Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, Carlsbad

#13 among attractions in Carlsbad

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The Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant is a desalination plant that opened on December 14, 2015 in Carlsbad, California, adjacent to the north end of the Encina Power Station. The San Diego County Water Authority, the recipient of the fresh water produced by the plant, calls it "the nation’s largest, most technologically advanced and energy-efficient seawater desalination plant." The entire desalination project cost about $1 billion for the plant, pipelines, and upgrades to existing SDCWA facilities to use the water. ()

Coordinates: 33°8'11"N, 117°20'13"W

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Carlsbad (Carlsbad City Centre)Carlsbad United States

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Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museum of Making Music, Green Dragon Tavern & Museum, Carlsbad State Beach, Flower Fields.

1.3 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Event space
Museum of Making Music, Carlsbad
34 min walk • The Museum of Making Music, is a division of the NAMM Foundation of the National Association of Music Merchants, a 501 non-profit organization located in Carlsbad, California. The museum opened to the public on March 5, 2000.
1.5 miSE
33°7'14"N • 117°19'12"W
Green Dragon Tavern & Museum, Carlsbad
38 min walk • Museum
0.9 miNW
Beach
Carlsbad State Beach, Carlsbad
24 min walk • Carlsbad State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California, United States, located in Carlsbad. It is a San Diego County beach with coastal bluffs. Popular activities include swimming, surfing and bodyboarding several nearby breaks, scuba diving, fishing, and beachcombing.
1.1 miSE
Park
Flower Fields, Carlsbad
29 min walk • The Flower Fields is a flower garden found on the Carlsbad Ranch in Carlsbad, California. It is open to visitors once a year in spring from March 1 through Mothers Day.
1.1 miE
33°7'56"N • 117°19'8"W
GIA Education, Carlsbad
28 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum, Universities and schools
~1990 ftS
Neighbourhood
Terramar, Carlsbad
10 min walk • Terramar is located in Carlsbad, California. It is a small oceanfront neighborhood community developed by William Cannon in the 1950s. It has its own Association called the Terramar Association, with a set of rules. The Terramar Association has a quarterly newsletter called the Terramar Tides.
0.7 miNE
National park
Agua Hedionda Lagoon
19 min walk • The Agua Hedionda Lagoon is a lagoon in Carlsbad, California, that is fed by the Agua Hedionda Creek. Stewardship of much of the lagoon is held by the Encina Power Station and its owner NRG Energy.