Desalination in California's Central Coast Region
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Summary
Desalination is the process of removing salt and other minerals from saline water.
Facilities in the Central Coast
Existing
- Marina - Marina Coast Water District 0.3 MGD (not currently operational) [1]
- Moss Landing - Duke Energy, 0.48 MGD, used for power plant operations [1]
- Monterey - Monterey Bay Aquarium, 0.04 mGD, used for toilets and other on-site uses [1]
- Sand City - City of Sand City/CalAm, 0.27 MGD
Proposed
- Santa Cruz - City of Santa Cruz, 2.5 MGD [2]
- Monterey - Ocean View Plaza (private development)
- Sand City - Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, 3-7.5 MDG
- North Marina - Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project , 9 MGD
Regulatory Agencies
Federal
- NOAA/Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS)
- NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management
State
- California Coastal Commission
- Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
- State Water Resources Control Board
- California Department of Public Health
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- California Department of Boating and Waterways
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
- California Department of Transportation
- California Department of Water Resources
- California Public Utilities Commission
- California State Lands Commission
- California Energy Commission
Local and Regional
- Counties
- Local Coastal Programs
- Coastal Development Permits
- Cities
- Coastal Development Permits
- Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District
- Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
Legislation
Federal
State
Technology
Conservation Issues
Energy Consumption
Rate Increase
Given the high construction and energy costs of desalination facilities, customer water bills are expected to increase as a result of desalination. For example, a typical customer should expect their water bills to increase by approximately 40% by 2018 with the approval of the proposed Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project [3].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://montereybay.noaa.gov/resourcepro/resmanissues/pdf/110806desal_final.pdf
- ↑ City of Santa Cruz Water Department Desalination Project http://www.scwd2desal.org/
- ↑ http://www.amwater.com/caaw/customer-service/rates-information/regional-desalination-project.html
Links
- CalAm Use of Carmel River Groundwater Basin
- Los Padres Reservoir Capacity Issues
- The Carmel River Watershed
Disclaimer
This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.
