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Benefits of Desalination
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Mitigate supply risks Provide local control of water supply Diversify water supply portfolio Effective for large and small communities
The Role of Water Treatment in Increasing Water Supplies Yuliana - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Role of Water Treatment in Increasing Water Supplies Yuliana - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Role of Water Treatment in Increasing Water Supplies Yuliana Porras-Mendoza Advanced Water Treatment Coordinator Katie Guerra Chemical Engineer Benefits of Desalination Provide local Effective for Mitigate supply Diversify water
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Application Challenges
- Cost (Capital and O&M)
- Operational complexity
- Environmental impacts
- Public perception
New technologies and research advancements can help
- vercome these barriers!
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Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility
- Supply 4 different brackish
water sources
- Abundant solar resource
- Outdoor test pads
- Laboratory facility
- 3+ years of meteorological data
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Internal and External Research Studies
- Science & Technology (S&T) ~$2m in FY17
– Funds Reclamation researchers – Competitive program, open to external partnerships – New call for FY18; proposal currently under review
- Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR)
~$5m in FY17
– Competitive program
- laboratory scale
- pilot scale, and
- demonstration scale
– Funds nationwide applicants – O&M of BGNDRF in Alamogordo, NM
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NMSU Collaboration
Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility, Alamogordo, NM
- NMSU
– Competitive R&D by NMSU faculty – Inter-disciplinary “Directed Research” project
- Reclamation
– Collaboration with Reclamation scientists and engineers – Use BGNDRF and staff support
- Community/Stakeholders
– Identify local challenges that can be solved with non-traditional water supplies
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S&T AWT – Pitch to Pilot
Seeking innovative water treatment technologies at the pilot scale Phase I: 15 page white paper Phase II: In-person “pitch” at BGNDRF in Alamogordo, NM Received 12 applications, awarded three $100k awards
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Learn more at www.usbr.gov/research/challenges
Authorized by the America COMPETES Act
- f 2010 (15 USC 3719)
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Prize Competitions
Launched December 2016 Arsenic Sensor Challenge More Water, Less Concentrate Challenge
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Brackish Groundwater Collaboration with USGS
Interactive map-based tool to evaluate brackish groundwater sources for common beneficial uses
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Katie Guerra 303-445-2013 kguerra@usbr.gov
Thank You
Yuliana Porras Mendoza 303-445-2265 yporrasmendoza@usbr.gov www.usbr.gov/research/dwpr