제3자 신용등급기관인 무디 인베스터 서비스(Moody's Investors Service)는 포세이돈 워터가 헌팅턴비치 담수화 플랜트에서 생산한 7만ML의 물을 구매하는 데 대한 비구속 합의(non-binding arrangement)를 오렌지카운티 수도관리국(OCDW)가 승인한 것에 대해 긍정적인 신용평가를 내놓았다.

무디는 이번 포세이돈과의 거래로 OCWD 현재 총 물 유통량의 약 13%를 충족시키고, 2035년 예상 물 수요량의 11%를 충족할 수 있을 것으로 보고 있다.

 

 

 

Credit rating agency, Moody's Investors Service, has given a positive credit appraisal to the Orange County Water District's (OCDW's) approval of a non-binding arrangement to buy 70,000 Ml of water from Poseidon Water's proposed Huntington Beach desalination plant in California.

 

Moody's said that the proposed deal with Poseidon would meet about 13% of the OCWD's current total water deliveries and 11% of projected water demand in 2035.

 

"The availability of additional water supply - from any source - is credit positive for OCWD," said Moody's. It rated the water district Aa1 with a stable outlook.

 

Under the deal, Poseidon would obtain permits, finance the project, and build and operate the plant while the district would be responsible for building adjacent capital infrastructure such as pipelines. OCWD has estimated its costs in the area of US$140 million, which Moody's described as "manageable, given the district's operating budget and current liquidity position."

 

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse / 2015년 6월 2일]