The desalination plant in Carlsbad is facing a lot of legal trouble. The Surfrider Foundation has filed suit against the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board for approving a permit for the desalination facility despite the fact that it does not comply with state law. It is believed the the Poseidon Resources' desalination plant will kill countless marine organisms, failing to minimize casualties as required in California. The plant would suck in 300 million gallons of ocean water daily to produce more than 50 million gallons of drinking water a day, which seems great, but millions of organisms would also be sucked in with the ocean water. Currently, there does not appear to be a system established by the desalination plant to reduce the number of potentially trapped sea life.
Poseidon Resources denies the claims in the lawsuit, but this is not the first time it's been smacked with legal trouble. Twelve other challenges have been filed; all by two have been rejected. The negative reaction by environmentalists really begs the question: Can we build a desalination plant that can produce enough drinking water to make an impact on society without destroying a significant amount of marine life? What are the long-term effects of allowing Poseidon Resources to destroy marine organisms on a daily basis, if the allegations of the lawsuit are true?
You can watch to a news report on this issue here: http://www.760kfmb.com/Global/story.asp?S=12367356
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