The Little Pacific Project

[Nordie]

I'm just now hearing about this. Would be interesting if true, building a desalination plant in Overton Nevada. In a way it kind of makes sense. Thoughts?

 

[81Sprint]

Definitely would work, but that is a huge undertaking of a project and with all the red tape involved who knows when it would get done. Maybe too little to late.

 

[pixrthis]

Or build a desalination plant or two near the coast and reduce So Cal’s dependency on water from the Colorado River. Would the lakes fill if So Cal didn’t need the water? I don’t know the answer, let’s see what the experts have to say.

 

[Singleton]

I thought pipelines were bad. That is what the MSM says.

 

[mothershipper]

Haha, this will never happen. Filling Death Valley national park with ocean water, they are dreaming. Better off refilling the Salton Sea from the Gulf of California.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Haha, this will never happen. Filling Death Valley national park with ocean water, they are dreaming. Better off refilling the Salton Sea from the Gulf of California.

That could be beautiful though...Dumont, the new Pismo

 

[mothershipper]

That could be beautiful though...Dumont, the new Pismo

Or Glamis the new Pismo.

 

[Hypnautic]

Its 04/01 all over again.
Fill Death Valley, the place with the highest recorded temperature in the US, with ocean water to a Desal plant in NV.
Hell, Death Valley is natures Desal plant
Constructed by convicts who will be exonerated when done.

Only pipe this project is laying is the one they are smoking from.

 

[steamin rice]

Ha ha - interesting idea, but will never happen

 

[Nordie]

The other idea floating around is possibly draining Lake Powell. There's some bizarre stuff going around. But hey atleast there won't be a desal plant in California.

Honestly I think desal, and or more reservoirs would be best for California.

I've always been intrigued by the Colorado River system, but something has to give, and climate change is not the answer.

 

[v6toy4x]

More reservoirs for the water and the power. Simple NO??

 

[Nordie]

More reservoirs for the water and the power. Simple NO??

Why?

 

[Racey]

Or build a desalination plant or two near the coast and reduce So Cal’s dependency on water from the Colorado River. Would the lakes fill if So Cal didn’t need the water? I don’t know the answer, let’s see what the experts have to say.

Exactly, would be way more economical to Desal and pump water straight to the demand in the imperial valley/yuma/coachella areas where all the farming demand is.

If they reduced Colorado River water consumption for agriculture by about 20% the lakes would all be full.

 

[wallnutz]

Exactly, would be way more economical to Desal and pump water straight to the demand in the imperial valley/yuma/coachella areas where all the farming demand is.

If they reduced Colorado River water consumption for agriculture by about 20% the lakes would all be full.

This is the answer for water in the west. I read an article a few years ago about building a Desal plant . The engineer wanted to use the power of the waves to produce the electricity for the plant. Obviously it never went anywhere, it probably went something like this, "not in my backyard". I can't remember where this was, but thinking it was up by Santa Cruz.

 

[mjc]

This is the answer for water in the west. I read an article a few years ago about building a Desal plant . The engineer wanted to use the power of the waves to produce the electricity for the plant. Obviously it never went anywhere, it probably went something like this, "not in my backyard". I can't remember where this was, but thinking it was up by Santa Cruz.

They just denied one that was to go in near Huntington I believe.

 

[JB in so cal]

On a slightly different note, Catalina is ready to build their THIRD desal plant.

 

[wallnutz]

They just denied one that was to go in near Huntington I believe.

Ya that one was going to be on the electric grid. They consume large amounts of electricity, that is one of many reasons they don't build them.

 

[Nordie]

Ya that one was going to be on the electric grid. They consume large amounts of electricity, that is one of many reasons they don't build them.

There's another thread on here that hints all it well with plenty of power in Southern California.

 

[pixrthis]

On a slightly different note, Catalina is ready to build their THIRD desal plant.

Are there 2 operating or do they become obsolete requiring new plants to be built?

 

[JB in so cal]

Are there 2 operating or do they become obsolete requiring new plants to be built?

2 operating are 1990'a tech. Produce very little fresh water - like 500 gallons a day. Toilets are salt water flush. Restaurants serve bottled water. They're doing alot

 

[TCHB]

It is about long term contracts 25 years for the product at a price with escalating price tiers. If they can find a buyer they will build it.

 

[stephenkatsea]

2 operating are 1990'a tech. Produce very little fresh water - like 500 gallons a day. Toilets are salt water flush. Restaurants serve bottled water. They're doing alot

Reports, per the Long Beach Post - May 31, indicate the 2 desal plants on Catalina are currently providing up to 230,400 gals per day. 40% of the islands fresh water needs.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Little Pacific Project is interesting. Where would the brine water by-product be placed? Maybe I missed that. I’ve lived off of desalinated water for many months throughout many years. It is unbelievably pure. The color of ice made from desal water is that of the glaciers and also the waters of the remote mid Pacific Ocean.

 

[Nordie]

Little Pacific Project is interesting. Where would the brine water by-product be placed? Maybe I missed that. I’ve lived off of desalinated water for many months throughout many years. It is unbelievably pure. The color of ice made from desal water is that of the glaciers and also the waters of the remote mid Pacific Ocean.

This is one of my thoughts as well. I'll do some more digging around next week, but I heard that there's some people that are excited about it. It's much better than the drain Powell idea. It's already been said a million times that California has options for water that they refuse to tap into.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Some very strong Not in My Backyard feelings were among those who recently successfully sought rejection of the HB proposed desal plant. WTF. It's CA. The infamous CA Coastal Com was unwilling to help themselves. Not surprisingly, there was no alternative proposal that I saw.

 

[MK1MOD0]

The enviro Nazis already hate Powell and Mead. No way in hell they would flood another area of the desert. It would be much cheaper to build a Canal from the Columbia River to the northern most part of the CA aquaduct System . It’s Less than 500 miles. The Columbia River dumps about 270,000 cubic FPS !!! of water into the ocean. A tiny percentage of that would cure all water issues in the Southwest. Forever.

 

[WhatExit?]

Capturing rain runoff would be a great and “economical” start

 

[MK1MOD0]

Yep. And not Flushing it downstream for minnows.