More pleasant hurdles for Poseidon Resources and the proposed desalination plant from the North County Times:
In a recent letter, the control board said it wanted more information about how the plant would minimize harm to fish and the environment —- 21 months after the board awarded the plant a discharge permit.
In November, the California Coastal Commission awarded the plant a permit, on the condition that its backers, Poseidon Resources Inc., answer more questions about the same subjects.
Environmental groups last week immediately said the control board’s action proved environmental worries were valid, and that agencies were moving too quickly to conditionally approve the plant.
“It’s absurd to us that any agency could pre-approve a project of this magnitude without having this information already tied down,” said Marco Gonzalez, an environmental lawyer active in the Surfrider Foundation, which has sued to overturn the commission’s permit approval.
Seems like none of the agencies wanted to be the one to put their foot down. They all offered conditional approvals, and now it’s looking like Poseidon is having a rough time meeting the conditions.
[Link: North County Times]
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