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Tag: West Basin Municipal Water District

A battle is brewing over a proposal for a new source of water in the South Bay

January 3, 2017 smarterwater

Like a crashing wave, the fight over desalination has finally arrived in Los Angeles County. Matt Stevens | LA Times |…

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Filed under: Australia, California, California Drought, Desalination, Drought, El Segundo, Environment, Los Angeles, Ocean, San Diego, South Bay, Southern California, Sustainability, Water, Water Policy, West Basin Municipal Water District

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

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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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