Post-Poseidon: to desalinate or not to desalinate, that is NOT the main question

The future of good water management depends on understanding the complexities of climate change, not simplistic 'solutions'

By Joe Geever

The California Coastal Commission sunk Poseidon Water’s proposed Huntington Beach ocean desalination project on May 12 by an 11-0 vote.

Then, what role should ocean desalination play in California’s future?

Executive Director Jack Ainsworth told commissioners that the staff’s recommended project denial didn’t preclude building other coastal desalination plants.