Water utilities around the world are facing increasing demands being placed on the limited
water resources available and, as such, are turning to new strategies to ensure a …

Many communities need affordable inland desalination to meet increasing water demands
by making brackish water sources available for use in supplementing existing water …

Background The demand for freshwater in many regions of the world has outstripped supply.
More than 50 percent of countries in the world will likely face water stress or water shortages …

This paper reports on research conducted that demonstrated the viability of the Zero Liquid
Discharge (ZLD) process for inland desalination and the advantages of the approach in …

Groundwater is the main source of drinking water in many countries all over the world. In
absence of surface water supply, the use of groundwater as the main water source for …

While much of the desalination activity in the US is concentrated in southern and western
states, the last decade has seen an unlikely location emerge for desalination—the …

This chapter reviews the available desalination techniques, brine management, and the
environmental impact of land-based desalination plants. Desalination technology plays an …

Desalination of brackish water is a promising technology available to provide “new” water to
the arid Southwest. However, as inland groundwater desalination technology develops, a …

Water is needed at different qualities for various types of municipal/public, agricultural, and
industrial consumption which account for about 23, 67, and 9%, respectively, of total fresh …

VIRGINIA WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTERDaniel Horne THE FEASIBILITY OF
USING DESALINATION TO SUPPLEMENT DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES Page 1 VIRGINIA …