GRIST: Can carbon capture solve desalination’s waste problem? Grist Climate changeWater supply augmentation January 17, 2024A startup claims it can store carbon dioxide in the toxic brine produced by desalination plants. By Jake Bittle, Grist...
STATE WATER BOARD: State outlines pathway for more efficient permitting of coastal desalination plants State Water Board Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation December 20, 2023Streamlining criteria part of state’s multipronged Water Supply Strategy This week, state agencies finalized the “Siting and Streamlining Report to...
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PRESS RELEASE: State Water Board releases draft report on expediting permitting for seawater desalination plants State Water Board Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation July 13, 2023Draft siting and streamlining criteria developed as part of state’s multipronged Water Supply Strategy From the State Water Resources Control...
DWR NEWS: California invests in desalination projects and research to help diversify local water supplies for communities Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water supply augmentation April 19, 2023With California adapting to intense shifts between extreme wet and dry weather, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced three...
WEBINAR SUMMARY: What is the potential role of desalination in California’s water portfolio? Maven Water supply augmentation April 5, 2023With drought becoming a normal feature of life in California, finding reliable ways to increase freshwater resources has become imperative. ...
COMMENTARY: These projects can solve water crisis, protect farms Edward Ring CommentaryPolicy and regulationWater supply augmentation December 14, 2022By Edward Ring Despite seasonal rainfall at normal levels so far this year, the California Department of Water Resources on...
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, 2022By Gregory Pierce, University of California, Los Angeles Coastal urban centers around the world are urgently looking for new, sustainable...
GUEST COMMENTARY: Climate-proofing California’s water future, one drought dollar at a time Conservation organizations & coalitions CommentaryWater supply augmentation March 30, 2022Commentary written by Charming Evelyn, chair of the Water Committee and vice chair of the Environmental Justice Committee at Sierra...
CAL MATTERS: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk Cal Matters Planning and managementWater supply augmentationWildfires and watersheds December 21, 2021By Erica Yee, Cal Matters Droughtsville, California, is in trouble. Its water supply is endangered as multiple crises intensify: worsening...
CAL MATTERS: Central Coast desal project would raise water bills, endanger aquifer, opponents say Cal Matters Water supply augmentation October 24, 2019By Kate Cimini, Cal Matters Activists and local government officials across Monterey County have banded together to fight a proposed...
This just in … State Water Board Adopts Desalination Amendment to Address Environmental Concerns In Desalination Facility Standards State Water Board Policy and regulationWater supply augmentation May 6, 2015From 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 regulationWater supply augmentation March 26, 2015The amendment, set to be considered for adoption on May 5, will address intakes, brine discharges, mitigation and other issues...
