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$10 Million Coming to Bay Area Desalination Project; But It’s Not on the Ocean

As Water Runs Short in California, Commission Rejects $1.4 Billion Desalination Plant

Drought Boon or Boondoggle? Critics Blast Poseidon Desalination Plan as Crucial Vote Looms

Slaking the World’s Thirst with Seawater Dumps Toxic Brine in Oceans

National Geographic ScienceBlogs: The Future of Desalination in California is Still in the Future: California, Israel, and Australia

It’s only natural that during a crisis we look to single, “silver bullet” technical solutions, after all, they are supposed to be effective against werewolves, witches, and other monsters. For monsters like the ongoing severe California drought, the current favorite silver bullet is seawater desalination.

What about Desalination during the Drought?

When discussing the current drought in California, there is often talk of desalination and its potential to increase our freshwater supply. Desalination, the process of removing salt and minerals...

Key Issues in Seawater Desalination in California: Marine Impacts

As competition for freshwater resources heightens across the globe, the prospect of using technology to turn unusable seawater into an unending resource is a tempting fix. While seawater desalination is one potential solution to the need for alternative sources of freshwater, more research is needed to understand the impacts of desalination on marine life.

Desalination and Energy Use… Should We Pass the Salt?

Long considered the Holy Grail of water supply, desalination offers the potential of an unlimited source of fresh water purified from the vast oceans of salt water that surround us.

Desalination, With a Grain of Salt: A California Perspective

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the history, benefits, and risks of ocean desalination.

SFGate: Flushing Water and Money Down the Drain

Exciting developments in the high-efficiency toilet market may sound like an oxymoron. But installing these water-efficient fixtures throughout California could free up more water than any proposed reservoir or water-supply project ...

The U.S. Infrastructure Plan: Water Components 

On November 5, 2021, the U.S. Congress passed President Biden’s major infrastructure bill, HR 3684, the $1.2 trillion ‘‘Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.” The President is expected to sign the bill into law. The bill is the largest single federal investment in infrastructure in a generation, with the funds to be expended over five years...

Op-Ed: California Can Solve Its Water Shortage With the Water We Have. Here’s How.

We can continue our costly, 100-year-old pattern of trying to find new water supplies, or we can choose instead to focus on smarter ways of using – and reusing – what we already have.

Op-Ed: Why Go for Desal When California has Cheaper Options?

While winter rains have refilled California reservoirs and dumped near-record snow on the mountains, communities across the state are wisely seeking ways reduce their vulnerability to future droughts. One option some are considering is seawater desalination.

What Californians Can Expect from the Drought

California has a “Mediterranean” climate, which means that each year it has a concentrated rainy season, followed by a long temperate and dry period. California’s rainy season typically runs from early October to late March, with very little precipitation outside of these months.