.co/5z6gNzII29

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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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