Poseidon and OCWD: Manufacturing Consent at State Lands Commission Hearing

Note: The Surf City Voice website was destroyed by hackers in December, 2019 and is under reconstruction. This article was first posted on October 23, 2017.

By Debbie Cook

Former Huntington Beach mayor Debbie Cook, who often contributes to the Surf City Voice, made the following remarks to the California State Lands Commission Oct. 19 about the proposed Poseidon Resources ocean desalination plant. She was preceded by Joe Geever of Residents for Responsible Desalination.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUHjwc_uJ2Q

By Debbie Cook

My name is Debbie Cook. In 2003, when I was serving on the Huntington Beach City Council, I was asked to represent the League of California Cities on the California Desalination Task Force. By the time I left the council in 2008, I was well versed in desalination and Poseidon Resources in particular. Since 2008 I have tirelessly pursued Poseidon’s activities as they lobbied their way around the state trying to find a buyer for their water

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