Plan To Provide Drinking Water From Seawater Goes To Public Review



Deal To Go Through Public Review Process Before Approval

SAN DIEGO — A plan to provide the San Diego area with drinking water made from seawater has cleared a major hurdle.

The San Diego County Water Authority announced Thursday it will be releasing a deal late August with a private company to buy enough water from a proposed desalination plant to supply 112,000 homes.

The 30-year agreement will have to go through a two-month public review period and could be approved this fall.

Having a buyer allows Poseidon Resources to obtain financing to build the Carlsbad plant and a 10-mile-long delivery pipeline.

The plant could start producing in 2016 and by 2020 could provide 8 percent of the region’s water — although the cost could be double that of conventional sources.

The water authority currently obtains most of its water from a single source and has been trying to diversify.

Learn more about the proposal here.

Public hearings will take place the following days:

-Sept. 13, at 6:30 p.m., San Diego County Water Authority, 4677 Overland Ave., San Diego (Kearny Mesa area). -Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m., Carlsbad Senior Center, 799 Pine Ave., Carlsbad.

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