Seawater Projects

Lower Rio Grande Seawater Pilot Project, TX

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Capacity
28,000 GPD each skid
Feed water
Seawater from shipping channel
Scope
Design, fabrication, and installation of two seawater RO units. Each system contains seven 8” x 40” membranes in one pressure vessel. Each has dedicated chemical feed, cartridge filter and high pressure feed pump. Doosan Hydro Technology will provide system start-up, commissioning, owner training and remote monitoring services. During the one year pilot study, Doosan Hydro Technology will assist the owner and engineer with making operational modifications and improvements to increase system efficiency and advance performance.
Lower Rio Grande Seawater Pilot Project, TX
Pre-treatment
Various types of conventional and membrane filtration will be evaluated by the owner during the study.

“State investment in the Brownsville seawater desalination demonstration project represents a significant step in meeting the future water supply needs of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. It also represents even more significant progress towards meeting the future water supply needs of Texas.” Texas Water Development Board, Biennial Report on Desalination, 2006

 

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