“We need more tools in the damn tool kit,” said Governor Newsom. “We are as dumb as we want to be. What more evidence do you need that you need to have more tools in the toll kit than what we’ve experienced? Seven out of the last ten years have been severe drought.”
Newsom said a no vote by the Coastal Commission on May 12 would be “a big mistake, a big setback.”
Join Governor Newsom in supporting the HB Desal Project by clicking here to send a note to the Coastal Commission insisting that they follow the science, follow the coastal law and follow the governor’s lead in approving this project.
regulators should be working hand-in-hand with the private sector to find innovative solutions that reduce our dependence on imported water and improve water resiliency,” said Poseidon Director of Communications Jessica Jones.
As Southern California institutes water rationing, Governor Newsom asks the Coastal Commission to APPROVE the HB Desal Project saying, “What more evidence do you need?”
The Huntington Beach desalination plant has bi-partisan support from Orange County’s Sacramento legislative delegation and from community, environmental, business and labor organizations.
On April 29, 2021, the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Facility became the first, new seawater desalination facility permitted under the state’s new seawater desalination regulations adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board in 2015. As such, the Facility has been found by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board to use the best available, site, design, technology, and mitigation measures feasible to minimize the intake and mortality of all forms of marine life. The state’s penultimate water quality regulatory agency further found the Facility fulfills an identified need for drinking water and complies with the state’s Human Right to Water policies.
The Facility’s CDP will be considered by the Commission during its upcoming May 12th hearing in Costa Mesa, CA.
GM of Metropolitan Water District contemplates a day when Southern California runs dry
The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California is charged with providing imported water to 19 million Southern California residents. But according to MWD General Manager Adel Hagekhalil, the day may be coming when Southern California runs dry:
“Imagine a day when you open your tap and no water’s coming out,’ Said Hagekhalil to the LA Times. “That’s going to be the worst emergency, worse than anything you’ve ever seen.”
We Need Your Voice!
The Coastal Commission staff continues to try to convince its commissioners that there is no water crisis. Time and again we hear desal opponents cry “we don’t need the water!” Yet as we enter another year of drought and Southern California water managers start instituting water rationing, the evidence does not support this claim.
For too long our regulators have responded to the extremists who shout the loudest. It’s time for those who quietly work, pay taxes, and are trying to make it in California to stand up and be counted.
You have several ways to make your voice heard:
First and most important, you can attend the Coastal Commission hearing on May 12 at 9 am at the Costa Mesa Hilton. You will be given up to three minutes to speak to the commission. If you decide to attend, please email Brian at info@hbfreshwater.com to RSVP.
If you can’t make it to Costa Mesa on May 12 but would like to have your voice heard, you can provide comment via Zoom. Click on this link and fill out the form.
If you’d like to send in a quick message, click this link and just put in your name, address, and email and click send.
Thank you for your continued support of this important water reliability project and I look forward to seeing you on May 12!
Brian Lochrie
Poseidon Water
Communications Consultant
PH: 949-294-8269
EM: Brian@CommunicationsLAB.com
Poseidon Water is a water project development company headquartered in Carlsbad, California. We identify, plan, finance, develop, own and manage large water infrastructure projects.
