Carlsbad desal requirement may help, not hurt, planned Pendleton plant

The San Diego County Water Authority heard an update on the status of the Carlsbad desalination project and on the implementation of the SDCWA’s 2006 Desalination Action Plan during the CWA board’s Water Planning Committee meeting January 24 and what is a new obstacle for the Carlsbad plant may allow for better planning when the Camp Pendleton facility is ready to be designed.

The CWA’s Urban Water Management Plan calls for 56,000 acre feet per year of desalinated water by 2011 and 89,600 annual acre feet by 2030. The 2006 plan included completion of the Camp Pendleton feasibility study, evalu...