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Brine water exiting from Carlsbad Desalination Plant is further mixed in with ocean water at the discharge pond before finally exiting out toward the ocean jetty. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego ...
The plant began regular operations in December 2015. [9] It was named after a former Carlsbad mayor, Claude "Bud" Lewis, who held the position for almost a quarter of a century. [10] Lewis died in 2014 and was a supporter of construction of the desalination plant. [11] After completion, it underwent six months of testing before being brought ...
Michelle Peters, technical and compliance manager for Poseidon Water, stands by pipes in the pre-treatment section at the Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, which opened on Dec. 14, 2015.
Local sources from the Metropolitan Water District include recycled water, groundwater pumping, and desalinated water from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant. [11] The Carlsbad desalination plant can supply up to 56,000 acre-feet (69 million cubic metres) of water. [12] The rates are among the highest in Southern California. [13]
In 2015, Connecticut-based Poseidon Resources Corp. constructed the US$300 million Carlsbad desalination plant at the site, adjacent to the power plant. [2] The facility was designed to produce 50,000,000 US gallons (190,000 m 3) of drinking water per day, enough to supply about 100,000 homes. [3]
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Poseidon Water is also developing a seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach [74] for Orange County and has already built and is operating a seawater desalination plant in Carlsbad [75] for San Diego County. Combined the two plants will provide 100 million gallons of drinking water per day, or enough water for about 800,000 people.
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