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Planning and Analysis

Integrated Systems Planning

The PIM was developed from an integrated systems planning perspective with the idea that desal processes do not operating in isolation from the rest of a water utility or the broader community. Desal operations must be integrated - physically and institutionally - into the rest of the utility's systems, the community's social-political systems, regional energy systems and applicable environmental and related regulatory systems.

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Desalination Issues Matrix: Inland Facility

To access information contained in the PIM related to the type of facility you indicated, click on any of the desal process components you are interested in learning more about. This will lead you to a detailed matrix that highlights key points related to four topic areas (e.g. environment/public health, engineering, energy, economics). From these key points, the matrix provides links to detailed discussion documents on individual topics.

Desalination Issues Matrix: Coastal Facility

To access information contained in the PIM related to the type of facility you indicated, click on any of the desal process components you are interested in learning more about. This will lead you to a detailed matrix that highlights key points related to four topic areas (e.g. environment/public health, engineering, energy, economics). From these key points, the matrix provides links to detailed discussion documents on individual topics.

Case Studies

As part of our research plan, we undertook three case studies of regions in Calfornia considering desalination. These regions include:

Planning Tool

The research team is developing a planning tool, called the Planning Issues Matrix, that will be commented on by experts in the field prior to its release. The intent is to identify the range of desalination options a user is facing (co-located with a power plant, coastal estuarine, or inland groundwater). Each option will have an associated tab revealing the key issues or questions the user may want to consider. This tool is intended to help guide users to the right portions of our ultimate report as well as link users to information that may prove helpful.

Workshops

The purpose of our preliminary workshops was to assemble state and national experts to explore the most important environmental, policy, economic, and technical aspects of desalination. From these workshops, all of which met our expectation of high attendance and active participation of experts, we developed new perspectives on desalination as a technology and desalination as a potential part of regional water supply.

Desalination Issues Matrix Overview

Planning and Analysis

The evaluation, design and implementation of a desal project involves a number of key planning issues, opportunities and challenges.

Evaluation

What type of desal facility are you evaluating?

Desalination Planning

Desalination

Desalination is the process of separating salts from seawater and brackish water, thereby allowing the water to serve many useful purposes. Desalination technology has advanced to the point where desalination has become a relied-upon water source for many regions of the world, from the Middle East to the vacation islands of the Spanish Mediterranean.

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Guide for Desalination Planning in California

Desalination Planning Issues Matrix