Desalination resources on the web

San Francisco Bay at sunset.

On March 31 the Bay Chapter Water Committee presented a forum on “Should a Bay Area Regional Desalination Project be an Option for our Water Supply?”. The following list of URLs was gathered as a resource for further information.

http://www.desalresponsegroup.org

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/5155

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/7485

http://surfrider.org/programs/entry/know-your-h2o

http://desalalternatives.org

http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/desalination

http://www.slideshare.net/DocOnMontereyBay

http://www.sierraclub.org/policy/conservation/desalination-guidelines.pdf

http://www.pacinst.org/reports/desalination/

http://www.cambriawaterwatch.org/waterissues.html

http://www.marinwatercoalition.net/

http://documents.foodandwaterwatch.org/doc/MarinFINAL.pdf

http://r4rd.org/

http://www.cacoastkeeper.org/programs/healthy-marine-habitats/OTC

http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.21/ultimate-solution/article_view?b_start:int=0&-C=

http://www.forbes.com/sites/petergleick/2011/12/07/zombie-water-projects-just-when-you-thought-they-were-really-dead/

http://www.dcbureau.org/201201046906/natural-resources-news-service/parched-for-water-controversial-southern-california-desalination-pilot-projects.html#more-6906

http://www.easyreadernews.com/40572/desalination-plant-redondo/

http://www.dcbureau.org/201109216249/natural-resources-news-service/desalination-little-oversight-of-california-water-boards.html

http://www.dcbureau.org/20110426791/natural-resources-news-service/california-turns-to-mexico-for-cheap-water-little-regulation.html

http://www.dcbureau.org/20110303169/natural-resources-news-service/conservationists-push-back-against-desalination-in-california.html

http://www.easyreadernews.com/40572/desalination-plant-redondo

http://www.water.ca.gov/desalination

http://www.surfcityvoice.org/2011/06/commentary-why-desalination-is-dead-in-california/

http://www.coastal.ca.gov/energy/14a-3-2004-desalination.pdf

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