Category Archives: Desalination

Desalination

Deadline for Your Comments Growing Near – CEQA is For Us

You probably already know that there is a public comment period about to end on the desalination environmental impact report (EIR).  You should take this opportunity to make your opinion heard. This process, provided by a law called the California … Continue reading

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First Cambria CSD Board Meeting for Jerry Gruber as Acting General Manager This Week

The agenda for this month’s Cambria CSD Board meeting, scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2011. Agenda packet with supplemental information available at Cambriacsd.org A new era begins. Let the honeymoon with Mr. Gruber commence! 1. OPENING A. Call to Order … 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 Environmental Review Out to Bid

The Army Corps of Engineers put out a request for bids to do the environmental review of the Desalination project. As of today, there are 9 interested parties, listed below.  Information retrieved from FedBizOpps.gov Last Name First Name Contractor Business … 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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Desalination in Marin County will go to the Ballot

From the Marin Voice about a week ago: THE PEOPLE have spoken, and they want a say in whether to build a $400 million desalination plant in Marin. The Coalition for the Public’s Right to Vote on Desalination has collected … Continue reading

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