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Region Commemorates History-Making Project, Dedicates New Plant in Honor of Former Carlsbad Mayor Claude ‘Bud’ Lewis
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​Carlsbad, CA – Operations are under way at the nation’s largest and most technologically advanced seawater desalination plant, which was dedicated today by more than 600 elected officials, community leaders and project partners. After successfully completing construction, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has already produced more than 1.5 billion gallons of locally controlled water for San Diego County, helping to minimize the region’s vulnerability to the statewide drought. 

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Huntington Beach, CA –Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) expressed their strong support for the pending Huntington Beach desalination project and called for the Coastal Commission staff to move forward with a public hearing on the project’s permit application. 

In separate letters sent to the Coastal Commission in the past week, Senate President pro Tempore and Assembly Speaker urged the Commission to move forward with the Huntington Beach project: 
“New drinking water supplies like the desalination facility should be considered on a regional level to address current drought emergency conditions but also to protect our water resources from the long-term effects of drought and climate change,” said President pro Tem de León. “In addition, the project will create many new, high wage and highly skilled jobs in the region that will help address the state's stubbornly high unemployment rate even as the economy recovers.” ​