Desalination is moving forward

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Since seawater desalination is important to Southern California, I was pleased to participate in a tour of Carlsbad's Poseidon plant, along with legislators from throughout the state.

This $1 billion plant is the largest, most advanced desalination facility in North America. Once the project goes on-line, 50 million gallons of desalinated potable water will be supplied to North County daily. Presently, almost half the region’s water is imported by the Metropolitan Water District, though that amount is dropping. By 2020, MWD-supplied water will drop to about 30 percent of the total,...