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JUNE 14, 2013
RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS
Fresh water expected to flow from plant by late 2015 By Tony Cagala
CARLSBAD — As far as the complexities of building the largest desalination plant in the Americas go, Peter MacLaggan, vice president of Poseidon Water said it was hard to say where the most critical element of the project was. Over the last several months crews have been working to demolish tanks that were on the Carlsbad site where the 5.5-acre plant will go. A demolition job that was made all the more complex due to the environmentally hazardous materials that had to be handled, managed and moved off site to an appropriate disposal landfill, MacLaggan said. On July 6, a crew of 45 craft construction workers began pouring concrete that will serve as the foundation Crews began work last month to demolish tanks on the site where the new desalination plant will go. Earlier this month construction workers startfor parts of the plant. Once that’s done, ed pouring concrete for parts of the plant’s foundation. Photo courtesy of Poseidon Water MacLaggan explained, structures will be set in place and the plant’s technologies will be installed. On the site will be a large pump station that will pump the water through two massive pipes that will go between the plant and the pump station, which, MacLaggan said, will be made complex by having to go underneath the heart of the nearby power plant. Entering into a 30-year agreement with the San Diego County Water Authority, the Carlsbad Desalination Project, as it has Officials from around the region gather for a ceremonial groundbreaking photo at the site of the new Carlsbad desalination plant. Photo by Tony Cagala
come to be known, represents 8 percent of the total water demand for the county, said Carlos Riva, CEO, Poseidon Water. “Very importantly it’s also local, so it’s not imported from long distances,” Silva said. “It’s…water coming from the Pacific Ocean, so to the extent there are uncertainties about climate change and drought…this will not be affected by those factors.” The project, 15 years in the making, will produce 50 million gallons of fresh water per day, and they’re expecting fresh water production before the end of 2015, he said. MacLaggan said the contract completion date for the plant is Nov. 26, 2015. “We have a goal of getting done earlier,” he said, adding that it was too early to confirm whether they’re on track to get done earlier. “But we might be able to shave a few weeks off of that schedule if all goes well,” he said. The plant is to be fully operational by the November date, which includes the completion of water testing phases. For Carlsbad, Mayor Matt Hall said they are planning on how to bring the purchased water to the city’s life sciences companies so they have the best water possible and to help grow those businesses. The new facility, he added, will help to create TURN TO PLANT ON A14
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