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

State Officials
U.S. Senators
Members of Congress / House of Representatives
State Senators
Assembly Members
State Agencies and Associations
Orange County Officials
Huntington Beach City Officials
Orange County Cities
Orange County Associations
Business and Labor
Environmental Groups
Water Districts, Agencies and Associations
News Media
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
For more info on our partnership with the Orange County Water District download the pdf.
For more info on our partnership with local business associations and labor groups download the pdf.
For more info on our partnership with local business associations and labor groups download the pdf.
To see recent City of Huntington Beach voter survey results click here and Orange County Register Article on results here.
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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