San Diego regional Mayors back Carlsbad Desal Plant
August 2nd, 2008 Categories: Real Estate News, San Diego County Community News
SAN DIEGO– Seven regional Mayors, including Carlsbad’s Bud Lewis, got together at Mayor Sander’s office and held a news conference Friday to ask the California Coastal Commission to finalize the conditional permit it approved in November of 2007 for the Carlsbad desalination plant. The plant would be built on the site of the current Encinas power plant which I have written about here and here.
Funny thing, but in one of the posts I have linked above I stated that, while I think the plant needs to be built, it will create an attitude in city government that the Pacific Ocean is an unlimited supply of fresh water and in turn this philosophy will fuel continued area population expansion. Well, that and an economic turnaround.
“First, more building will take place because the thought that the Pacific Ocean is huge and we can always build another plant will permeate the governmental minds.”– Brian Long, 11/18/2007
Well how about this quote from Jerry Sanders from the San Diego Union Tribune article dated 8/1/2007.
“Seawater desalination will provide a drought-proof water supply,” Sanders said
NICE!!!
The commission will be meeting this Wednesday, 9:00 at Oceanside City Hall which is located at 300 N. Coast Highway. I would be VERY surprised if this did not get approved. Besides the water it will add much needed jobs and dollars to our community.
