Bureau of Reclamation Announces Funding to Improve Desalination Technologies

Mar 04, 2021 |

Desalination Bureau of Reclamation Funding Research

Desal Plant Main — An overview of a desalination plant in Santa Barbara, California, with a sludge holding tank and clarifier in the foreground.

The Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $3.6 million to 10 projects for advanced water treatment research and development. The Desalination and Water Purification Research Program funding seeks to improve technologies for water supply development from nontraditional waters, including seawater, brackish groundwater and municipal wastewater. "Interest in desalination as a water source is growing in the United States," says Chief Engineer David Raff. "Improving technologies to treat water will make the advanced treatment of water more affordable for communities throughout the country and increase water supplies for the nation."The Desalination and Water Purification Research Program supports President Joe Biden's new Executive Order on

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