Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CWCO), a leading designer, builder and operator of advanced water treatment plants, today announced that its U.S. subsidiary, PERC Water Corporation, has been awarded a design-build agreement by the City of Pismo Beach, California, valued at approximately $39.8 million for the Central Coast Blue Advanced Water Purification Facility.

The award followed a public, two-step competitive procurement process. After evaluating proposals from three qualified design-build teams, including extensive interviews, the City determined that PERC Water submitted the best overall proposal. Under the agreement, PERC Water will design, construct and test the facility, train City personnel and support initial operations. The approved project scope provides for an advanced water purification facility with annual production capacity of approximately 750 acre-feet.

The project includes an advanced treatment train incorporating ultrafiltration, three-stage reverse osmosis and ultraviolet advanced oxidation, together with equalization and purified-water storage, chemical storage and feed systems, pumping, pipeline connections, electrical and control systems, and groundwater recharge infrastructure consisting of one injection well and two monitoring wells. Project implementation also includes regulatory coordination, startup and commissioning, performance and acceptance testing, and operational-readiness support.

Central Coast Blue is intended to establish a new local, drought-resistant water supply for the southern portion of San Luis Obispo County. The project is expected to help diversify the City’s water-supply portfolio, improve long-term water reliability, and protect the local groundwater basin from seawater intrusion.