The Huntington Beach Water Desalination Facility has received support from the following cities, civic leaders and organizations (partial list):

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      State Officials

• Governor Gavin Newsom
• Former Governor Jerry Brown
• State Controller Betty Yee
• Former State Treasurer John Chiang
• Former State Treasurer Bill Lockyer

  
      U.S. Senators

•  US Senator Dianne Feinstein
• Former Senator Barbara Boxer

  
      Members of Congress / House of Representatives

• Representative Lou Correa
• Congressman Alan Lowenthal
• Former Congressman Ed Royce
• Former Congressman Darrell Issa
• Former Congressman Dana Rohrabacher
• Former Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
• Former Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez
• Former Congresswoman Mimi Walters

 
      State Senators

• State Senate Pro Tempore Toni Atkins
• State Senator John Moorlach
• State Senator Ling Ling Chang
• State Senator Pat Bates
• State Senator Bob Archuleta
• State Senator Thomas Umberg
• State Senator Jean Fuller
• State Senator Jerry Hill
• State Senator Bill Dodd
• State Senator Mike Morrell
• State Senator Steven Bradford
• State Senator Jim Nielsen
• State Senator John Moorlach
• State Senator Scott Wilk
• State Senator Anthony Portantino
• State Senator Tom Berryhill
• State Senator Anthony Cannella
• State Senator Jim Beall
• State Senator Andy Vidak
• State Senator Cathleen Galgiani
• State Senator Ben Hueso
• State Senator Jeff Stone
• State Senator Joel Anderson
• State Senator Shannon Grove
• State Senator Brian Jones
• Former State Senator Robert Huff
• Former State Senator Mark Wyland
• Former State Senator Janet Nguyen
• Former State Senator Ted Gaines
• Former Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg 
• State Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de Leon

  
      Assembly Members

• State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon
• Assembly Member Bill Brough
• Assembly Member Dr. Steven Choi
• Assembly Member Tom Daly
• Assembly Member Tyler Diep
• Assembly Member Sharon Quirk-Silva
• Assembly Member Phillip Chen
• Assembly Member Chad Mayes
• Assembly Member Jordan Cunningham
• Assembly Member Rocky Chavez
• Assembly Member Matt Dababneh
• Assembly Member Autumn Burke
• Assembly Member Mike Gipson
• Assembly Member Miguel Santiago
• Assembly Member Marie Waldron
• Assembly Member Adrian Nazarian
• Assembly Member Jim Patterson
• Assembly Member Blanca Rubio
• Assembly Member Heath Flora
• Assembly Member Rudy Salas
• Assembly Member Kansen Chu
• Assembly Member Frank Bigelow
• Assembly Member Adam Gray
• Assembly Member Brian Dahle
• Assembly Member Kevin Kiley
• Assembly Member Patrick O’Donnell
• Assembly Member Jim Cooper
• Assembly Member Ken Cooley
• Assembly Member James Gallagher
• Assembly Member Randy Voepel
• Assembly Member Ana Caballero
• Assembly Member Devon Mathis
• Assembly Member Jay Obernolte
• Assembly Member Todd Gloria
• Assembly Member Tom Lackey
• Assembly Member Brian Maienschein
• Assembly Member Evan Low
• Assembly Member Vince Fong
• Assembly Member Melissa Melendez
• Assembly Member Catherine Baker
• Assembly Member Ian Calderon
• Assembly Member Dante Acosta
• Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia
• Assembly Member Cheryl Brown
• Assembly Member Chris Holden
• Former Assembly Member Curt Haggman
• Former Assembly Member Eric Linder
• Former Assembly Member Young Kim
• Former Assembly Member Travis Allen
• Former Assembly Member Marc Steinorth
• Former Assembly Member Sebastian Ridley-Thomas
• Former Assembly Member Kristen Olsen
• Former Assembly Member Matthew Harper
• Former Assembly Member Katcho Achadjian
• Former Assembly Member Allan Mansoor
• Former Assembly Member Diane Harkey
• Former Assembly Member Roger Hernandez

 
      State Agencies and Associations

• California Chamber of Commerce
• California Coastal Coalition
• California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (CHCC)
• Millennials for New Water (MNW)
• National Association of Water Innovation (NAWI)
• League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
• Hispanic 100
• William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI)

 
      Orange County Officials

• County Supervisor Andrew Do
• County Supervisor Michelle Steel
• County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett
• County Supervisor Donald Wagner
• County Supervisor Doug Chaffee
• County Supervisor Shawn Nelson
• County Supervisor Todd Spitzer

 
      Huntington Beach City Officials

• Huntington Beach Councilwoman Barbara Delgleize
• Huntington Beach Councilman Patrick Brenden
• Huntington Beach Councilman Billy O’Connell
• Huntington Beach Mayor Mike Posey
• Huntington Beach Mayor Cathy Green – 2004, 2010
• Huntington Beach Mayor Dave Garofalo – 2000
• Huntington Beach Mayor Don Hansen – 2012
• Huntington Beach Mayor Don McAllister – 1979, 1983
• Huntington Beach Mayor Gil Coerper – 2007
• Huntington Beach Mayor Jim Silva – 1992
• Huntington Beach Mayor Joe Carchio – 2011
• Huntington Beach Mayor Keith Bohr – 2009
• Huntington Beach Mayor Peter Green – 1991,1999
• Huntington Beach Mayor Ralph Bauer – 1997
• Huntington Beach Mayor Shirley Dettloff – 1998
• Huntington Beach Mayor Vic Leipzig – 1995

 
      Orange County Cities

• City of Aliso Viejo
• City of Anaheim
• City of Buena Park
• City of Dana Point
• City of Huntington Beach
• City of La Habra
• City of Laguna Hills
• City of Laguna Niguel
• City of Laguna Woods
• City of La Palma
• City of Mission Viejo
• City of Newport Beach
• City of Orange
• City of Placentia
• City of Rancho Santa Margarita
• City of San Juan Capistrano
• City of Santa Ana
• City of Stanton
• City of Tustin
• City of Villa Park

      Orange County Associations

•  Association of California Cities – Orange County (ACC-OC)
• Orange County Black Chamber of Commerce (OCBCC)
• South Orange County Economic Coalition (SOCEC)
• Orange County Business Council (OCBC)
• Orange County Taxpayers Association (OC Tax)
• LA County Business Federation (LA Biz Fed)
• Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (OCHCC)
• Orange County Building Industry Association (OC BIA)
• Orange County Association of Realtors (OCAR)
• Apartment Association of Orange County (AAOC)
• Huntington Beach Chamber of Commerce (HBCC)

 
      Business and Labor

• The Orange County Labor Federation
• Los Angeles / Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
• United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada
• Cement Masons Local No. 500
• Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association Local 105
• Southern California District Council of Laborers
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 441
• Ironworkers Local 433
• Southern California Pipe Trades District Council 16
• Plasterers’ Local No. 200
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers Local Lodge 92
• Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, Local No. 4

      Environmental Groups

• Former Director of California Department of Fish & Game L. Ryan Broddrick
• Former Co-Director of the Community Environmental Council Hal Conklin
• Former California Coastal Commissioner Shirley Dettloff
• Chairman of Bolsa Chica Conservancy Ed Mountford
• Orange County Water Independence, Sustainability and Efficiency (OC WISE)
• Former Vice President of the Trust for Public Land Roger Hoesterey
• Former Director of the California Department of Conservation Bridgette Luther
• Former Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency James Strock
• UCLA, School of Engineering Professor Eugene Tseng
• CEO of EcoTelesis International Yu Yue Yen
• President of Yosemite Area Audubon Society Lowell Young

      Water Districts, Agencies and Associations

• California Department of Water Resources (DWR)
• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD)
• Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD)
• Orange County Water District (OCWD)
• Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC)
• Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD)
• California Latino Water Coalition
• CalDesal

      News Media

• Orange County Register
• The Los Angeles Times
• The Sacramento Bee
• San Diego Union Tribune
• Western Water
• The Mercury News
• Public Works Magazine
• Anaheim Bulletin
• OC Metro

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For more info on our partnership with the Orange County Water District download the pdf. 

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"Metropolitan supports the development of local projects such as the Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Project to help sustain our region's 19 million people and trillion dollar economy."
~ Jeffrey Kightlinger, General Manager, Municipal Water District of Orange County