Reversing the RO flow in California
Boasting some of California’s most stunning stretches of shoreline and world-famous pier, Santa Monica has embarked on an ambitious journey of water self-sufficiency. Forget 2050 ambitions set for decades into the future. Instead, the city plans to become water resilient and self-sufficient by 2023. For the record, that’s in several months’ time. Using a “one water” approach, Santa Monica is reducing its reliance on imported water supplies. … A brackish water desalination facility providing half of the city’s water, Arcadia will be the first major municipal installation in the U.S. to use Flow Reversal Reverse Osmosis (FR-RO) technology.