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<br />, <br />:. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />l'\) <br />W <br />t- <br />W <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />for Bolsa Island at Huntington Beach .Y. In anticipation of that <br />project, 81 acres of land have been acquired for a utility corridor <br /> <br />and switch yard ?/; however, the area appears to be quite sensitive <br /> <br />from an environmental standpoint. <br /> <br />A site location search using city maps distributed by oil com- <br /> <br />panies indicated that perhaps the most acceptable site would be at the <br /> <br />Los Angeles Harbor. Several features make this an attractive location: <br /> <br />1. The area is already highly industrialized, so a desalting <br /> <br />complex would fit in well. <br /> <br />2. Environmental problems with brine outfall in the harbor <br /> <br />should be minimal. <br /> <br />3. Access by land and sea is good. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />Palos Verdes Reservoir, a major facility in the Metropolitan <br /> <br />Water District's distribution network, is only several miles <br /> <br />away. <br /> <br />A precise location cannot be determined without detailed investi- <br /> <br />gations into the availability of space, impacts of brine discharges in <br /> <br />the harbor, and the acceptability of delivering product water to Palos <br /> <br />Verdes Reservoir. However, the best location based upon present <br /> <br />data appears to be as shown on Plate No.2. <br /> <br />Desalting plant size would be based on a requirement of 42,000 <br />acre-feet per year, or 37. S million gallons per day (Mgal/d). Assum- <br />ing a 90 percent plant factor, design capacity would be 42 Mgal/d. <br /> <br />1/ 34th Annual Report; Metropolitan Water District, 1972, p. 68. <br />g/ 36th Annual Report; Metropolitan Water District, 1974, p. 124. <br /> <br />1S <br />