2010 Border Governors' Binational Desalination Conference
2010 Border Governors Conference Water Work Table Binational Desalination Conference
The U.S.-Mexico border region needs upgraded and enhanced water infrastructure for projected population and economic growth as well as environmental protection. Expected climate change impacts will exacerbate competition for the region's finite water resources. Communities throughout the border region from California to Texas are increasingly examining desalination - of seawater or brackish groundwater - as a potential water supply option. Possible U.S. - Mexico desalination opportunities are under evaluation in the cooperative Colorado River binational process.
This bilingual conference, which featured simultaneous Spanish-English translation, was held May 26-27 at the Hilton San Diego Resort and Spa in San Diego, CA. The conference was sponsored by the California Department of Water Resources, Central Arizona Project, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region. It is cosponsored by the Water Education Foundation with additional financial support from San Diego County Water Authority and Southern Nevada Water Authority.
This conference brought together representatives from international, federal, state, and local agencies on both sides of the border and from industry to share information about:
- Projects now underway or in various stages of planning
- Financing approaches for such projects
- New developments in desalination technologies and project design
Click here to view the final agenda and speaker PowerPoint presentations in PDF format.
Below is a list of the conference sponsors:
