Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation
Oct. 27, 2021
Groups hope oil spill will help halt desalination plant
Poseidon Water Co., which already operates a desalination plant in Carlsbad in San Diego County, rejects any comparison between the oil pipeline and its operations, saying it is dedicated to maintaining a clean coastline.
Environmental groups engaged in a yearslong fight to stop the development of a seawater desalination project near Huntington Beach say they hope the offshore oil spill that fouled the nearby coastline will cause the California Coastal Commission to withhold the company's construction permit.
"Huntington Beach has already been hit so badly," said Sean Bothwell, senior staff attorney with California CoastKeeper, which accused the California R...
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