For inland reverse osmosis (RO) systems, brine disposal is often difficult and costly, and there is significant interest in increasing recovery and reducing brine volumes. The City of Buckeye, AZ owns brackish wells that have trace amounts of arsenic, nitrate, and various metals, and is considering RO treatment for these wells. Desktop modeling pre...

The Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) currently uses reverse osmosis (RO) at it's Menifee and Perris I Desalter to produce drinking water from otherwise unusable brackish groundwater. A third RO facility is currently under construction (Perris II). The three RO systems are co-located to form the Desalination Complex and are projected to pro...

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms is in the Mojave Desert in California and is one of the largest military training areas in the nation. MCAGCC relies on groundwater for its drinking water supply. Due to concerns about depletion of the existing aquifer and the presence of hexavalent chromium in some of the wells, MCAGC...