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Need for Desal Remains Cloudy

• Michael Hiltzik has a great article in the Business Section of the Los Angeles Times.  He highlights the reasons why a desalination plant in Huntington Beach does not make sense.

  Desalination typically is the most expensive water a community can buy.

Barbara Boxer’s desalination plant lobbying betrays her legacy

• The Daily Pilot posted a commentary by Vern Nelson about Poseidon’s latest effort to try and force desalinization on a district who does not need it.  The article can be found here.

Big Water makes desperate bid to save billion dollar desalination boondoggle

• CoastKeepers latest press release outlines why Poseidon is a boondoggle.

  Poseidon really wants to profit off California’s drought fears, and they are pulling out all the stops to try to get the Huntington Beach desal plant approved.

California Could Have Stored Abundant Water Underground

• Newsdeeply has a great article about storing water during rainy years.  See it here.

  California has much more potential to store water underground in aquifers than in surface reservoirs. The state should be focused on this opportunity for future years, writes scientist Mohammad Safeeq.

Future of Desal in CA

• Interesting Article by Tony Davis.

  The future of coastal desalination in California could be determined by the decision on permits for a plant in Huntington Beach

The Ocean Isn’t the Answer in California

• Justin Fox posted an article on Bloomberg View about why desal does not make sense.

  Whenever there’s a drought in California, a seemingly obvious source of new water supply beckons. The state abuts a giant ocean. Why not just take the salt out of some of that seawater? It’s the high-tech, forward-looking thing to do, right? It’s also the really expensive thing to do.

  Read more here.