Anyone who has stepped outside in the past year has undoubtedly seen the effects of our state’s historic drought conditions. News coverage has shown pictures of empty reservoirs, dry wells and brown, arid landscapes across California. While there is some question of when it may subside, the reality is that we are facing a second straight year of record low rainfall and snowpacks and may face a decade or longer of serious drought conditions across California. Read the full article online at sandiegouniontribune.com.
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South Orange County Economic Coalition Newsletter: Poseidon Wins Support from Senator Barbara Boxer2/25/2015 The South Orange County Economic report is a unique economic research report that focuses specifically on the cities and planned communities within the South County Region that contribute over $25.6 billion to the Orange County economy.
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Brown urges diversifying water options, including desalination, in State of the State address SACRAMENTO, CA – In response to Governor Jerry Brown’s State of the State address, Poseidon Water issued the following statement in support of the Governor’s call for desalination. In his address, Governor Brown emphasizes there is no single solution to the state’s water problems and references the framework for success laid out in Proposition I (The Water Bond) and the more recent California Water Action Plan, and specifically called for more desalination in California. The Orange County Water District’s board of directors will consider this evening whether the district should formally enter negotiations with Poseidon Resources to purchase the 56,000 acre-feet of water to be produced each year by its planned Huntington Beach Ocean Desalination Project. Opponents of the project almost certainly will make their presence felt at the OCWD board meeting in Fountain Valley. But that should not dissuade the 10-member board from directing staff to work out a water purchase agreement with Poseidon, a private developer. Read the full article online at ocregister.com.
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