Consolidated Water Advances Permitting for Kalaeloa Seawater Desalination Project in Hawaii
Key Highlights
- ➤Construction now expected in first half of 2027, delayed from late 2026
- ➤Kalaeloa project received historic-preservation and health-department approvals
- ➤Honolulu Board of Water Supply authorized approximately $6 million for long-lead equipment
- ➤Facility will produce 1.7 million gallons of potable water daily
- ➤Consolidated Water contracted to operate and maintain facility for 20 years
Expert Statements
Rick McTaggart, CEO of Consolidated Water
“We continue to make meaningful progress on the Kalaeloa desalination project.”
Rick McTaggart, CEO of Consolidated Water
“The recent approvals from the State Historic Preservation Division and the Hawaii Department of Health represent important steps in the permitting process and allow us to advance applications for the remaining permits and approvals.”
Rick McTaggart, CEO of Consolidated Water
“While the permitting timeline has shifted our anticipated construction start to the first half of 2027, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply continues to be supportive and has granted schedule extensions to reflect the process.”
Rick McTaggart, CEO of Consolidated Water
“The limited notice to proceed issued in July is also enabling us to procure long-lead equipment now, which should help the project advance efficiently once the remaining permits and approvals are in place.”
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CWCO), a leading designer, builder, and operator of advanced water treatment plants, today provided an update on permitting and the anticipated construction schedule for its Kalaeloa seawater reverse osmosis desalination project on Oahu, Hawaii.
Since the company’s previous update, the project received approval of its Preservation Plan and Archaeological Monitoring Plan from the State Historic Preservation Division and approval from the Hawaii Department of Health for a Substantial Modification to an Existing Regulated Public Water System. These approvals were required before the company could advance its applications for other permits and approvals.
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