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Tag: West Basin

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

West Basin water district releases final EIR for El Segundo desalination plant

October 31, 2019 smarterwater

West Basin Municipal Water District released on Wednesday, Oct. 23, the final environmental impact report for an El Segundo desalination…

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Filed under: California, Desalination, EIR, El Segundo, Environment, lawaterkeeper, Ocean desal, Water, West Basin, West Basin Municipal Water District

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

South Bay environmentalists step up opposition to desalination plant in El Segundo

February 26, 2018 smarterwater

Setting the stage for the next big environmental battle in the South Bay, a group of activists on Monday announced…

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Filed under: clean water, coast, Desalination, El Segundo, Environment, Inglewood, Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Manhattan Beach, Ocean, recycle, Southern California, Water recycling, West Basin, West Basin Municipal Water District

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

February 21, 2018 smarterwater

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

Savior or Albatross?

April 24, 2017 smarterwater

Proposed desalination plant could decrease South Bay’s dependence on imported water, but has raised environmental concerns Ryan McDonald | Easy…

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Filed under: California Drought, Desal, Desalination, Governor Brown, Groundwater, Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Manhattan Beach, Ocean, South Bay, Southern California, Water Policy, Water recycling, West Basin, West Basin Municipal Water District

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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