지난 14일 오렌지카운티 수도관리국(OCWD) 이사회가 포세이돈 워터(Poseidon Water)와의 물 신뢰도 협정 양해각서(term sheet)를 승인하는 데 대해 투표했다. 포세이돈 워터는 OCWD가 헌팅턴 비치에 위치한 해수담수화 프로젝트로부터 연간 5만6천 에이커 피트(acre-feet)의 물 공급을 확보할 수 있도록 보장할 예정이다.

포세이돈 워터와 OCWD 간의 이번 양해각서는 최종 계약 협상을 위한 프레임워크와 한도를 정하는 의의를 가지며, 포세이돈이 담수화 시설의 자금조달, 시공, 운영에 대한 재정적 책임을 맡는 50년의 구매기간을 포함한다.

 

 

 

On Thursday, May 14, the Orange County Water District (OCWD) Board of Directors voted to approve a Water Reliability Agreement term sheet with Poseidon Water that will allow OCWD to secure the single largest source of new, local water supply available to Orange County -- 56,000 acre-feet of water annually from the proposed seawater desalination project in Huntington Beach (see "OCWD enters negotiations to secure single largest source of new water").

 

The Water Reliability Agreement term sheet between Poseidon Water and OCWD, for the Huntington Beach Desalination Project, establishes the framework and parameters for negotiating a final contract. It includes a 50-year purchase period with Poseidon assuming the financial responsibility for financing, constructing and operating the desalination facility. Under the sheet, OCWD only pays for water that is delivered to the specified delivery point, meeting contractual specifications for quantity, quality, reliability, and price.

 

The term sheet links the purchase price of desalinated water to the avoided cost that Orange County would otherwise pay for the imported water that is being replaced. It also contemplates pricing reviews throughout the contract to ensure the water price OCWD is paying is in line with project costs. Based on the sheet's pricing structure, it is anticipated that over the life of the contract, Orange County's ratepayers may realize significant savings compared to the purchase of less reliable imported water.

 

Poseidon's Huntington Beach Desalination Project is awaiting discretionary permit approval from the California Coastal Commission to proceed with construction. A hearing before the Coastal Commission is anticipated later this year and commencement of construction is expected in 2016. Approval of the Coastal Commission permit is a condition precedent for OCWD to execute a final water purchase agreement.

 

Poseidon's landmark 50-million-gallon-per-day seawater desalination project in the city of Carlsbad, Calif., is scheduled to be in operation early fall 2015. Once completed, it will be the largest, most technologically advanced, energy efficient and environmentally responsible seawater desalination project in the Western Hemisphere.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 5월 15일]