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AWWA JAW10120 Journal AWWA - Desalting - A Water Supply Alternative for Virginia Beach

Journal Article by American Water Works Association, 03/01/1983

Robinson, Millard P., Jr.;Westerhoff, Garret P.;Leahy, Thomas M., III

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The seaside community of Virginia Beach, Virginia is faced with developing an independent source of water capable of producing 227 ML/d on the day of maximum use by the year 2000. Desalting brackish groundwater or seawater, as well as reclaiming wastewater, have been investigated in Virginia Beach. This paper reviews such investigations, which determined that desalting a smaller amount of brackish groundwater to meet interim needs is an economically plausible alternative to developing large, regional surface water supplies. This option is enhanced by continued research dealing with reverse osmosis (RO). Power consumption of reverse osmosis is discussed, as well as the cost of replacing RO membranes, and regulatory, sociopolitical, and economic factors which influence the feasibility of desalting techniques. Includes 15 references, tables, figures.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 03/01/1983 Number of Pages: 9File Size: 1 file , 2.4 MB