“We assume that our water purchase agreement with Poseidon will be maintained,” said Jeremy Crutchfield, Director of Water Resources. The centres offer services such as water, Wi-Fi and mobile charging The agreement contains a number of other provisions to ensure reliability and protect payers. This implies that, although more expensive than the price paid for less reliable imported water services, the cost of desalination is inexpensive with other highly reliable new water supply options being considered in San Diego County. The desalination plant, already approved by the California Coastal Commission and fully approved, would be installed at the Encina power plant in the city of Karlovy Vary. If the water utility approves the water purchase agreement, Poseidon would have the right to finance the project and begin construction. The plant would produce up to 56,000 feet of desalinated seawater per year, enough to supply 112,000 homes in four people. Carlsbad Desalination Project, in San Diego County, California, was designed to adapt to growing water needs in the coming decades, as well as reduced freshwater resources related to climate impact. The project`s unique ownership, financing and corporate agreements offer several valuable lessons for investing in smart adaptation to climate change. Under the agreement, the total price of water — including the cost of upgrading the Water Administration`s pipelines and wastewater treatment plant to absorb the new supply — is estimated to be between $2,042 and $2,290 per foot of acre in 2012, based on the amount of water purchased annually. (One foot of an acre is about 325,900 gallons or enough to power two typical four-year fireplaces.) The impact of this new supply on a person`s water bill varies depending on the local water authority. The average household`s water bill would increase by about US$5 to US$7 per month by 2016 to pay for the new supply. The Carlsbad plant, one of 12 desalination plants in California, is operated by Israel`s Desalination Enterprises on a contract basis.
Desalination projects are popular in Israel and account for more than 50% of the water consumption of Israeli households, agriculture and industry. The San Diego County Water Authority has approved a 30-year agreement with plant operators to purchase up to 56,000 feet of desalinated seawater per year, enough to cover about 8 percent of the San Diego area`s projected water needs in 2020. . .