Increasing brackish water supplies and widening the reuse of wastewater by the use of membranes in the southwestern United States is running up against the limitation of concentrate disposal costs for inland sites. This article explores concentrate management and summarizes the current progress of ongoing research. This article first appeared in the May/June 2013 issue of Desalination & Water Reuse magazine.
Increasing brackish water supplies and widening the reuse of wastewater by the use of membranes in the southwestern United States is running up against the limitation of concentrate disposal costs for inland sites.
This article explores concentrate management and summarizes the current progress of ongoing research.
This article first appeared in the May/June 2013 issue of Desalination & Water Reuse magazine.