Construction under a progressive design-build contract is expected to begin next year.

A request for proposals for the plant, set to produce 30 million gallons of water per day, will be released July 8 to selected bidders.

Adding a common type of thermally sensitive crystals could help extend the life of desalination plant membranes, according to new research.

Plan calls for construction of a desalination plant on the Sea of Cortez in Mexico and a 200-mile pipeline to transport water to a reservoir west of Phoenix.

Huntington Beach proposal was too "problematic" to move forward, California Coastal commissioners said.