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Ocean Desal in the News:
2008
August 12 - "EDITORIAL: Approval of desalination was critical"
August 8 - "Desal Plant to get Re-re-examination"
August 7 - "Dry California OKs huge desalination plant"
August 6 - "Santa Barbara Council Tables Decision on Desalination Plant"
July 28 - "Oceans of Water"
July 19 - "Who's doing the best job of saving water?"
July 3 - "$1 million water-conservation campaign begins"
July - "Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Desal Article"
June 22 - "L.A. may flush old fears of toilet to tap"
June 21 - "Angelenos slow to swallow purified sewage"
Advocates say information can unwrinkle public's noses
June 19 - "Desalination process part of new power plant's plan"
June 17 - "Watering the West: Growth Stops When the Water Runs Out"
June 14 - "Water district may set rules on conservation"
June 8 - "Some officials say recycled water is answer to drought"
June 7 - "L.A. County tries to help Mother Nature with rainfall"
June 7 - "Southern California water agency urges residents to reduce consumption"
Metropolitan Water District plans to issue a nonbinding supply alert,
recommending that cities enforce conservation laws already on the books.
June 7 - "Turning Los Angeles wastewater to tap water"
Politics killed a 1990s plan to recycle, but drought, technology and Orange
County's success offer hope
June 5 - "Tapping the Oceans"
Environmental technology: Desalination turns salty water into fresh water.
As concern over water’s scarcity grows, can it offer a quick technological fix?
May 30 - "Is Water Becoming 'The New Oil'?"
May 29 - "Water regulators mandate water conservation east of S.F. Bay"
May 22 - "City Signing on for Desalination Plant"
May 15 - "L.A. prepares massive water-conservation plan"
May 10 - "Council urged to oppose plant"
April 29 - "Is it time to talk about 'peak water'?"
April 24 - "You can gargle saltwater, but how about drinking it?"
April 24 - "Desalting seawater to meet water needs may hold promise"
April 24 - "Desalination Could Boost U.S. Water Supplies"
April 24 - "Salt removal could help U.S. water supply"
April 23 - "A Desalination Plant for San Clemente?"
April 10 - "Desalination Plant Could Help Soothe Santa Cruz Water Woes"
April 10 - "Desalination plant plan gets conditional OK"
April 8 - "CARLSBAD: Desal plant on water quality agenda"
April 7 - "The 'God of the Sea' Looks for Greener Pastures"
March 12 - "Energy, water demands are on collision course"
March 8 - "Pajaro water supplier aims for desal plant"
March 7 - "Council sees hope in regional water plan"
March 3 - "Questions pile up for Carlsbad desal plant"
February 29 - "Another Water Project for Bajagua Developer"
February 27 - "Face to Face: Pipeline Pandering?"
February 21 - "Gibbons takes another whack at pipeline plan"
policy stick?"
February 10 - "Every Drop Counts"
February 9 - "RB desalting plant is inching forward"
January 25 - "It's Time To Drink Toilet Water"
January 21 - "Investors are diving into desalination"
January 20 - "Desalination and the marine environment"
January 19 - "Burning Gas to Flush the Toilet"
January 15 - "Environmental groups sue over desalination"
January 14 - "Green groups challenge Carlsbad desal plant"
Past Desal News
August 12 - "EDITORIAL: Approval of desalination was critical"
August 8 - "Desal Plant to get Re-re-examination"
August 7 - "Dry California OKs huge desalination plant"
August 6 - "Santa Barbara Council Tables Decision on Desalination Plant"
July 28 - "Oceans of Water"
July 19 - "Who's doing the best job of saving water?"
July 3 - "$1 million water-conservation campaign begins"
July - "Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Desal Article"
June 22 - "L.A. may flush old fears of toilet to tap"
June 21 - "Angelenos slow to swallow purified sewage"
Advocates say information can unwrinkle public's noses
June 19 - "Desalination process part of new power plant's plan"
June 17 - "Watering the West: Growth Stops When the Water Runs Out"
June 14 - "Water district may set rules on conservation"
June 8 - "Some officials say recycled water is answer to drought"
June 7 - "L.A. County tries to help Mother Nature with rainfall"
June 7 - "Southern California water agency urges residents to reduce consumption"
Metropolitan Water District plans to issue a nonbinding supply alert,
recommending that cities enforce conservation laws already on the books.
June 7 - "Turning Los Angeles wastewater to tap water"
Politics killed a 1990s plan to recycle, but drought, technology and Orange
County's success offer hope
June 5 - "Tapping the Oceans"
Environmental technology: Desalination turns salty water into fresh water.
As concern over water’s scarcity grows, can it offer a quick technological fix?
May 30 - "Is Water Becoming 'The New Oil'?"
May 29 - "Water regulators mandate water conservation east of S.F. Bay"
May 22 - "City Signing on for Desalination Plant"
May 15 - "L.A. prepares massive water-conservation plan"
May 10 - "Council urged to oppose plant"
- The power plant mentioned in this article is the proposed site of the Carlsbad
Poseidon Desalination Plant
April 29 - "Is it time to talk about 'peak water'?"
April 24 - "You can gargle saltwater, but how about drinking it?"
April 24 - "Desalting seawater to meet water needs may hold promise"
April 24 - "Desalination Could Boost U.S. Water Supplies"
April 24 - "Salt removal could help U.S. water supply"
April 23 - "A Desalination Plant for San Clemente?"
April 10 - "Desalination Plant Could Help Soothe Santa Cruz Water Woes"
April 10 - "Desalination plant plan gets conditional OK"
April 8 - "CARLSBAD: Desal plant on water quality agenda"
April 7 - "The 'God of the Sea' Looks for Greener Pastures"
March 12 - "Energy, water demands are on collision course"
March 8 - "Pajaro water supplier aims for desal plant"
March 7 - "Council sees hope in regional water plan"
March 3 - "Questions pile up for Carlsbad desal plant"
February 29 - "Another Water Project for Bajagua Developer"
February 27 - "Face to Face: Pipeline Pandering?"
- Click on the weblink to view an interview with Pat Mulroy on water supply options – including
building desal on the coast to trade for Colorado River water.
- Editorial: Channeling Mulholland; The Times launches an editorial series
on water and water policy in California and around the world"
February 21 - "Gibbons takes another whack at pipeline plan"
- Discusses possible Nevada built desalination plant in California
- a good conservation vs. desal article
- Desalination in Long Beach
policy stick?"
February 10 - "Every Drop Counts"
- What do the latest rains mean for L.A.?
February 9 - "RB desalting plant is inching forward"
January 25 - "It's Time To Drink Toilet Water"
January 21 - "Investors are diving into desalination"
January 20 - "Desalination and the marine environment"
January 19 - "Burning Gas to Flush the Toilet"
January 15 - "Environmental groups sue over desalination"
January 14 - "Green groups challenge Carlsbad desal plant"
Past Desal News
