Huntington Beach Desalination Plant to Preserve, Enhance and Restore Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
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Thursday, July 9, 2020
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --In conjunction with the operation of its proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a final draft permit on June 30th that requires Poseidon Water to assume responsibility for the preservation, enhancement and restoration of the Ecological Reserve (Bolsa Chica) wetlands.
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- HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --In conjunction with the operation of its proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a final draft permit on June 30th that requires Poseidon Water to assume responsibility for the preservation, enhancement and restoration of the Ecological Reserve (Bolsa Chica) wetlands.
- Additional enhancement and restoration plans implemented by Poseidon will expand the footprint and function of the historic wetlands.
- Bolsa Chica, owned by the state of California, is an approximately 1,500-acre coastal estuary located in Huntington Beach, Orange County, California.
- On July 30, 2020 the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board is scheduled to renew its permit for the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project which includes a condition that facility owner Poseidon Water preserve, restore and enhance the Bolsa Chica wetlands for the operating life of the desalination plant.