Category Archives: California Coastal Commission

California Coastal Commission Unanimously Denied Army Corps Desal Tests

On Friday, December 9, 2011 the California Coastal Commission held a hearing to determine whether the desalination-related testing the Army Corps of Engineers proposed to do on the beach at Shamel Park. The Commission heard a report from their own … Continue reading

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Joint Environmental Assessment Public Comment Period Open Until June 20, 2011

But this isn’t the assessment of the desalination plant. Not yet. This is an assessment of the impacts of wells to test whether this is a good spot for intake for desalination. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),  adopted in … Continue reading

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Desalination – News and No News

To my knowledge, the Army Corps of Engineers hasn’t begun to construct the test wells on the beach. They are restricted to doing any mechanical activity on the beach to between September 1 and November 1 each year. They have 45 days left in 2010. Continue reading

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Keeping an Eye on Army Corps of Engineers’ Progress on Desalination Project

An item was posted on the website FedBizOpps.gov in the category “Opportunities” soliciting interested qualified vendors for Cambria’s “Geotechnical Feasibility Investigation Study”. The solicitation outlines what is expected of the company that gets the business and (as of today 5/5/10) … Continue reading

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