When it comes to wasteful, overpriced and ill-considered proposals to address California's water supply issues, it's hard to know where to start.
But a good place would be the plan to build a desalination plant on the Pacific coast at Huntington Beach. As my colleague Ian James has reported, the project, which is sponsored by the politically wired and private-equity-owned firm Poseidon Water, will be coming up for a crucial vote by the California Coastal Commission on May 12.
The vote represents the best opportunity to drive a stake through the heart of the project once and for all. The commission should have its mallet at the ready.
