Project 1388

Regulatory Workshop on Critical Issues of Desalination Permitting

Completed
Principal Investigator
Michael Irlbeck
Desalination
Regulations

Research Impact

A significant barrier to implementing desalination technology in the United States is uncertainty regarding how environmental impacts are addressed in permitting processes. The project, called the Desal Dialog, conducted a national workshop for key desalination stakeholders, including utilities, regulators, and associations. The goal of the workshop was to facilitate a common understanding of desalination permitting issues and identify areas of common ground and agreement.

Originally funded as WERF project Desal-10-03.

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