After more than a decade of debate, the coastal commission is set to vote on the proposed $1.4bn project near Los Angeles California officials are poised to decide the fate of a controversial desalination plant planned along its southern coast, in a vote that comes as the American west battles an increasingly perilous drought.California water use leapt 19% in March, amid one of the driest months on record. After more than a decade of debate, the California coastal commission on Thursday will finally vote on a proposal for a $1.4 bn desalination plant in Huntington Beach, south of Los Angeles.… Source – Full Article https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/11/california-desalination-plant-water-drought