Desalination (desal) plants can detect oil in the source water and, if oil is present, desal treatment technology removes it. Robust testing continues throughout each stage of desal water treatment to ensure high-quality, safe water.
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June 2022 Newly opened Menifee desalination facility will provide water for 15,000 residents
June 2022 Desalination can now be owned and operated by private entities in Monterey County
May 2022 As Bay Area faces prolonged drought, recycling and desalination are the only two real options
May 2022 Desalination project should be approved by California Coastal Commission, Gov. Gavin Newsom says
April 2022 Desalination Turns Ocean Water Into Drinking Water — So Why Hasn't It Solved Droughts?
April 2022 Carlsbad Desalination Plant Shields Region From Megadrought
March 2022 IS DESALINATION THE ANSWER TO CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT? HERE'S WHAT EXPERTS SAY
March 2022 STEAM: Making Ocean Water Drinkable
March 2022 Doheny desalination plant easily wins first state approval – Orange County Register
February 2022 Poseidon vows 100% clean energy for desalination plant in Huntington Beach – Orange County Register
February 2022 Erratic weather requires new water policy approach
January 2022 Reclamation invests $1.6 million in nine technologies that focus on improving water desalination and treatment
January 2022 Here is the first step to a sustainable water policy
January 2022 Poseidon Water announces application for coastal development permit completed
November 2021 Article by Brandon Pho in Voice of Orange County, "Proposed Ballot Measure Could Save Controversial HB Desal Plant Proposal if State Regulators Deny It"
October 2021 Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022 Op-Ed Here is a plan to create more water for California - CalMatters
October 2021 Editorial in Orange County Register and Daily Breeze SoCal’s water planning offers lesson for state – Daily Breeze
October 2021 Jim Wunderman, Bay Area Council CEO Cal Matters Op-Ed California should create more water – much more - CalMatters
August 2021 by Deborah Brennan in the San Diego Tribune and LA Times, “San Diego’s Water Desalination Effort Could Get Boost in Federal Funding”
July 2021 Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll showing 68% of CA registered voters support building seawater desalination plants to address the effects of climate change
July 2021 story in Reuters by Daniel Trotta, “Desalination advances in California despite opponents pushing for alternatives”