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Desalination: Converting Saline Water into a
Municipal Water Source
June 14, 2024
Desalination may now or in the future play a significant role in the supply of potable water for some
municipalities, a possibility that has created growing congressional interest in desalination technologies.
Additionally, desalination technologies have applications in military and disaster relief operations,
agricultural production, and industry including manufacturing.
In municipal applications, desalination involves treating saline water to produce freshwater, in the process
creating a separate, saltier brine concentrate. While multiple coastal communities are investigating
desalinating both seawater and brackish sources, various inland communities are desalinating brackish
surface water and groundwater. Figure 1 illustrates various terms used herein.
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