The San Clemente City Council has voted in favor of backing a project that aims to set up a desalination plant.
The South Coast Water District presented the project’s proposal to the California Coastal Commission. The San Clemente City Council sent a letter of support for the project to the Coastal Commission hoping that the commission will approve the construction of what will be known as the Doheny Ocean Desalination Plant. Such letters tend to be sent on documents that feature official Letterheads.
The plant will consist of a facility that has the capacity to produce about five million gallons of potable water per day by taking water from the ocean at Doheny Beach. According to Rick Shintaku who is the general manager for SCWD, the letter to the commission will not indicate that an official partnership has been formed. He added that it is common for nearby agencies to support local resource projects that will benefit the region.
Residents in Dana Point and other regions within the district will receive 40% of the water produced. At present, the region imports about 90% of its water supply, so this should lead to better self-sufficiency. The plant has been in development for 15 years, but recent worries about supply shocks in the future have convinced policymakers that the project should move ahead.
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