Redondo Beach
The West Basin Municipal Water District (WB MWD) are currently
running a pilot plant located at the Los Angeles Conservation Corps'
SEA Lab. It was started on October 19, 2009 and is set to open in
October of 2010. The pilot will be testing the wedge-sire screen, the
energy recovery, and sub-ocean floor withdrawal for the next two
years. It is expected to utilize approx. 580,000 gallons per day of
ocean water, or 0.55MGD. The total projected cost for the pilot project
is $10,600,526.
West Basin expects this pilot to lay the foundation for a full-scale
desal plant in the Redondo Beach area at a location yet to be
determined. It has been mentioned that the full-scale desal plant will
be between 20MGD to 100MGD.
In 2008, West Basin's board approved hiring RBF for engineering
and planning consultant work in the contacted amount of $275,000.
In more recent news, West Basin's Board is applying for grant money
upwards of $600,000 from the Bureau of Reclamation for their
"Temporary Ocean Water Desalination Demonstration Project" at
SEA Lab.
UPDATE 8/23/10:
The Bureau has given the full grant amount of $600,000 to West
Basin as announced in early August 2010. Read the press release
here.
West Basin Board has authorized the General Manger to execute an
agreement with United Water Services (Suez) for the operations of
the demo project for the amount of $2,427,200.
running a pilot plant located at the Los Angeles Conservation Corps'
SEA Lab. It was started on October 19, 2009 and is set to open in
October of 2010. The pilot will be testing the wedge-sire screen, the
energy recovery, and sub-ocean floor withdrawal for the next two
years. It is expected to utilize approx. 580,000 gallons per day of
ocean water, or 0.55MGD. The total projected cost for the pilot project
is $10,600,526.
West Basin expects this pilot to lay the foundation for a full-scale
desal plant in the Redondo Beach area at a location yet to be
determined. It has been mentioned that the full-scale desal plant will
be between 20MGD to 100MGD.
In 2008, West Basin's board approved hiring RBF for engineering
and planning consultant work in the contacted amount of $275,000.
In more recent news, West Basin's Board is applying for grant money
upwards of $600,000 from the Bureau of Reclamation for their
"Temporary Ocean Water Desalination Demonstration Project" at
SEA Lab.
UPDATE 8/23/10:
The Bureau has given the full grant amount of $600,000 to West
Basin as announced in early August 2010. Read the press release
here.
West Basin Board has authorized the General Manger to execute an
agreement with United Water Services (Suez) for the operations of
the demo project for the amount of $2,427,200.
| West Basin Municipal Water District - website on pilot project Water Reliability 2020 - powerpoint presentation (PPT) by Ron Wildermuth, WBMWD Manager of Public & Gov't Affairs Demonstration Project EIR - link to download EIR, public comments, and responses |
UPDATE 9/21/10:
In a City Council meeting called within days before, it was voted on
3-1 to approve the city's Water Reliability 2020 Plan, a program that
supports its desal efforts at AES while promising to double efforts in
conservation and recycled water. The special agenda item is here.
In a City Council meeting called within days before, it was voted on
3-1 to approve the city's Water Reliability 2020 Plan, a program that
supports its desal efforts at AES while promising to double efforts in
conservation and recycled water. The special agenda item is here.
UPDATE 9/27/10:
In a West Basin Board Mtg today, they approved an Intake Effects
Assessment Study, which will be a year-long look at the wedge-wire
screen intakes and subsurface infiltration pilot technologies,
monitoring local marine habitat in connection with impingement and
entrainment. The company hired to do the monitoring is Tenera
Environmental and the proposed cost for the scope of work is set at
$807,570. To read the agenda item, download it here.
In a West Basin Board Mtg today, they approved an Intake Effects
Assessment Study, which will be a year-long look at the wedge-wire
screen intakes and subsurface infiltration pilot technologies,
monitoring local marine habitat in connection with impingement and
entrainment. The company hired to do the monitoring is Tenera
Environmental and the proposed cost for the scope of work is set at
$807,570. To read the agenda item, download it here.
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