California Coastal Protection Network

California Coastal Commission Rejects Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Proposal

May 13, 2022 1:28 pm

The California Coastal Commission (CCC) voted unanimously on Thursday to reject a Poseidon Water desalination plant from being built in Huntington Beach, stopping a project decades in the works during a time when California needs more freshwater to combat a...

Coastal Commission Recommends Denial of Huntington Beach Desalinization Plant

April 26, 2022 2:30 amApril 25, 2022 8:31 pm

A California Coastal Commission staff report released on Monday urged the CCC panel to vote against approving the Poseidon Water desalination plant in Huntington Beach, potentially depriving Southern California of a major future source of freshwater. The Poseidon Water project,...

Appellate Court Rules in Favor of Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Construction

April 10, 2021 2:13 amApril 12, 2021 7:06 am

One of the final legal hurdles to construct the controversial Huntington Beach Desalination Project was ended Friday, following a state appellate court ruling in favor of constructing the plant. The California Third District Court of Appeal specifically ruled in California...