Desalination plant would go deep to protect marine life
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A #desalination project proposed for California’s central coast would draw water from one of the world’s deepest submarine canyons, making it potentially less harmful to ocean life. The Deep Water Desal facility would require substantially less energy to operate than typical desalination plants, use renewable energy sources, and provide cooling for a data center that would be built in tandem. It’s projected to produce 25,000 acre-feet (30 million cubic meters) of freshwater per year, serving 50,000 homes.
The Monterey Bay region suffers from long-term water issues, such as overuse of groundwater, lack of storage reservoirs and diminishing surface water. There’s also no access to the State Water Project, which provides imported water to much of the state.