logo

Carlsbad Desalination Plant

Sector: Oil and Gas • Location: San Diego, California, United States

Source: CPG Click Petróleo e Gás

Project
Completed

The Carlsbad desalination plant in California transforms up to 190 million liters of ocean water per day into potable water to supply cities in the San Diego area. It is one of the largest desalination plants in the Americas, providing about 10% of San Diego County's water demand. The plant uses reverse osmosis technology and includes complex infrastructure such as high-pressure pumping systems an

Status
Closed
Sector
Oil and Gas, Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Commercial
Location
San Diego, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
CPG Click Petróleo e Gás

ConstructChat

Ask ConstructChat about Carlsbad Desalination Plant

Pick a question to edit it, or write your own.

First answer free · no account

I am a

Project Information FAQ

Project Information

4 Q
The project “Carlsbad Desalination Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Oil and Gas sector, located in San Diego, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from CPG Click Petróleo e Gás.

Participants

Not available for this record.

Status

Original status

completed

Taiyo status

Closed

Taiyo last update

2026-07-22

Contact

Not available for this record.

Description

Description

The Carlsbad desalination plant in California transforms up to 190 million liters of ocean water per day into potable water to supply cities in the San Diego area. It is one of the largest desalination plants in the Americas, providing about 10% of San Diego County's water demand. The plant uses reverse osmosis technology and includes complex infrastructure such as high-pressure pumping systems and filtration modules. It integrates with the regional water distribution system managed by the San Diego County Water Authority.

Original sector

Water Supply

Budget

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

San Diego

Source

Source

CPG Click Petróleo e Gás

URL

More Details

Record type

Project

Sector

Oil and Gas, Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Commercial

Article published date

2026-03-20

More on this project

Research

Free account

View all details

You are reading the public part. A free account opens the rest:

  • Every detail on this project
  • News and media coverage
  • Technical research
View all details

Free account · no card · lands you back on this project