No. The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District has carefully studied the water supply. Approximately 2 million gallons of fresh water will be diverted from the Mad River using existing industrial infrastructure. This is approximately 6-7% of the previous water volume supplied to the pulp mills through the industrial water line when they were operational.
Freshwater will only be needed for processing and for employee use. Atlantic salmon require freshwater in the early portions of their lifecycle, where yellowtail kingfish do not. Yellowtail kingfish are a marine fish.