Why don cities and water districts develop their own desalination projects instead of relying on a private company?
Because development of major projects require significant upfront capital investment and entail significant permitting challenges, a number of municipalities are forming public-private partnerships. The Carlsbad project is being developed, financed and constructed at no expense to the City of Carlsbad, local water agencies or any other governmental entity. This partnership allows the public entities to access the capital and project expertise brought in by Poseidon without incurring any financial risk. It is the epitome of a win-win solution to a critical need for a reliable, long-term drinking water supply. To read more about successful public partnerships, visit www.usmayors.org/uscm/urbanwater and www.ncppp.org.
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