Tetra Tech to lead Huntington Beach water desalination program
PASADENA, CA, May 31, 2007 -- Tetra Tech Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEK) announced today that it will lead a team that has been selected to design, engineer, construct, and start up the Huntington Beach Water Desalination Facility for Poseidon Resources Corporation in Huntington Beach, CA.
The Huntington Beach Water Desalination Facility will have the capacity to provide 50 million gallons of high-quality drinking water per day. The facility will produce enough water to meet approximately 7% of Orange County's water needs. On-site storage will also provide a guaranteed supply of safe, reliable drinking water to Orange County in times of emergency, reduce the risk of water shortages, and reduce dependence on imported water.
Tetra Tech's team includes J.F. Shea Company Inc. and Israeli Desalination and Engineering Technologies. J.F. Shea and Tetra Tech are currently working together to build the largest membrane desalination project in Southern California. The project, a 70 million gallon per day reverse osmosis membrane water reclamation plant, is part of the Orange County Water District's Groundwater Replenishment System.
Poseidon Resources plans to begin construction of the $250 million Huntington Beach Water Desalination Facility once final permit applications and agreements with the California State Lands Commission and California Coastal Commission are approved.
Poseidon Resources specializes in developing, financing and managing water infrastructure projects, primarily seawater desalination and water treatment plants. These projects are implemented through innovative public-private partnerships in which private enterprise assumes the development and financial risks.
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services.
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Also see:
-- Carlsbad Desalination Plant
-- Huntington Beach Project
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