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Three Dozen Organizations and Agencies Express Serious Concern

June 26, 2018 smarterwater Leave a comment

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

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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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ElFeinsteLaura Feinstein@ElFeinste·
28 Feb

Take desalination with a grain of salt: it’s expensive compared to other options such as recycling, storm water capture, and good old fashioned urban efficiency. Many of these ideas are in our Cost of Alternative Supplies Report. Good news piece: https://t.co/9X28St0Gb2

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CA_WaterkeepersCA Waterkeepers@CA_Waterkeepers·
28 Feb

Not all water sources are treated equal. Desalination is energy and cost-intensive, exacerbates climate change, and should not be the first step to securing a drought-resistant #cawater future: https://t.co/YJ2jTrYmiu. #SayNoToPoseidon

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LAWaterkeeperLA Waterkeeper@LAWaterkeeper·
25 Feb

Do you follow @SmarterWaterLA? Our coalition account focused on making sure LA invests in the most cost-effective, #energy efficient water supply solutions... and not ocean #desal. Check them out! #climate #cleanwater #nodesal https://t.co/sXNKhn3F3t

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SmarterWaterLASmarter Water LA@SmarterWaterLA·
21 Feb

We’ll say it again: who needs ocean #desal when we have smarter, eco-friendly, cheaper options?! #desalSucks #nodesal

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RealSwadeReal Swade@RealSwade·
21 Feb

@SmarterWaterLA @CA_Waterkeepers Every smart desert country has cisterns to collect water runoff.
We could be much much smarter in saving and reusing rain water.#WarerIsLife

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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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