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We make clean, safe water from a drought-proof source - the ocean
The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is the largest, most technologically advanced and energy-efficient seawater desalination plant in the nation. Each day, the plant delivers nearly 50 million gallons (56,000 acre-feet per year (AFY)) of fresh, desalinated water to San Diego County – enough to serve approximately 400,000 people and accounting for about one-third of all water generated in the County. |
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Award winning energy efficiency
Located adjacent to the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad, California, the Carlsbad Desalination Plant was developed as a public-private partnership. The project originated in 1998 and launched in 2015 with a purchase agreement with the San Diego County Water Authority. The project has garnered numerous awards for design, implementation and energy efficiency. |
News
Poseidon Water Partners with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Algal Blume Research
Poseidon Water (“Poseidon”) would like to congratulate Dr. Michelle Newcomer and Dr. Yiwei Cheng on receiving a Laboratory Directed Research and Development grant to support their algal bloom research. Dr. Newcomer is a Research Scientist in the Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (“LBNL”) and a member of the Watershed Function SFA 2.0 Team at LBNL. Her Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Cheng, is also a Research Scientist at LBNL involved in high performance modeling of environmental and energy systems. This prestigious award will support the team’s work to assess Climate and Hydrological Controls on Coastal Algal Blooms. The purpose of this research is to create a new ‘systems based’ paradigm, linking together these non-linear drivers, for predicting and understanding algal bloom occurrence. Read more.
Winter Edition of the Source Features Carlsbad Desal Project
WATER YEAR 2018 WAS THE SECOND-DRIEST ON RECORD IN SAN DIEGO SINCE 1850, with a paltry 3.3inches of rain at the city’s official weather station. The scant total highlights the significance of the San Diego region’s multi-billion-dollar investments in water supply reliability to sustain 3.3 million people and the region’s$220 billion economy — investments that include the nation’s largest seawater desalination plant. Situated adjacent to a lagoon in northern San Diego County, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant marked the third anniversary of commercial operations in December 2018. The plant and an associated pipeline were developed through a pioneering public-private partnership between the San Diego County Water Authority and Poseidon Water, bolstering the region’s water supplies by 50 million gallons a day. Read more.
Poseidon Water (“Poseidon”) would like to congratulate Dr. Michelle Newcomer and Dr. Yiwei Cheng on receiving a Laboratory Directed Research and Development grant to support their algal bloom research. Dr. Newcomer is a Research Scientist in the Climate & Ecosystem Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (“LBNL”) and a member of the Watershed Function SFA 2.0 Team at LBNL. Her Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Cheng, is also a Research Scientist at LBNL involved in high performance modeling of environmental and energy systems. This prestigious award will support the team’s work to assess Climate and Hydrological Controls on Coastal Algal Blooms. The purpose of this research is to create a new ‘systems based’ paradigm, linking together these non-linear drivers, for predicting and understanding algal bloom occurrence. Read more.
Winter Edition of the Source Features Carlsbad Desal Project
WATER YEAR 2018 WAS THE SECOND-DRIEST ON RECORD IN SAN DIEGO SINCE 1850, with a paltry 3.3inches of rain at the city’s official weather station. The scant total highlights the significance of the San Diego region’s multi-billion-dollar investments in water supply reliability to sustain 3.3 million people and the region’s$220 billion economy — investments that include the nation’s largest seawater desalination plant. Situated adjacent to a lagoon in northern San Diego County, the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant marked the third anniversary of commercial operations in December 2018. The plant and an associated pipeline were developed through a pioneering public-private partnership between the San Diego County Water Authority and Poseidon Water, bolstering the region’s water supplies by 50 million gallons a day. Read more.
Commentary: Why San Diego’s desalination project should be replicated - By Barbara Boxer
San Diego, CA (October 12, 2017) - In December 2015, during California’s most recent drought, Poseidon Water opened a seawater desalination facility in Carlsbad which has since produced over 22 billion gallons of high-quality, drought-proof drinking water for San Diego County. As a United States senator, much of my work included finding innovative solutions to address climate change which would reduce Californian’s pain in the face of predicted droughts. As such, I supported the Carlsbad project and it pleases me that such a huge majority of Californians support seawater desalination as well. Read More.
Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Facility Receives Prestigious Grand Award in Engineering
Carlsbad, CA (April 26, 2017) – Today, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) honored Poseidon Water with a Grand Award for their excellence in engineering on the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Facility. The award was presented at ACEC’s 50th Anniversary Engineering Excellence Awards Gala on April 25 in Washington, D.C. Poseidon CEO, Carlos Riva was there to accept the prestigious award, alongside representatives from Arcadis, the design and engineering consultant on the plant. Read more.
Nation’s Largest Seawater Desalination Plant Marks One-Year Anniversary
Carlsbad, CA (Dec.14, 2016) – In its first year of operations, the nation’s largest and most technologically advanced seawater desalination plant produced enough high-quality, drought-proof water from the Pacific Ocean to meet approximately 10 percent of the region’s demand. The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant quickly generated significant benefits by relieving pressure on imported water supplies, reducing state mandates for emergency conservation measures in March and helping the region pass the state’s stringent water supply “stress test” in June. Read more.
San Diego, CA (October 12, 2017) - In December 2015, during California’s most recent drought, Poseidon Water opened a seawater desalination facility in Carlsbad which has since produced over 22 billion gallons of high-quality, drought-proof drinking water for San Diego County. As a United States senator, much of my work included finding innovative solutions to address climate change which would reduce Californian’s pain in the face of predicted droughts. As such, I supported the Carlsbad project and it pleases me that such a huge majority of Californians support seawater desalination as well. Read More.
Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Facility Receives Prestigious Grand Award in Engineering
Carlsbad, CA (April 26, 2017) – Today, the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) honored Poseidon Water with a Grand Award for their excellence in engineering on the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Facility. The award was presented at ACEC’s 50th Anniversary Engineering Excellence Awards Gala on April 25 in Washington, D.C. Poseidon CEO, Carlos Riva was there to accept the prestigious award, alongside representatives from Arcadis, the design and engineering consultant on the plant. Read more.
Nation’s Largest Seawater Desalination Plant Marks One-Year Anniversary
Carlsbad, CA (Dec.14, 2016) – In its first year of operations, the nation’s largest and most technologically advanced seawater desalination plant produced enough high-quality, drought-proof water from the Pacific Ocean to meet approximately 10 percent of the region’s demand. The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant quickly generated significant benefits by relieving pressure on imported water supplies, reducing state mandates for emergency conservation measures in March and helping the region pass the state’s stringent water supply “stress test” in June. Read more.
The Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant provides San Diego County with a locally-controlled, drought-proof supply of high-quality water that meets or exceeds all state and federal drinking water standards.
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