Don't approve the plant. It is a bad idea that is only going to benefit one single company. Not the people who use the water, not the county, not any local municipalities. No one wants it there, so they are making a last ditch legal maneuver to get around that fact and force people to pay higher prices for something they don't need. Worried about water availability? Conservation and education efforts are far cheaper and more effective than desalination in increasing availability and reducing costs - benefits for EVERYONE involved (except of course the company trying to get rich off forcing people to buy pay more for something they already have).