For Star subscribers: A state water board agreed Tuesday to start talks with company that wants to build a $5.5 billion seawater desalination plant in Sonora and pipe water to Arizona.
Tony Davis A state water board unanimously agreed Tuesday to start discussions with a giant Israeli company over its proposal to build a $5.5 billion seawater desalination plant on the Sonoran coast and sell desalted water to Arizona users.
"This project, if it goes forward, would not foreclose other projects over the long term," board chairman David Beckham said just before the votes were cast."We want to make sure there’s all sorts of projects. I look forward to seeing other proposals in the future from the long-term augmentation fund."
Ultimately, company officials say they hope to expand the plant enough to produce about 1 million acre-feet of fresh water. That's about how much water the 336-mile-long CAP canal system delivered this year and is scheduled to deliver next year to Phoenix, Tucson and smaller Southern and Central Arizona cities.
The state water infrastructure board would be asked to provide what's called"credit support" in the way of financial backing for the project. If the state provides credit support, that means it would guarantee it will put up money to cover any costs of the project that aren't covered by water bills paid by customers.
Critics of the speed at which this project is being processed said the water infrastructure board has been unduly rushed into agreeing even to formally negotiate a set of terms for the company to build and operate the plant.
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