DESALINATION PLANT ISSUES
@ 25 mgd facility required to produce 10 mgd potable water. @ Approximately 10 acres required for infrastructure. ¢ Complex treatment processes.
é Brine by-product waste disposal via deep injection well (ocean outtfalls no longer permitted for WIPs).
é Dewatered sludge must be disposed at landfill. é Highly energy intensive to operate.
é Not necessarily exempt from proposed year-round water restrictions drafted by SFWMD
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