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Tag: Energy

Manhattan Beach opposes proposed West Basin desalination plant

February 17, 2016 smarterwater

Megan Barnes | Daily Breeeze News | February 17, 2016 | Access Original Manhattan Beach is pushing back against a…

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Filed under: Climate Change, Desalination, Drought, El Segundo, Energy, Environment, Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Ocean, Surfrider, Sustainability, Water Policy, West Basin
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Seawater desal is…

“unlikely to be a major part of California’s water supply portfolio due to its high cost of operation, the availability of other sources of water (such as recycled wastewater), its high energy use and the resulting high levels of greenhouse gas emissions, and siting difficulties given the fragility and importance of California’s coastal ecosystems.”  Water in the West, Stanford University, 2016.

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