Desalination startup could bolster Arizona’s water supply
A desalination startup company hopes to gain Arizona customers as the state prepares for more cuts to its Colorado River water supply. Desalination is the process of taking ocean water and removing the salt to make it drinkable. California-based OceanWell is developing a subsea system that is more energy efficient than traditional onshore desalination. OceanWell is three years into a five-year research and development phase to create an underwater operation called Water Farm I about 4.5 miles off the coast of Malibu in Santa Monica Bay. It will consist of large purification pods that sit on the ocean floor. The system is designed to use natural ocean pressure to push seawater through the pods’ reverse osmosis membranes for desalination.
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