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August 28, 2008
2. Supply –
EDITORIAL: Desalination plant should be first of many
OUR VIEW: OK of water conversion plant right step
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With the governmental challenges cleared, we look forward to the beginning of construction of
On Friday, the California State Lands Commission gave its blessing to the proposed $300 million project advanced by Poseidon Resources for
Poseidon hopes to break ground within months and has a tentative date of 2011 to have the plant converting seawater into drinking water at a rate of about 50 million gallons a day; about 9 percent of the county's current needs.
Legal challenges are being threatened by some environmental groups; the
Water, food and energy are the challenges that await us all as we look at what kind of a world we will leave our children. And our area's lack of water is self-evident.
Innovative ideas should be welcomed, and converting seawater to fresh drinking water should be embraced within them. Thus we trust any lawsuits will be quickly dispatched.
The lands commission's action was the right decision at the right time.
All residents should look forward to seeing the
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/08/27/opinion/editorials/doc48b5841a99098674917789.txt
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