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Ocean Desal in the News:
2005
December 14 - "Cal Am Chief Says Desal Stalled"
December 10 - "City EIR on Desalination Plant Criticized"
December 9 - "Desal Plant Talks Hit Impasse"
November 16 - "Relying on Recycling; Carlsbad Will Dedicate New Water Facility"
November 16 - "Wetland Clause Slows Desal Plan"
November 9 - "Pipeline Vote Could be Just a Beginning"
November 3 - "Council Corks Intercity Pipeline Plan"
October 28 - "San Onofre Desalination Plant Study Authorized"
October 23 - "Desalination may be Solution to Water woes of LV Valley"
October 18 - "Council Postpones Vote on Desalination"
October 4 - --"Cal Am Seeks Water Project Reimbursement"
September 8 - "Mixed Signals Given on Desalination Plant"
September 8 - "Poseidon Plan Moves Forward"
September 1 - "Dueling De-sals"
September 1 - "Desal Decision Due"
August 26 - "Fish Kill is Nuclear Plant's Worst Since February '04"
August 11 - "California Power Plant May Skirt EPA Rules, Continue Fish Kills"
February 12 --"Desalting Plant Siting Raising Fears"
December 14 - "Cal Am Chief Says Desal Stalled"
- Cal Am's desal plant at Moss Landing is over 16 months behind
schedule, has no secured site for the plant and faces litigation.
December 10 - "City EIR on Desalination Plant Criticized"
- Poseidon has released their Final EIR (FEIR) for their 50 MGD desal
plant in Carlsbad. There are many environmental concerns over this
project and there are several public hearings coming up to discuss the
FEIR.
December 9 - "Desal Plant Talks Hit Impasse"
- Tampa Bay desal plant discussions end with no agreement on how
much desal water will be produced and Tampa Bay Water officials say
that due to heavy rainfall the water may not even be needed.
November 16 - "Relying on Recycling; Carlsbad Will Dedicate New Water Facility"
- Carlsbad to dedicate their new wastewater recycling plant that opened
last month. This plant will produce 4 MGD to large customers for
irrigation.
November 16 - "Wetland Clause Slows Desal Plan"
- The Cal Am pilot plant in Moss Landing is delayed due to failure by
Duke Energy to finalize a plan to replace 13 acres of wetlands that were
affected by the removal of oil tanks.
November 9 - "Pipeline Vote Could be Just a Beginning"
- Costa Mesa City Council vote not to allow Poseidon's pipeline for their
proposed Huntington Beach desal plant has a major effect on the
project.
November 3 - "Council Corks Intercity Pipeline Plan"
- The Costa Mesa City Council voted 3-2 not to allow developers run
pipeline from Poseidon's proposed desal plant in Huntington Beach to
existing pipeline in their city.
October 28 - "San Onofre Desalination Plant Study Authorized"
- The San Diego County Water Authority allocated funds for a feasibility
study on a potential ocean desalination plant at the San Onofre nuclear
power plant.
October 23 - "Desalination may be Solution to Water woes of LV Valley"
- Las Vegas looks to desalination on the coast of California as a solution
to their water shortages.
October 18 - "Council Postpones Vote on Desalination"
- Huntington Beach City Council voted 5-2 to postpone the vote on the
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) on the Poseidon proposal until November
21, 2005 due to new information received that day.
October 4 - --"Cal Am Seeks Water Project Reimbursement"
- The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is reviewing Cal Am's rate
increase proposal that would help cover costs of their proposed desal
project in Moss Landing.
September 8 - "Mixed Signals Given on Desalination Plant"
- Huntington Beach City Council voted 4-3 to certify Poseidon's EIR (Los
Angeles Times)
September 8 - "Poseidon Plan Moves Forward"
- Huntington Beach City Council voted 4-3 to certify Poseidon's EIR
(Huntington Beach Independent)
September 1 - "Dueling De-sals"
- Cal Am and Pajaro-Sunny Mesa argue against each others desal
proposals both to be located at the Duke Energy power plant in Moss
Landing.
September 1 - "Desal Decision Due"
- Huntington Beach City Council is set to vote on Poseidon's EIR for their
desal project on Tuesday, September 6, 2005.
August 26 - "Fish Kill is Nuclear Plant's Worst Since February '04"
- The ocean intake system at the San Onofre nuclear power plant killed
almost 12,000 pounds of anchovies.
August 11 - "California Power Plant May Skirt EPA Rules, Continue Fish Kills"
- Article about the effect that the power plant intakes have on Monterey
Bay and Morro Bay.
February 12 --"Desalting Plant Siting Raising Fears"
- Ocean desal proposals could extend the life of old power plant
generators.
