In case Cal Am project fails
By JIM JOHNSON Herald Staff Writer, 02/22/2013
Excerpts Highlights:
DeepWater Desal and the People's Moss Landing Desal Project
will compete for the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District's support as
a contingency project.
DeepWater Desal's proposal, dubbed the Central Coast
Regional Water Project, calls for creating a public-private partnership charged
with paying for, and eventually owning and operating, a desal plant capable of
delivering 10,000 acre-feet per year of potable water for the Peninsula .
The partnership would include a single public agency or a new joint powers
authority of public agencies.
The People's Project proposal calls for Moss Landing
Commercial Park LLC to design and build a $75.5 million desal plant on about 25
acres at the 200-acre business park site. It would rely on existing infrastructure,
including pipelines and easements.
According to the plan, the desal plant would be capable of
producing up to 11,200 acre-feet of potable water a year.
The plan would require the water management district to
purchase the desal plant site for $25 million or sign a 50-year lease with a
49-year option including terms to be negotiated. The project developer would
promise to consider deferring acquisition costs until bonds are sold to finance
the project.
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