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HB Poseidon desalination project press release |
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Firecracker |
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Aug 30, 06 - 9:06 PM |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Brenda Anaya
August 29, 2006
714-754-1234, 714-514-8888 (cell)
banaya@m4strategies.com
Poseidon Resources Receives Approval from Regional Water Quality
Control Board on Proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project
Poseidon secures last permit needed before
California Coastal Commission Hearing
Huntington Beach, CA – After thorough review and two public hearings,
the California Regional Water Control Board – Santa Ana Region
unanimously approved the Discharge Permit necessary for Poseidon’s
proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Facility. The action taken is
another significant step for the project and for seawater desalination
in the United States.
“We want to thank the members and staff of the Regional Water Quality
Control Board – Santa Ana Region for their thorough review and due
diligence regarding this state of the art water facility,” said Andrew
Kingman, Chief Executive Officer of Poseidon Resources. “Considerable
time and effort was also invested by citizens and organizations
throughout Orange County providing the Water Quality Control Board
with an expression of community support of the facility.”
The permit, which lasts five years, includes a number of stringent
environmental protections designed to regulate the discharge of the
concentrated seawater byproduct of the desalination process. The
desalination process converts 100 MGD of seawater to 50 MGD of
high-quality drinking water and 50 MGD of concentrated seawater.
“The discharge permit includes meaningful, far-reaching regulations
that will ensure that the plant is operated in a manner consistent
with the mitigation measures found in the Environmental Impact Report,
which has been certified by the City of Huntington Beach,” said
Kingman. “The issuance of the discharge permit indicates that one of
the state’s key regulatory agencies has reached the conclusion that
the desalination plant can be operated in an environmentally
responsible manner, without negative impacts to the marine ecosystem,”
he said.
The Board’s issuance of the discharge permit clears the way for the
California Coastal Commission to process Poseidon’s application for a
coastal development permit. The Coastal Commission must provide
discretionary approval for the development of the desalination plant
before construction can begin.
Once operational, the Huntington Beach desalination plant will provide
enough drinking water to serve 300,000 residents annually at a
guaranteed price, at no financial risk to taxpayers. The plant is
scheduled to be completed and producing potable water by 2009.
Poseidon Resources is also developing a similar seawater desalination
project in Carlsbad, California which recently received similar
approval from the Regional Water Quality Control Board in San Diego
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