Poseidon Carlsbad Flashcards
How much water did San Diego Water Authority agree to buy from Poseidon?
48,000 to 56,000 acre-feet, enough to supply 7% of San Diego’s 3.2 million residents.
How many much water will Poseidon Carlsbad produce?
54 million gallons pd
20 billion gallons py
Enough to provide water for 500,000 people
How much is the 30-year maintenance contract on Poseidon?
$500 million over 30 years.
Maintenance provided by Israel’s IDE Technologies (co-owned by Israel Chemicals and Delek Group)
What other notable desalination plants exist in the world?
Ashkelon and Hadera desalination plants in Israel.
How many desalination plants are under construction in California?
12
What do the terms of the water agreement with the San Diego Water Authority look like?
Residents will pay $5-$7 more per month for the county to provide desalinated water to its supply and build a pipeline to help deliver it, Sandy Kerl said.
How many jobs is the project creating?
2,300
What type of contract does Poseidon have with the San Diego Water Authority?
Their water price can go up no more than 30 percent during the contract, and is capped at 10 percent in any one year
What are the costs of potential changes to the system by regulation?
$200 million
How much wetlands restoration did the Coastal Commission require from Poseidon?
66 acres of wetlands restoration
What were the dimensions of the conveyance pipeline?
10 miles long, 54 inches in diameter
What was the capitalization of the project?
85% debt 15% equity
$733MM tax-exempt private activity bonds.
$167MM equity provided by Stonepeak
Who owns the conveyance pipeline, how is it financed, and who is the guarantor?
The Water Authority owns the Conveyance Pipeline.
Financed using Municipal Purpose Bonds issued by California Pollution Control Financing Authority.
Poseidon is the guarantor
How many gallons is in an acre-foot?
325,900 gallons in an acre-foot
How much is the SDCWA paying for water from Poseidon?
$2,042 to $2,290 per acre-foot
How much is an acre-foot of water in terms of households supplied?
325,900 gallons, enough to supply two single family households of four for a year at 112 gallons consumed per day.
How much does SDCWA charge its agencies for current water sources?
$1,063 per acre-foot
What’s the typical range of water consumption?
65 - 120 gpd
What is the range in cost per acre foot of water for the Tampa Bay desal facility in its 7-year history?
$1,907 to 3,507 per acre-foot
How much CO2 (carbon) is produced for each MW of electricity used?
780.22 lbs of CO2 for each MW of electricity
How is carbon neutrality achieved?
By purchasing carbon offsets at $15/metric ton of CO2
What is the replacement cost for membranes?
Useful life of membranes: 6 years
Annualized Replacement Cost: at $42,400 per MGD of water
What is the energy use trend as membranes age?
Rapidly increasing average energy use compared with production. Membrane performance declines as they age.
How many employees will Carlsbad have?
How many does Tampa have?
Carlsbad will have 25 employees.
Tampa has 19 employees.
