글로벌 수처리 솔루션 공급업체인 IDE Americas는 캘리포니아 산타바바라에 위치한 Charles E. Meyer 담수화 플랜트를 재개해 운영하는 사업에 선정됐다고 발표했다. 시의 설계·건설·운영(DBO) 과정 하에 IDE는 자사의 입증된 경험과 모듈화된 접근, 짧은 운영계획시간을 맞출 수 있는 능력을 바탕으로 플랜트를 재개하는 업체로 선정됐다.

산타바바라 플랜트는 IDE의 입증된 에너지효율적 RO 솔루션을 가지고 캘리포니아의 증가하는 물수요를 충족시키는 데 도움을 줄 것으로 기대되고 있다.

 

 

 

IDE Americas, a global provider of water treatment solutions, announced it has been selected to refurbish, operate and maintain the recommissioned Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant in the city of Santa Barbara, Calif. Under the city's Design-Build-Operate (DBO) process, IDE was chosen to reactivate the plant for its proven experience, modular approach and ability to meet the city's short timeframe.

 

The Santa Barbara plant will help to address California's growing water demands with IDE's proven, energy-efficient reverse osmosis (RO) solution. It will initially produce 3,125 acre-feet per year (AFY) of high-quality water, meeting 26 percent of the city's water needs. The plant also has the option to expand to 7,500 AFY and is scheduled to provide potable water by October 2016.

 

This project comes on the heels of IDE's partnership with the Carlsbad Desalination Project, developed and owned by Poseidon Water. IDE has chosen Kiewit as its civil and electromechanical work contractor for the Santa Barbara plant based on its strong partnership in Carlsbad.

 

"California's record-breaking drought is showing no sign of easing up anytime soon. This reinforces the need for a drought-proof solution such as water desalination," said Mark Lambert, CEO of IDE Americas. "With this project in Santa Barbara, we look forward to increasing the reliability of the region's water supply and expanding our footprint in the U.S. desalination market."

 

"During a time of shrinking surface and groundwater supplies, the Santa Barbara desalination plant represents an alternative way to help meet the region's rising need for potable water," said Robert L. Roebuck, project manager for Santa Barbara's public works department. "With IDE's extensive experience designing and supplying equipment for over 400 desalination plants across the globe, including Carlsbad, we knew IDE would be the perfect partner to reactivate this plant."

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 10월 1일]