Schedule

Pre-Feasibility Studies 2003 – 2005 Completed
Feasibility Study 2005 – 2006 Completed
Pilot Testing 2007 – 2008 Completed
Institutional Frameworks Development 2010  
Preliminary Design 2011  
Environmental Study 2012  
Design 2013  
Plant Construction 2015  

Funding and Costs

The pre-feasibility studies were funded by the four partner agencies with costs shared equally (split four ways). The feasibility study is being funded by a grant administered by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) through Proposition 50 — the Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act passed by voters in 2002. The feasibility study costs $500,000, and the DWR grant represents 50% of the study estimate. In June 2006, the agencies were awarded an additional grant for close to $1 million for a pilot study. The complete pilot study is estimated to cost about $2 million.

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