Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant
Desalination plant in Carlsbad, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is a desalination plant in Carlsbad, California, north of the Encina Power Station.[2][3] The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA), the recipient of the fresh water produced by the plant, calls it "the nation’s largest, most technologically advanced and energy-efficient seawater desalination plant." Opened on December 14, 2015, the entire desalination project cost about $1 billion for the plant, pipelines, and upgrades to existing SDCWA facilities to use the water.
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Location | Encina Power Station, Carlsbad, California |
Coordinates | 33°08′20″N 117°20′07″W |
Estimated output | 50×10 |
Cost | US$1 billion[1] |
Technology | Reverse osmosis |
Percent of water supply | Estimated 7% of San Diego County |
Website | carlsbaddesal |
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