CARLSBAD, CA, Oct. 8, 2014 -- Poseidon Water recently announced that IDE Technologies (IDE) has selected Protec Arisawa and Dow Water & Process Solutions to provide the pressure vessels and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for the Carlsbad Desalination Project -- the Western Hemisphere's largest seawater desalination plant.
Both key elements of the desalination process, the membranes act as the filter that separates salt and other impurities from water molecules to create clean and fresh drinking water, and the pressure vessels house these membranes. The Dow membranes will work hand-in-glove with the pressure vessels recently manufactured by Protec.
Protec is considered a global specialist for the design and manufacturing of Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) pressure vessels for membrane filtration systems. The unique design of the company's FRP pressure vessels will provide the Carlsbad plant with a long-lasting and energy-efficient product that is critical to the desalination process.
Poseidon Water has made an effort to involve as many local companies in the Carlsbad Desalination Project as possible, and the selection of the City of Vista based Protec continues that commitment. During the three-year construction process, the desalination project is supporting an estimated 2,500 local jobs and infusing $350 million into the local economy.
The historic Carlsbad Desalination Project will bring the largest, most technologically advanced and energy-efficient seawater desalination plant in the West to San Diego County. The project is scheduled to be completed and operational late 2015, at which time the plant will provide water for nearly 112,000 San Diego County households.
See also:
"Carlsbad Desalination Project marks one-year anniversary of construction"
"Carlsbad Desalination Project named 'Deal of the Year'"
About the Carlsbad Desalination Project
This $1 billion capital investment is a result of a 30-year water agreement between the San Diego County Water Authority and Poseidon Water for the purchase of 50 million gallons per day of desalinated seawater. The Carlsbad Desalination Project is infusing $350 million in the local economy and supporting an estimated 2,500 jobs in the desalination, engineering, construction and other services industries. The desalination plant and 10-mile pipeline are scheduled to be complete and operational late 2015. For more information, visit www.carlsbaddesal.com.
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