California Coastal Commission

Oceana: Oil Spill Devastating California’s Coast, Killing Marine Life

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Monday, October 4, 2021
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On Sunday, reports surfaced of a major oil spill disaster currently unfolding off the California coast.

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  • On Sunday, reports surfaced of a major oil spill disaster currently unfolding off the California coast.
  • The city of Huntington Beach reported that the 126,000-gallon oil spill is causing substantial ecological impacts occurring at the beach and at the Huntington Beach Wetlands.
  • This is just the latest of many tragedies caused by the oil and gas industry.
  • In Southern California, the oil has already made its way onto our coasts, covering our beaches in oil and suffocating wildlife, and most of the oil now in our ocean will never be recovered.

CG Roxane Announces California Youth Sustainability Awards, Allocating $55,000 Across Six Prizes To Celebrate The People Who Put The Planet First

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Monday, August 23, 2021
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Awardees will also have the opportunity to tour CG Roxane's San Bernardino recycled plastic (rPET) facility as well as receive CG Roxane branded merchandise.

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  • Awardees will also have the opportunity to tour CG Roxane's San Bernardino recycled plastic (rPET) facility as well as receive CG Roxane branded merchandise.
  • Award tiers include:
    The judging panel includes members from CG Roxane as well as its partners, including The California Coastal Commission.
  • The California Coastal Commission has been a partner since 2008, with CG Roxane sponsoring its California Coastal Cleanup Day, a statewide volunteer event focused on the marine environment.
  • For more information and complete rules on CG Roxane's California Youth Sustainability Awards, please visit: CrystalGeyserPlease.com/sustainability.

Poseidon Water Submits Coastal Development Permit Application for Huntington Beach Desalination Project

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Friday, July 9, 2021
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Poseidon Water today announced the company has submitted a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) application to the California Coastal Commission for the construction of the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project ("Project").

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  • HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Poseidon Water today announced the company has submitted a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) application to the California Coastal Commission for the construction of the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project ("Project").
  • The Project is in the final phase of its permitting process and Poseidon Water anticipates the Coastal Commission's consideration of the CDP before the end of the year.
  • "Poseidon Water has a lengthy 15-year history of working cooperatively with the Coastal Commission on the permitting of the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project," said Poseidon Water Vice President and Project Manager Scott Maloni.
  • For more information on Poseidon's Huntington Beach desalination plant, visit the project website at HBfreshwater.com.

Cal Am Withdrawls Coastal Commission Permit Application

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Thursday, September 17, 2020
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California American Water announced today that it is withdrawing its application to the California Coastal Commission for a Coastal Development Permit to construct the slant wells for the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project, the companys desalination proposal to replace pumping from the environmentally-sensitive Carmel River.

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  • California American Water announced today that it is withdrawing its application to the California Coastal Commission for a Coastal Development Permit to construct the slant wells for the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project, the companys desalination proposal to replace pumping from the environmentally-sensitive Carmel River.
  • The Commission has now cancelled tomorrows hearing and will reschedule after the company has refiled its application.
  • Because the Commission must meet deadlines associated with the Permit Streamlining Act, withdrawing and refiling our application is the best way to allow more time for these things to occur.
  • Public comments the Commission has received to date on the project will be preserved as part of the official record for the projects application and have been shared with the Coastal Commission members.