1. Improving water quality by desalinating brackish groundwater
- Author
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Reynolds, Todd K., Breeze, Douglas A., and Thompson, Craig M.
- Subjects
Water utilities -- Quality management ,Drinking water -- Quality management ,Saline water conversion -- Management ,Government ,Political science - Abstract
Several southwestern Ventura County, CA-based water utilities implemented an innovative and cost-effective program to enhance the quality of drinking water. The program involves the blending of imported surface water with desalinated brackish groundwater. The program's $26 million capital cost was met through a lease agreement with the Southern California Metropolitan Water District, Congressional appropriation and contributions from the Calleguas Municipal Water District and the City of Oxnard., In southwestern Ventura County, California, several water utilities joined forces to solve their water quality problems and ensure future water supply. The Port Hueneme Water Agency (PHWA) has developed a [...]
- Published
- 1997