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Title: Implementation of the national desalination and water purification technology roadmap : structuring and directing the development of water supply solutions.

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/983683· OSTI ID:983683

In the United States, economic growth increasingly requires that greater volumes of freshwater be made available for new users, yet supplies of freshwater are already allocated to existing users. Currently, water for new users is made available through re-allocation of xisting water supplies-for example, by cities purchasing agricultural water rights. Water may also be made available through conservation efforts and, in some locales, through the development of ''new'' water from non-traditional sources such as the oceans, deep aquifer rackish groundwater, and water reuse.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
983683
Report Number(s):
SAND2006-3729; TRN: US201014%%1759
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English