San Diego County residents’ support for funding seawater desalination or other investments to enhance the reliability of the region’s water supplies has increased compared to last year, a new public opinion poll commissioned by the San Diego County Water Authority has found. Read the full article.
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By Tom Pankratz
Last week, San Diego County Water Authority’s staff told its Board of Directors that it was making progress towards finalizing a draft agreement with Poseidon Resources to purchase water from the Carlsbad Desal Project. Ken Weinberg, the Authority’s Director of Water Resources, said he expects that a draft water purchase agreement (WPA) will be released to member agencies and the public this spring. The agencies will then have 60 days to review the agreement and declare how much of the 50 MGD (189,250 m3/d) of desalted water they intend to purchase. San Diego, CA – Poseidon Resources today announced that it has recovered $3,932.64 in legal costs from the Surfrider Foundation as compensation for the failed lawsuits against the Carlsbad Desalination Project. Poseidon Resources has donated the funds to the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation to further the Foundation’s environmental stewardship and educational efforts.
San Diego, CA – Poseidon Resources issued the following statement today regarding Tuesday’s Carlsbad City Council vote to approve an agreement with the San Diego County Water Authority on the Carlsbad Desalination Project:
“Poseidon Resources is grateful to the Carlsbad City Council for its decisive action to move the Carlsbad Desalination Project one step closer to full-scale construction. The City of Carlsbad and County Water Authority staff worked diligently for many months to come to an agreement that was beneficial to all parties. Their willingness to work together and put the needs of the region first demonstrates true leadership. “The Carlsbad project is the largest shovel-ready water infrastructure project in the state of California. It will create over 2,000 skilled jobs and generate over $350 million in economic activity during the 36-month construction phase. Once operations begin, the project will support 400 permanent jobs and contribute over $50 million annually to the regional economy. “We look forward to working with the County Water Authority to finalize a water purchase agreement so that we can start construction on this new locally-controlled, drought-proof water supply for San Diego County.” San Diego, CA – Poseidon Resources today announced that Carlos A. Riva has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer.
Riva has had a distinguished career as President or Chief Executive Officer of a number of major infrastructure companies, including J. Makowski Company, Intergen, Amec Group, Ltd, and most recently as CEO of Verenium Corporation, a San Diego-based pioneer in the fields of advanced biofuels and industrial enzymes. He holds engineering degrees from M.I.T. and Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
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