Plans for more than 20 ocean desalination facilities are currently underway in California. Unfortunately these plans are moving forward at a pace which precludes thoughtful consideration of the impacts that these facilities will have on water quality, marine life, and greenhouse gas emissions. Many facilities propose to use once-through cooling (OTC) pipes to draw in seawater, along with all of the marine life in it. Additionally, California does not have regulations in place to protect the ocean ecosystem from toxic brine pollution generated by desalination facilities. The Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is charged with recommending environmentally protective policies on ocean issues. OPC’s Five Year Draft Strategic Plan currently includes a section that recommends no new open-ocean intake facilities in California, but this is not debatable. Join us in telling OPC to release a Strategic Plan that makes it clear to state agencies and dischargers that desalination facilities should not be using destructive OTC pipes.
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http://www.cacoastkeeper.org/take-action/speak-out/13
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