This presentation discusses the needs to seawater desalination in California and the recent changes in the technology that makes it a viable alternative. The author then shifts to discuss the various agencies engaged in desalination planning and list the projects in planning with an overview of each. Also covered are project funding alternatives, n...

Presentation summarizes the seawater/ocean desalination project being implemented in San Diego County, California with desalination projected to provide 89,600 af/y (10%) of their water by 2020 via a 50 mgd regional project at the Encina Power Station in Carlsbad. Presentation includes 2012 to 202 costs of about $1000 - $1200/ac-ft (not including ...