Carlsbad desalination plant locked down to protect water supply amid coronavirus pandemic
As of Friday, 10 workers are quarantined inside the Carlsbad desalination plant for the next three weeks, monitoring and adjusting gauges and switches, watching for leaks, and doing whatever is needed to safeguard San Diego County’s only significant local source of drinking water.
The Carlsbad plant began operating in 2015 and produces 50 million gallons of desalinated seawater a day, enough for about 400,000 people, or 10% of the potable water distributed by the San Diego County Water Authority. The locally produced water helps reduce the area’s dependence on imported water, which comes from Northern California and the Colorado River.
“In these unprecedented times, the region’s water agencies are collaborating in complete solidarity to perform our vital mission of providing safe and reliable water supplies,” said Sandra L. Keri, general manager of the Water Authority. “We are taking strategic, precautionary steps to ensure the region’s water security.”Normally, the Carlsbad plant operates with about 40 employees who come and go daily.
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