Transcript Desalination

Seawater Desalination and
Water Supply Reliability
in Marin County
Louis Armstrong, URS Corporation
MMWD
• Founded in 1912 – California’s first
municipal water district
• Serves 185,000 residents of Central
and Southern Marin County
• Primary supply is local reservoirs (5 on
Mt. Tamalpais watershed, 2 in West
Marin)
Current MMWD Supplies
Recycled
2%
Russian River
(via NMWD )
26%
Reservoirs
72%
Marin’s Demand for Water
35,000
1987 Demand
30,000
Operational Yield†
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
2002
2001
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1993
0
1992
5,000
Projected Demand Increase
(120AF Per Year)
35000
Yield
30000
25000
20000
15000
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2010
2015
2020
Utilizing North Marin Pipeline
Projected “Decay” of Excess Delivery Capacity
Loss of 2,300AF
by 2015
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Projected 2015 Scenario
• Current supply deficit: 3,200AF
• Demand increase: 1,560AF
• Projected loss of NMWD capacity:
2,300AF
• Total projected deficit:
7,060 AF
Possible Solutions: Soft Path
• Increased Conservation: 2,000 AF
• Increased Recycling: 1,800-2,100 AF
• Adjust Service Levels: 869 AF
• TOTAL: 4,669 to 4,969 AF
So what about Desalination…..
The Process
Desalination By Reverse Osmosis
• 2 gallons of seawater
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= 1 gallon of high
quality drinking water
Pre-treatment and RO
removes
contaminants,
including mercury and
other contaminants in
the Bay
MMWD will use “dual
pass” RO
Reverse Osmosis
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Flow at the Membrane
Effectiveness of Reverse Osmosis
World-Wide Installed Capacity
Desalination Highlights
• Advantages
– reliability (drought
proof)
– independence/selfsufficiency
– possibly smaller
environmental
footprint
– high quality water
• taste test
• Challenges
– siting of plant
– energy consumption improved technology,
green power options,
environmental
management system
plan
– discharge (CMSA)
– intake (Rod & Gun
Club pier)
– sludge disposal
Preferred Plant Location
Option for Discharge of Brine
Mix with existing WWTP outflow
Considerations:
– Need existing outfall with sufficient capacity
– Potential to reduce dilution due to buoyancy in
receiving water, or increase momentum mixing
– Potential for in-pipe dilution of constituents in
wastewater
Next Steps...
• Draft EIR released : Late Summer
2004
• Certification of the EIR : Late 2004