발레시토 수자원국(Vallecitos Water District)은 캘리포니아 및 칼즈배드(Carlsbad)의 클로드 버드 루이스 담수화플랜트로부터 직접 고품질로 담수된 물을 공급한다. 산마르코스에서 포니(Pawnee) 및 체로키(Cherokee)에 위치한 직접적으로 연결된 송수관으로부터 4천83에이커피트(acre feet) 규모의 담수화된 물은 매년 발레시토의 수자원 분배 시스템에 의해 이송된다. 이 지역에서 연간 공급되는 물 중 약 27%는 일년 이상 약 8천100만 가구의 물수요를 충족시키기에 충분하다.

 

 

 

The Vallecitos Water District is now receiving high-quality desalinated water directly from the Claude "Bud" Lewis Desalination Plant in Carlsbad, California. The direct connection pipe, located at the corner of Pawnee and Cherokee Streets in San Marcos, will deliver as much as 4,083 acre feet of desalinated water annually to Vallecitos’ distribution system. This equates to approximately 27 percent of the District’s annual supply and is enough water to meet the needs of more than 8,100 families for one year.

 

Desalinated water is now a major component of Vallecitos’ water portfolio, further minimizing the District’s reliance on imported water and providing customers an increased level of reliability despite drought and other regulatory issues. Vallecitos is currently one of two water providers that have a direct connection to the Desalination Plant.

 

“It’s exciting to be a major participant in this effort,” said Vallecitos Board Vice President Craig Elitharp. “The Carlsbad Desalination Plant is the largest, most technologically advanced and energy-efficient seawater desalination plant in the nation.”

 

The plant is located near the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad. The facility produces 50 million gallons of water per day from Carlsbad’s Aqua Hedionda Lagoon using a state-of-the-art, reverse osmosis system. To learn more about the Carlsbad Desalination Plant and its operation, visit their website at www.carlsbaddesal.com. Tours of the desalination plant will be available starting in February.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2016년 1월 7일]