California greenlights 2nd desalination plant in a month

Photo caption: An official at the Carlsbad Desalination Plant fills a cup with filtered water made from ocean water in Carlsbad, Calif. Photo credit: Gregory Bull / AP Photo. Article by Jennifer Yachnin. E&E News: Greenwire – November 18, 2022. 

California officials on Thursday approved a new desalination plant along the state’s central coast, advancing a facility that would boost future water supplies in the drought-stricken region but faces complaints about environmental justice and potentially significant cost hikes for consumers. At the close of a contentious 12-hour hearing, the California Coastal Commission voted 8-2 to approve a permit for the California American Water Co. to draw water from the coast of Marina, Calif., to supply a private plant in Monterey County. […]

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