지난 13일 캘리포니아 연안위원회(CCC)가 담수화 프로젝트를 위한 시험용 경사지 구축에 캘리포니아 아메리칸 워터(CW AW)의 적용품을 사용하는 것을 정기회의에서 만장일치로 승인했다.

캘리포니아 AW의 대표 Rob MacLean은 “이 승인은 몬테레이 페닌슐라(Monterey Peninsula) 물 공급 프로젝트를 위한 대단한 한 걸음이다”라고 말했다. 이어 “우리는 지금 우선적인 유입 장소와 방법에 대한 실행가능성을 연구할 기회를 갖고 있는 것”이라고 덧붙였다.

 

 

 

In a unanimous decision made during a regular meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13, the California Coastal Commission (CCC) approved California American Water's application to construct a test slant well for its proposed desalination project.

 

"This approval represents a tremendous step forward for the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project," said California American Water President Rob MacLean. "We now have the opportunity to study the feasibility of the preferred intake location and method, as selected by a broad group of stakeholders, and to confirm modeling work that supports that selection."

 

The CCC heard from dozens of supporters representing environmental, business and community-based groups. Speakers emphasized the need for progress on a water supply project for the Monterey Peninsula, given the state-imposed cutback schedule the community faces on its primary source of water, the Carmel River.

 

Also discussed was the need to conduct research on sub-surface intakes, such as slant wells, since they are the preferred desalination intake method of state and federal regulators.

 

The test well project is a temporary project, permitted to collect up to two years of data. The well is designed to draw seawater through the sand, avoiding impacts to marine life. It will be constructed on an already disturbed area of the beach, which is within an active sand mine located in North Marina.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2014년 11월 13일]