ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20248
No(s). D060382 (Cal. Ct. App. 4th Dist. Nov 30, 2012)

A California appellate court upheld a regional water board's approval of a NPDES permit to build a desalination facility on the coast of Carlsbad, California. An environmental group argued that the board improperly required the facility to restore wetlands in lieu of implementing site, design and te...