Cayman Water Company Limited
BRITANNIA
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Located near the Hyatt Britannia Resort, this facility was purchased by Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. in 2002.
At the time of purchase, this facility had a production capacity of 410,000 US gallons per day. In 2005, the Company undertook a major rebuilding and expansion of the facility, which included replacing the plant's hollow fibre membranes with the more common spiral wound membranes.
The current capacity of the facility is 715,000 US gallons per day. In addition to the desalination equipment, this site also includes 800,000 US gallons of potable water storage, disinfection equipment and distribution equipment. This facility is one of three located in the Company’s distribution service area for Grand Cayman.
The drinking water produced by these facilities is distributed via the Company’s pipelines to homes, businesses, hotels and tourist accommodations in the area. Water from this facility is also used to irrigate the golf course located at the Hyatt Britannia Resort.
Because the cost of electricity on Caribbean Islands is typically 4 to 5 times greater than in the United States, and Grand Cayman is no exception, a critical factor in the design and operation of this plant is the overall energy efficiency of the facility. To that end, the plant utilizes highly efficient pressure exchanger technology to recover energy from the high pressure brine stream.
Raw seawater for the plant is obtained from wells located on site, which avoids the need for expensive pre-treatment equipment and chemicals associated with open sea intakes. However, the raw seawater does contain hydrogen sulfide, which is removed from the final product using a degasifying tower.
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