On November 22, 2019, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a Tentative Order to renew the operating permit, first issued in 2006, for the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Plant.  The Regional Board staff’s proposed permit considered all requirements of the California Ocean Plan’s new desalination policy and finds that the project is compliant and will use the best available site, design, technology and mitigation measures feasible to minimize the intake and mortality of all forms of marine life.

Support the Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Project The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board will be holding a Public Workshop and accepting Public Comments from community members like YOU! 

WHAT: Public Workshop for the HB Desalination Project.
WHO: Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board.
DATE: Friday, December 6, 2019
TIME: 9:00 am.
WHERE: Huntington Beach City Council Chambers
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648 (get directions).
WHY: To provide public comments of SUPPORT for desalination as a new, drought-proof water supply for Orange County.
Buffet Breakfast and Box Lunches provided! Bring a friend!
RSVP: RSVP to Brian Lochrie at
brian@communicationslab.com or 949-294-8269 (text or call).
Download a printer-friendly pdf flyer.

​Three years ago Poseidon Water built and constructed the largest seawater desalination plant
in the western hemisphere in Carlsbad. Poseidon is in the final permitting stages of a second
seawater desalination plant in Orange County.

Poseidon will be hosting a tour of the Carlsbad Desalination Plant on December 2, 2019 at
10:00 a.m. Please RSVP if you would like to attend. Please plan on wearing long pants and
closed-toed shoes. You must also have a state-issued ID, such as a California Driver’s License. Hard hats and vests will be provided at the site. Please respond at info@hbfreshwater.com or call 949-294-8269 with your full name.

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Bonds from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant and pipeline were upgraded to BBB and given a stable outlook in a new report from Fitch Ratings.  The rating upgrade affirms the project’s sound management and its ability to provide a stable, reliable source of drinking water to the San Diego region.

Finance Program Will Reduce Ratepayer Water Costs; Support 3,000 jobs during Construction
 
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA (October 22, 2019) – Poseidon Water released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project to apply for $585 million in credit assistance under the federal government’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA).

“We are pleased by the U.S. EPA’s acknowledgment that the Huntington Beach Desalination Project is an environmentally sound, regionally significant project that will produce clean, safe drinking water and high-quality jobs,” said Poseidon Water CEO Carlos Riva. “WIFIA will make a tangible difference for Orange County, providing ratepayers with affordable water that is locally controlled and climate resilient.  The program is an excellent example of how the federal government can foster Public-Private Partnerships that modernize our nation’s water infrastructure.”