Brine discharges Archives

June 16, 2025

Partnering with Nestlé, ASU is working to reduce the amount of briny waste left over from water desalination By Faith...

EDWARD RING: Disruptive desalination technology comes to California

Edward Ring

Commentary Water supply augmentation

May 29, 2025

By Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center The concept of deep water desalination...

KNOWABLE: Can desalination quench agriculture’s thirst?

Knowable Magazine

Agriculture Water supply augmentation

November 25, 2024

Miles away from the ocean, projects are afoot to clean up salty groundwater and use it to grow crops. Some...

PRESS RELEASE: Capture6 breaks ground on Project Monarch in Palmdale, CA

Press Release/Notice

Planning and management

June 20, 2024

“Project Monarch” is expected to save the District in lifetime brine management costs from the first-of-its-kind facility.” Press release from...

GRIST: Can carbon capture solve desalination’s waste problem?

Grist

Climate change Water supply augmentation

January 17, 2024

A startup claims it can store carbon dioxide in the toxic brine produced by desalination plants. By Jake Bittle, Grist...

THE CONVERSATION: What Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy

The Conversation

Colorado River Water supply augmentation

September 12, 2023

By Gabriel Eckstein, Texas A&M University; Clive Lipchin, Tel Aviv University, and Sharon B. Megdal, University of Arizona Arizona is...

WEBINAR SUMMARY: What is the potential role of desalination in California’s water portfolio?

Maven

Water supply augmentation

April 5, 2023

With drought becoming a normal feature of life in California, finding reliable ways to increase freshwater resources has become imperative. ...

THE CONVERSATION: Desalinating seawater sounds easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable ways to meet people’s water needs

The Conversation

Water supply augmentation

September 22, 2022

By Gregory Pierce, University of California, Los Angeles Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable...

STATELINE: A parched west remains divided on desalinating seawater

Stateline

Water supply augmentation

February 22, 2022

By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline Gripped by drought, communities along California’s coast are exploring innovations and investments to ensure residents have...

This just in … State Water Board Adopts Desalination Amendment to Address Environmental Concerns In Desalination Facility Standards

State Water Board

Policy and regulation Water supply augmentation

May 6, 2015

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board today approved an amendment to the state’s Water...

State Water Board to consider adoption of amendment to Ocean Plan addressing desalination facilities

Maven

Policy and regulation Water supply augmentation

March 26, 2015

The amendment, set to be considered for adoption on May 5, will address intakes, brine discharges, mitigation and other issues...

State Water Board update: Addressing the impacts of desalination facilities

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water supply augmentation

August 8, 2013

With at least seventeen seawater desalination facilities currently proposed along California’s coast in such locales as Huntington Beach, Monterey Bay,...