DESALINATION INFORMATION: ‘Seawater Desalination Costs,’ ‘An Investigation of the Marginal Cost of Seawater Desalination in California,’ ‘Desalination: A National Perspective,’ Desalination Myths and Misconceptions & Desalination for a Better World
ABSTRACT: Desalination papers, including “Seawater Desalination Costs White Paper,” September 2011; Revised January 2012, WATERREUSE ASSOCIATION (link), “An Investigation of the Marginal Cost of Seawater Desalination in California” by James Fryer, Environmental Scientist, March 18, 2010 (embedded) and "Desalination: A National Perspective" (embedded), are presented. “An Investigation of the Marginal Cost of Seawater Desalination in California” Executive Summary states: Seawater desalination for $800 to $1,000 per acre-foot? Some advocates of seawater desalination suggest marginal costs of $800 to $1,000 per acre-foot are now possible in California. However, despite a thorough investigation, this study found no evidence of seawater desalination facilities in North America producing water in that cost range. This study also found no credible evidence that new seawater desalination projects in California, given local conditions, could produce water in that cost range. Given the best presently available technology, this investigation found realistic estimates of the marginal costs for seawater desalination in California will range from a minimum of about $2,000 to $3,000 or more per acre-foot of water produced. International Desalination Association videos "Desalination Myths and Misconceptions" and "Desalination for a Better World" are embedded.
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