Desalination: San Diego Authority Clears Way For Drinking Water From Ocean

摘要

Seeking long-sought-after water independence from Los Angeles providers, San Diego County's water audiority approved a public review period for a proposed desalination plant at the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad that will, by completion in 2016, contribute 50 million gallons of drinking water per day, or 56,000 acre-ft. The proposal calls for a private developer, Poseidon Resources, Stamford, Conn., to construct and operate the plant in a pub- lic-private partnership arrangement and for the authority to purchase at least 48,000 acre-ft per year for 30 years.