산타바바라(Santa Barbara)시는 5천500만 달러 규모의 담수화 플랜트를 재개하면서 토양오염을 정화하기 위한 230만 달러의 지출을 승인했다. 지난 2015년 11월 플랜트를 재가동하기 위한 작업을 진행했던 인부들은 토양에 잔디, 벽돌, 도자기 등 이물질이 있는 것을 발견했다.

시에 따르면 토양을 처리하는 데에 160만 달러의 비용이 소요되고, 프로젝트를 계획대로 유지하는 데에 50만 달러, 만일의 사태에 대비한 비상 자금으로 20만 달러가 소요될 예정이다.

 

 

 

The city of Santa Barbara has approved expenditure of US$ 2.3 million to clean up soil contamination at the site of its re-started US$ 55 million desalination plant.

 

Crews working to reactivate the plant in November found glass, bricks, ceramic and lead in the soil. The soil must be hauled out and the city needs to purchase new soils to backfill.

 

According to the city, it will cost US$ 1.6 million to handle the soils and another $500,000 to maintain the project on schedule, along with a $200,000 contingency.

 

The desalination plant will produce about 10,000 Ml year at the starting level, which represents about a quarter of the city's water demand. It has the capacity to produce up to 19,000 Ml a year, or 12,500 Ml with more construction.

 

Construction crews are working to re-start the plant that was built in the 1990s and put in standby mode. It should start producing water this autumn. The city is in talks with the Montecito Water District about partnering up to share the water. 

 

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse / 2015년 1월 20일]