California Turns to Mexico for Cheap Water, Little Regulation

April 26th, 2011 | Natural Resources News Service | | One comment

Up to half of the water produced in Rosarito is expected to stay in Mexico to meet local demand. But the rest would be pumped north of the border to American households, said Halla Razak of the San Diego County Water Authority.

“We were happy to find out that we should continue looking into this, that no fatal flaws were found,” Razak said.

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No guarantees for Carlsbad Desal plant

April 6th, 2011 | Natural Resources News Service | | Leave a comment
Photo: Poseidon Resources
Photo: Poseidon Resources

Deals brokered by Poseidon and nine area water agencies were too good to be true

When it comes to the future of desalinated water in California, San Diego County is facing a reality check. In agreements signed years ago, nine local water agencies brokered sweetheart deals with Poseidon Resources, an investor-owned Connecticut company that has been planning to build and operate a desalination plant in Carlsbad for the past 12 years.

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Huge lack of Water in California means Big Business for Desalination industry and their Lobbyist.

March 8th, 2011 | Natural Resources News Service | | Leave a comment
A view across a reverse osmosis delination plant. Photo: James Grellier
A view across a reverse osmosis delination plant. Photo: James Grellier

For the scores of businesses in Southern California already supplying desalination equipment around the globe, California’s impending water crisis spells opportunity.

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Conservationists Push Back Against Desalination in California

March 3rd, 2011 | Natural Resources News Service | | One comment
Photo: Poseidon Resources
Photo: Poseidon Resources

The state is running out of water. Is desalination a panacea or potential boondoggle?

California is in the process of building a series of massive ocean desalination plants on a scale not seen before in the United States. While most are at various stages, slowly slogging through bureaucratic red tape, conservationists are pushing back against powerful interests betting California’s looming water crisis occurs sooner rather than later.

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