CCC staff recommendation not approving Huntington Beach plant

California Coastal Commission Approves New Desalination Plant in Orange County

October 14, 2022 11:45 amOctober 15, 2022 7:13 am

The California Coastal Commission (CCC) voted 11-0 Thursday to approve the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project on Dana Point in Orange County, marking a major reversal on desalination plant approvals following high-profile rejections earlier this year. As of 2022, there are...

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...

Desalination: California’s Best Hope To Stave Off Water Restrictions in the Future

May 5, 2022 2:45 amMay 5, 2022 6:18 am

During the last few years, California’s drought situation has become more and more dire. While a large chunk of it is self-inflicted by the state, as they release an incredible amount of water from dams each year for environmental purposes...

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,...