Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Today marks the grand opening of the first major desalination facility to be built in California in recent years. The plant is also largest in the Western Hemisphere.
It's called the Carlsbad project near San Diego. The extended dry spell has led some to the idea of desalination - the process of making sea water potable - as a potential solution.
We're joined by Dale Kasler, who's been reporting on it for the Sacramento Bee.