Poseidon Resources’ Carlsbad Desalination Plant Is a Bad Deal for Southern California

2009-10-29

In order to ensure that Southern California is able to meet its future water demand, environmental and economic needs, public funding should prioritize projects that support regional independence, greenhouse gas reduction, job creation and consumer and environmental health protection. While policymakers and other stakeholders are proposing various solutions that include increased conservation and reuse projects, low-impact development and repairing leaking infrastructure, Poseidon Resources, a private company, is seeking public financial support for an expensive, risky and environmentally damaging desalination project in Carlsbad, California.

Take Back the Tap: Protect America’s Water

2008-02-15

Take Back the Tap: Act Now to Protect America’s Water, featuring Maude Barlow’s "Blue Covenant".

Seawater Desalination: Solution or Problem?

2008-02-15

Ocean desalination –– a process that converts seawater into drinking water –– is being hailed as the solution to water supply problems. Proponents of desalination claim that this technology will create a reliable, long-term water supply, while decreasing pressure on other over–drawn water sources. But desalination facilities have the potential to create more problems than they solve.

Economic Failures of Private Water Systems

2008-01-03

A close look at data from more than 1,000 U.S. utilities and existing academic research reveal that private water companies are not only no better performing, but are also more expensive than publicly owned utilities.

The Price of Privatization: Stockton, CA

2006-03-13

What may be the most notorious water privatization deal in the United States came to a close July 17, 2007 when the Stockton city council decided against appealing a judge’s ruling that its contract with OMI-Thames Water had violated California environmental law.

Top 10: Localize Water!

2006-03-13

Eighty-seven percent of Americans receive their water from public utilities, which are first and foremost accountable to consumers. Like the air we breathe, we have an essential right to safe, affordable water –– a right that should never be subject to interference by private corporations. People are best served when water service is controlled by the people.

Top 10: Why Water Privatization Fails

2006-03-13