Documents Related to the Proposed Poseidon Huntington Beach Ocean Desalination Plant
Note: The Surf City Voice website was destroyed by hackers last December and is under reconstruction. This post was first published June 8, 2018.
The Surf City Voice received thousands of documents from the Orange County Water District’s response to recent Public Record Act requests.
The documents related to the District’s obsession with partnering with Poseidon Resources Inc. to build and operate a $1 billion ocean desalination plant in Huntington Beach.
The purpose of uploading some of those documents for public viewing is to allow interested ratepayers and water management officials to better understand the project and the relationship of the Orange County Water District Board of Directors and its staff to the Poseidon corporation.
OCWD Director and former paid Poseidon consultant Steve Sheldon (left) hob knobs with Poseidon VP Scott Maloni (front right). Photo: Surf City Voice
Related stories: Orange County Water District’s Obsession and Hidden Committee Meetings Explained
I have tried to organize the documents by categories in a coherent fashion, but there may some redundancy and overlapping. I have also tried to redact personal phone numbers and may have removed some formatting for clarity. Finally, I also tried to put the documents in chronological order but may or may not have succeeded in many instances.
Proposed Poseidon Ocean Desalination Plant for Huntington Beach, CA. Confidential Model/Distribution cost/Term sheet markup. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Budget (rate increases)
Term Sheet markup
Orange County Water District Director Cathy Green
OCWD Director Cathy Green speaking for Poseidon project at State Lands Commission in October, 2017. Photo from California State Lands Commission livestream archives.
Clem Dominguez, OCWD Director Cathy Green’s election opponent in 2016. Photo: Surf City Voice
Environmental Impacts/Carbon Credits Re: Proposed Poseidon Ocean Desalination Project
Desalination Funding Ad hoc Committee
OCWD legal powers as they relate to purchasing and selling Poseidon water. Discussed at ad hoc desal
HB Desal Water Unit Pricing Model ad hoc committee discussion
Scheduling meeting for Poseidon’s convenience but excluding the public
Members of the Desal Funding Ad hoc Committee: Cathy Green, Shawn Dewane, Stephen Sheldon, Vincente Sarmiento and de facto member Scott Maloni, Poseidon VP. Photos: Surf City Voice
Distribution
2014 12 03 Memo to OCWD Board of Directors re Desalinated Water legal powers
RE Huntington Beach distribution (ad-hoc committee agenda item)
FW Overestimating how much Poseidon water producers can or will take
2016-07-06 Agenda: Workshop #3 Poseidon Project Distribution Options
Editor in Chief?: Poseidon VP Scott Maloni often reviewed and sometimes edited official OCWD documents, including letters to state agencies and the District’s Urban Water Management Plan, a privilege not ever given to project critics (see also Cathy Green above)
Poseidon’s VP Scott Maloni is irate over Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) comments on Poseidon
Suggested edits with copy taken out of August 2016 District letter to the regional board POST
Financials
Detailed Construction Cost Estimates 7 – TM 1 Appendices FINAL 012413
OCWD legal powers as they relate to purchasing and selling Poseidon water. Discussed at ad hoc desal
December 2015 Report exploring grants Jose Solario for Nossaman
Letter – Councilman O’Connell with Enclosures 2015.06.19 Final
HB Desal Water Unit Pricing Model ad hoc committee discussion March 2017
MWD Rates_1970 to 2016 and Projections to 2045 Compared to 6.66% Historical
Copy of CA Historical Industrial Electricity Rates 1982-2010
Term Sheet markup
Emails between Poseidon VP Scott Maloni and OCWD staff and board members