Water Reclamation Projects

Large Scale Seawater Desalination Reverse Osmosis Projects

In areas of the world where groundwater is the main supply for water sources are inadequate to supply the growing need for fresh water of most communities. Even with alternative sources, groundwater may continue to be a community’s mainstay for fresh drinking water. However the continued reliance on groundwater will have significant harm and impact to water resources. In addition to alternative sources for fresh drinking water, it is imperative that communities develop conservation projects to reduce the demand on water resources.

The need to develop alternative drought-resistant water sources for the growing demands of a community and necessary cutbacks in ground water usage. Compounded by the lack of adequate storage capacity, to regulate the water supply to support communities during drought and dry cycles is a reality that most governments are concerned about. To accomplish these goals, sustainable alternative fresh water sources must be developed quickly; not only to meet the current demand in an environmentally correct manner, protect wetland environments and support continued economic growth in a community or region. By focusing on developing alternative resources for producing drinking water for communities around the world, governments are researching and planning desalination projects. The plan is a phased reduction in groundwater usage by implementing advanced technology such as seawater desalination process to produce fresh drinking water.

The reverse osmosis plant selected to supply a large community with potable drinking water uses a brine staging design concept for desalination of seawater and brackish water, using 4 delivery systems each with the capacity of 1,750 m3/d. A production process of 7,000 m3/d of potable drinking water. This plant was designed with a filtration system for brackish water containing 5 g/l of dissolved salt. With a 75 m3/d potable water production capacity expected to fulfill the needs of the community.

With the deserts of the world ever expanding on habitable lands, people in those aired regions are in need of potable water to survive. In other areas of the world, such as the Philippines, where the water table has shifted due to the recent earthquakes making groundwater unfit for human consumption. Today we are faced with the loss of life in the tens of thousands due to water contamination, undrinkable brackish water and the lack of life giving fresh water.

Companies and organizations are researching temporary solutions as well as long term solutions to these problems that face many regions worldwide. One answer to this growing problem is to focus on viable short-term solutions to supplying a community with life giving drinking water, until a more long-term solution can be afforded. One solution to providing emergency relief in potable water is energy efficient modularized desalination plants that can be trucked or airdropped into communities that are in dire need of water.

Thus the quest and research began in finding a solution to such an undertaking. The answer was to focus on modularized mobile facilities that would bring relief to communities. After researching many types of systems and effectiveness of the resources at hand, we turned our attention to desalination technology. Desalination technology is perfect for providing potable drinking water from a number of base water such as seawater, brackish water and groundwater.

The next step was to find desalination plants that were compact, durable, efficient and reliable for our purposes. After careful study we found that there were a couple companies that already met our standards. Basically these small mobile desalination plants will offer the following.