Water Board Pushes Billion-Dollar Desal Plant But Refuses to Consider Cheaper Alternatives
Pro-Poseidon members of the OCWD BOD gave false information to the State Lands Commission....
Conservation Vs. Ocean Desalination: False Stats Pushed by Poseidon Advocate
“Contrary to popular belief,” Dewane claimed, “conservation does not come for free and in fact, prices have risen enough because of demand reduction [during the...
Conservation Vs. Ocean Desalination: Poseidon’s Point Man Spins Alternative Water Facts
The Mesa Water District and the Orange County Water District’s dual board member, Shawn Dewane, loves to spin alleged factoids comparing conservation as a water...
Conservation Vs. Ocean Desalination: Dual Water Board Director is Poseidon’s Point Man
Shawn Dewane of Costa Mesa is the free-marketeer point man for Poseidon Resources, the water dealer that wants to combine public and private funds to...
The Ideological War Behind Poseidon’s Proposed Desalination Plant
Underlying the long-running battles between proponents and opponents of the proposed Poseidon Resources ocean desalination plant is an ideological war between two roughly defined factions:...
Mesa Water On Conservation: In Cuba Maybe, But Not Here
To the five elected directors of the Mesa Water District, conservation is a Trojan horse, unleashing Cuban-style authoritarianism, drop by drop....
Desalination: Focus on affordable solutions
Water harvesting, conservation, demand management– receive a tepid reception because water providers are paid to sell water, not conserve it....