WRA provides a complete line of services for desalination projects including feasibility studies, process design, permitting, construction and operation. WRA staff and associates have extensive experience assessing the feasibility of developing a desalination facility to meet potable water needs. In addition, WRA has exclusively developed the Reverse Osmosis Desalination Cost Planning Model, Version 2.0 to provide accurate cost scenarios for a variety of brackish and seawater desalination situations. Reverse Osmosis Desalination Cost Planning Model, Version 2.0 Preview the components and capabilities of WRA's Reverse Osmosis Desalination Cost Model. WRA Unveils New Reverse Osmosis Desalination Cost Planning Model View a feature article from the February 2002 Florida Water Resource Report introducing the Cost Model. Desalination Experience Cost Evaluations Plant Siting Feasibility Studies Water Demand Evaluations Environmental Impact Assessments Concentrate Disposal Studies and Design Permitting Process Design Facility Site Construction Related Projects WRA Reverse Osmosis Desalination Cost Model The Desalination Feasibility Cost Planning Model has been developed with the objective of providing a water supply planner the ability to efficiently evaluate the cost of treating a seawater or brackish water supply source without requisite expertise in desalination technology. The model allows the user to expeditiously analyze a large range of desalination project options to determine cost impacts and "best case" project configurations based on capital, operation and maintenance, and life cycle costs. Seawater Desalination Feasibility Study - Southwest Florida Water Management District This project was completed on time and budget by working closely with the District project manager to adjust the scope of work as necessary to cover all necessary elements of the study. This was the first regional seawater desalination siting study begun in the U.S. WRA worked closely with the District to include elements that would address the latest advances in desalination technology that could materially affect the project cost. The public has embraced the report findings and has generated significant activity toward additional water supply option analysis by local governments and private water developers. Membrane Technologies and Costs for Desalinating Water in Texas - Texas Water Development Board This ongoing project is an assessment of the technical, financial, and environmental details of desalination water in Texas to meet future water demands. WRA was engaged to provide an analysis of the concentrate disposal options, costs and regulatory requirements. Seawater Desalination Plant - Fernando de Naronha, Brazil WRA is providing a feasibility analysis of a seawater desalination facility for the Island of Fernando de Naronha, Pernambuco State in Brazil. The study included costs, environmental analysis and scheduling. The island and surrounding waters are a national environmental preserve so the concentrate disposal issue was very critical to the feasibility of the project. The study initiated the approval and construction of a 350,000 g.p.d. seawater desalination facility which when completed, (in June 1999) will be the first seawater desalination plant constructed in the country of Brazil. Environmental Impact Assessment for Tampa Bay 25 MGD RO Plant - Hillsborough County, FL WRA was project manager for a comprehensive environmental assessment of the potential for impacts from the proposed 25-MGD RO desalination to be sited on Tampa Bay. This investigation modeled the estuary flushing cycles and established the changes in salinity, temperature and dissolved oxygen levels resulting from the proposed concentrate discharge. The investigation further assesses the potential for impacts to the marine ecology including fish, benthic invertebrates and seagrasses. Feasibility Study for Co-Locating Reverse Osmosis Treatment Facilities with Electric Power Plants - South Florida Water Management District This project involves the feasibility analysis for location of optimum power plant co-location sires for large-scale seawater desalination facilities along the coast of south and southeast Florida. The study involves determining specific data for each site location, conceptual design, environmental and permitting issues and costing. The work also involves the development of a desalination planning cost model to easily provide cost elements for planning purposes. Florida Water Partners, Seawater Desalination Project Team - Dupont Corporation WRA was engaged by Dupont Corporation to be a member of the Florida Water Partners proposal team for the Tampa Bay Water 25-MGD seawater desalination project. WRA performed environmental assessment services for the site location, concentrate disposal design and water use permitting. The FWP proposal was a reverse osmosis desalination facility located on the Gulf of Mexico, co-located within an existing power plant. This site was chosen to take advantage of lower salinity source water and an excellent concentrate disposal site. 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