North County Times
August 8, 2008

We applaud the California Coastal Commission's approval Wednesday of the proposed $300 million desalination plant at the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad.

We urge the California State Lands Commission to follow Wednesday's affirmative vote at its Aug. 22 meeting, the last step in a long approval process for Poseidon Resources Corporation's Carlsbad Desalination Project.

If approved, construction could begin in the first half of 2009. Upon completion, this plant would supply 50 million gallons of water a day, representing 9 percent of San Diego County's total water usage, or enough water for about 112,000 average households.

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