North America's largest seawater desalination plant was to have started continuous operation in 2003 on the West Coast of Florida. The project began as a privately owned Design-Build-Own-Operate and Transfer (DBOOT) type of project. This paper will describe the project challenges faced, how Tampa Bay Water managed key project risk issues to make ...

This PowerPoint reviews the efforts to construct the Carlsbad Seawater Desalination plant with a detailed discussion of permitting and construction along with public approval....