Consolidated Water사는 멕시코 Rosarito 해수 담수화 프로젝트가 프로젝트를 위한 완전한 토지 매입으로 미국 국경에 한 걸음 더 가까워 졌다고 5월 22일 발표했다.

Consolideated는 100MGD 역삼투압 프로젝트를 추고하고 멕시코 네트워크와 US 국경부근 San Diego까지 물을 수송하는 파이프라인을 포함하고 있다고 설명했다. 또한, 만약 회사의 자회사인 NSC가 성공적으로 물 구매와 요구되는 다른 승인·동의를 얻고 프로젝트를 완공한다면 프로젝트의 소유권을 얻고 플랜트와 파이프라인 운영에 참여할 예정이라고 언급했다.

The planned Rosarito seawater desalination project in Mexico close to the US border took a step nearer on 22 May 2014 when Consolidated Water Co Ltd announced that it had completed the land purchase for the project.

Consolidated is pursuing the 100 MGD (378 million m³/d) reverse-osmosis (RO) project through its 99.9% owned Mexico subsidiary NSC Agua SA de CV in Rosarito Beach, Baja California. It would include a pipeline to deliver water to the Mexican network and the US border close to San Diego.

If NSC is successful in obtaining the water purchase and other agreements and approvals required and can complete the project, the company expects to retain a minority ownership in the project and participate in the operation of the plant and pipeline system.

"These land purchases represent a significant milestone in the progress of our proposed Mexico desalination project," commented Rick McTaggart, Consolidated's CEO. "We believe the site we have acquired represents the best possible location for a northern Baja California desalination plant, as it is adjacent to a pre-existing source of feed water for the plant and is of sufficient size to accommodate a 100 MGD facility."

"The total purchase price we paid of just over US$ 20 million for this site demonstrates our confidence in the viability of the project and our commitment to its completion," McTaggart added.

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse / 2014년 6월 1일]