Ocean and coastal issues

Department of Water Resources (DWR)

July 13, 2023

Draft 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

April 19, 2023

With 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 rights and water law 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. ...

LEGAL BRIEF: California Coastal Commission’s approval of Monterey desalination plant

Courthouse News Service

December 30, 2022

From Courthouse News Service: The Monterey Bay city of Marina claims the California Coastal Commission’s approval of a desalination plant...

THE CENTER SQUARE: California commission approves contentious desal plant in Monterey

November 18, 2022

By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square After an all-day hearing Thursday, the California Coastal Commission approved a permit for...

THE CENTER SQUARE: California Coastal Commission to weigh Monterey desal project this week

Commentary Water supply augmentation

November 14, 2022

By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square Members of the California Coastal Commission this week will weigh a proposed desalination...

COMMENTARY: Desalination will be key to California’s water future. It needs to improve first

Cal Matters

November 1, 2022

By Grayson Zulauf, a clean energy entrepreneur and holds a PhD in Power Electronics from Stanford University If the climate...

THE CENTER SQUARE: Orange County desal plant approved months after Huntington Beach denial

October 13, 2022

By Madison Hirneisen | The Center Square Less than six months after the denial of a massive desalination project in...

CAL MATTERS: A pivot on desalination plants: California approves project in Orange County

Cal Matters

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Water supply augmentation

October 13, 2022

After rejecting a controversial proposal in Huntington Beach, the state Coastal Commission greenlights another in Dana Point. While environmentalists raised...

WATER REUSE CONFERENCE: Dr. David Sedlak lays out five challenges for expanding water reuse and desalination in California

Maven

September 27, 2022

Climate change and drought are forcing California to reimagine its water supply future. One promising tool in the toolbox is...

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

The Conversation

September 22, 2022

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

THE CENTER SQUARE: After $100 million Huntington Beach denial, what’s the future of desalination in California?

July 19, 2022

By Madison Hirneisen and Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square After a high profile, decades-long battle to build a desalination...

STATELINE: California Panel Unanimously Quashes Desalination Plant

Stateline

May 16, 2022

By Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline The California Coastal Commission last week unanimously rejected a private company’s proposal to build a desalination...

CAL MATTERS: A salty dispute: California Coastal Commission unanimously rejects desalination plant

Cal Matters