1 / 29

Desal in Monterey

Desal in Monterey. Jim Heitzman General Manager Marina Coast Water District. We are building a brackish water desalination plant!. It has broad public support It is built on the California coast It also treats intruded, underground seawater It solves environmental and regulatory problems

peyton
Download Presentation

Desal in Monterey

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Desal in Monterey Jim Heitzman General Manager Marina Coast Water District

  2. We are building a brackish water desalination plant! It has broad public support It is built on the California coast It also treats intruded, underground seawater It solves environmental and regulatory problems It was formulated in 2008 and is scheduled to go on line in 2015

  3. Water Supply Constraints Require Immediate Attention Former Fort Ord Redevelopment Seaside Basin Overdraft Carmel River SWRCB Order 95-10 and CDO

  4. Regional Project Components Intake Wells/ Pipeline Desal Facility Product Water Conveyance MCWD Tie-in ASR Facilities Monterey Pipeline CAW Terminal Reservoir

  5. Regional Project Provides Replacement Water – No Growth Inducement • Reduces Diversions from Carmel River • Consistent with SWRCB Order 95-10 • Complies with Cease and Desist • Reduces Pumping from Seaside Basin • Meets Water Needs for Approved Redevelopment of Former Fort Ord

  6. 1975 50+ years 40+ years 1985 1993 20+ Years 2003 1999 2005 Current Seawater Intrusion Detailed Analysis Confirms Cleanup of 180-Foot Aquifer Castroville Marina Salinas Former Fort Ord 11

  7. Cogeneration power from adjacent landfill New 6 mw cogeneration plant Initially, energy source: combination of natural gas and methane Tie to existing 5 mw cogeneration plant Renewable energy credits Long-term, low-cost reliable energy supply Addresses potential GHG impacts Facilities will Rely on Power from Landfill Gas Cogeneration and use of Existing Outfall Existing Outfall Existing Cogeneration Facility Treatment Facilities New Cogeneration Facility

  8. Regional Project Provides Least Cost Solution Cost/AF Alternative

  9. It was challenging.Are there any takeaway lessons? yes

  10. Break with tradition and avoid the comfort of Bureaucracy

  11. Sometimes it goes fast and sometimes it don’t

  12. Harness the intellect of engineering staff and others

  13. Prepare for a long journey

  14. Hope for an orderly process

  15. But be ready for a little chaos once in awhile

  16. But there is a path forward... If you keep moving

  17. Work to bring diverse groups together

  18. Have your project treated like royalty

  19. By not trying to solve all your problems on your own

  20. But by working together

  21. Hold public meetings Find your seats, please!

  22. Work together

  23. Turns out working together is like a picnic in the park

  24. Monterey Desalination Water Project • Use brackish groundwater from a seawater barrier protecting the Salinas Basin, to create potable water for the peninsula • Use vertical and slant wells avoiding open ocean intakes • Discharge brines within Ocean Plan regulations because brackish sources are less salty than straight seawater • Solve the regulatory and hydraulic problems in the Carmel River, Seaside Groundwater Basin, and Salinas Groundwater Basin • Use off-grid power from bio-digested waste from the landfill

  25. Project Provides Significant Regional Benefits • Restoration of flows to the Carmel River – Steelhead Fish • Increased reliability • Future ability to address North Monterey County water needs • Reduced wastewater discharge to Marine Sanctuary • Reduced carbon footprint thru green landfill power • Immediate construction to aid economic stimulus

  26. Meets Proposed SWRCB Ocean Plan Uses100% of Recycled Water Meets Urban Needs Meets Agricultural Needs & Restores Salinas Basin Provides Carbon Neutral Energy Source Protects Carmel River & Marine Sanctuary Water from the Regional Project Provides the Least Cost, Sustainable Water Supply Solution

  27. Meets Proposed SWRCB Ocean Plan Uses100% of Recycled Water Meets Urban Needs Meets Agricultural Needs & Restores Salinas Basin Provides Carbon Neutral Energy Source Protects National Marine Sanctuary For the Valuable Beneficial Uses in the County:

  28. Questions?

More Related