SALINAS TO EXPLORE WATER, ELECTRICITY 12/19/12 7:00a DMF

A NEW DESAL PROJECT COULD BE HITTING THE CENTRAL COAST. CURRENTLY THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL IS EXPLORING THE IDEA OF BUYING WATER AND ELECTRICITY. ACCORDING TO CITY MANAGER RAY CORPUZ THE ISSUE IS NOT THE QUANTITY OF WATER BUT RATHER THE QUALITY; AND HE DOESN’T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL A CRISIS TO ACT. THE CITY IS LOOKING INTO THE IDEA OF BUYING WATER AND WHOLESALE POWER BY PARTNERING WITH DEEPWATER DESAL, A WHOLESALE POWER GENERATOR OUT OF MOSS LANDING