The San Diego County Water Authority and the city of Carlsbad have reached an agreement that allows the Water Authority to begin negotiating with Poseidon Resources for purchasing water from the Carlsbad Desalination Project.
Category Archives: Seawater Desalination
Water Authority begins San Vicente Pipeline project
The San Diego County Water Authority board members and community and labor representatives cut a ribbon on a 102-inch pipe today to officially begin the largest construction project in Water Authority history. The San Vicente Pipeline will be a large-diameter pipeline connecting the San Vicente Reservoir in Lakeside to the Water Authority's second aqueduct west of Interstate 15.
Water Authority board approves seawater desalination agreement with Carlsbad
The San Diego County Water Authority board of directors today approved an agreement with the city of Carlsbad that defines how the two agencies plan to work together to develop a regional seawater desalination plant at the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad. Last week, the Carlsbad City Council, the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, and the Carlsbad Housing and Redevelopment Commission unanimously approved the agreement.
Water Authority board authorizes new discussions on regional seawater desalination project
The San Diego County Water Authority board of directors today authorized staff to convene meetings with key stakeholders in the development of a regional seawater desalination project at the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad.
County residents strongly support seawater desalination
Editors Note: The full report on the 2004 Public Opinion Poll is available
2004 Public Opinion Survey Report
Water Authority member agencies recommend Seawater Desalination
The largest commitment to seawater desalination in the nation, a new regional water treatment plant in North County and additional water storage for drought protection should be a part of San Diego County's water future, according to a report presented to the San Diego County Water Authority board of directors today. äóÂ
Water Authority and city of Carlsbad release agreement on seawater desalination project
After several months of negotiations, staff from the city of Carlsbad and the San Diego County Water Authority have reached a proposed interagency agreement on the development of a regional seawater desalination facility. The facility, to be located at the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad, would provide a new, drought-proof source of water to the region, producing up to 80-million gallons per day of treated water (up to 90,000 acre-feet annually).äóÂäóÂ
Water Authority Wins Statewide Award for Carlsbad Desalination Project
The San Diego County Water Authority today was recognized by the nation’s largest statewide coalition of water agencies for innovation and excellence in water resources management with its addition of supplies from the Carlsbad Desalination Project. The 2017 Clair A. Hill Water Agency Award for Excellence, presented at today’s Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Spring Conference in Monterey, has been awarded annually since 1988 to exemplary programs developed by ACWA member agencies for managing and protecting water supplies in California. As this year’s award winner, the Water Authority will have the honor of selecting three finalists for the next […]
Bernie Rhinerson elected board chairman of the U.S. Desalination Coalition
The United States Desalination Coalition elected Bernie Rhinerson from San Diego, chairman of the board at its Feb. 3 annual board meeting. Rhinerson, who had served as the interim board chair of the coalition, also serves as chairman of the board of the San Diego County Water Authority.
Water Authority suspends talks with Poseidon Resources
The San Diego County Water Authority board today voted to suspend development negotiations with Poseidon Resources for a seawater desalination facility at the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad. The Water Authority will, however, continue its independent studies on the Encina project for a Water Authority seawater desalination project.
Action to suspend negotiations with Poseidon followed six months of unsuccessful talks with the private development firm to resolve a dispute over a 2002 confidentiality agreement.