Groundwater desalination filter technology is improving, requiring less energy to desalinate, but disposing of brine is still an issue. Learn how a project in Ventura County, California, is installing desalination technology, setting competitive rates, and dealing with the outfall discharge. 

Learning Objectives:

1.     Plan regional solutions for groundwater desalination.

2.     Examine how the Calleguas Municipal Water District is constructing large pipelines, an ocean outfall, and groundwater reverse osmosis plants.

3.     Collaborate regionally to solve water issues involving groundwater, saltwater intrusion and imported and local water supply.

SPEAKERS:

Joe Deakin, PE
Assistant Director of Public Works,  City of Simi Valley,  Simi Valley,  CA

Ryan Gallagher
Operations Manager,  AECOM,  Camarillo,  CA

Shonna Beth Sommer, PE
Supervising Gas Engineer,  Pacific Gas and Electric,  San Francisco,  CA

Contributor/Source

Joe Deakin, PE

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