Posted
August 7, 2008

Desalination Plant Another Step Towards Water Privatization

A recently approved desalination plant near San Diego will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The plant will suck in 100 million gallons of ocean water a day, supplying up to 10 percent of San Diego’s drinking water.

However, the environmental consequences are likely to be damaging – and the plant, which will be run by Connecticut-based Poseidon Resources Corporation, represents another step towards the privatization of public water supplies for private profit.