Desal in Monterey

Jim HeitzmanGeneral 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 It was formulated in 2008 and is

scheduled to go on line in 2015

Water Supply Constraints Require Immediate Attention

Carmel RiverSWRCB Order 95-10 and CDO

Seaside BasinOverdraft

Former Fort OrdRedevelopment

Regional Project Components

Intake Wells/ Pipeline

Desal Facility

Product Water Conveyance

ASR Facilities

CAW Terminal Reservoir

MCWD Tie-in

Monterey Pipeline

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

Marina

FormerFort Ord

Salinas

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Detailed Analysis Confirms Cleanup of 180-Foot Aquifer

Current Seawater Intrusion

20+ Years

40+ years

50+ years

Castroville

2005

20031999

1993

1985

1975

Facilities will Rely on Power from Landfill Gas Cogeneration and use of Existing Outfall

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

TreatmentFacilities

Existing Outfall

ExistingCogeneration

Facility

NewCogeneration

Facility

Regional Project Provides Least Cost Solution

Regional Project Regional Project w/Grants

North Marina Moss Landing $-

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

Alternative

Cost

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It was challenging.Are there any takeaway lessons?

yes

Break with tradition and avoid the comfort of Bureaucracy

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Sometimes it goes fast and sometimes it don’t

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Harness the intellect of engineering staff and others

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Prepare for a long journey

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Hope for an orderly process15

But be ready for a little chaos once in awhile

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

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Work to bring diverse groups together

Have your project treated like royalty 19

By not trying to solve all your problems on your own

But by working together

Hold public meetings

Find your seats, please!

Work together

Turns out working together is like a picnic in the park

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Monterey Desalination Water ProjectUse 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

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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

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Uses100% ofRecycled

Water

MeetsProposedSWRCBOceanPlan

MeetsUrbanNeeds

MeetsAgricultural

Needs &RestoresSalinasBasin

ProtectsCarmel River

& MarineSanctuary

ProvidesCarbonNeutralEnergySource

Water from the Regional Project Provides the Least Cost, Sustainable Water Supply Solution

28For the Valuable Beneficial Uses in the County:

Uses100% ofRecycled

Water

MeetsProposedSWRCBOceanPlan

MeetsUrbanNeeds

MeetsAgricultural

Needs &RestoresSalinasBasin

ProtectsNationalMarine

Sanctuary

ProvidesCarbonNeutralEnergySource

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Questions?