Feasibility Study of Portable Water Desalination Systems for Water Contingencies at Remote Navy Installations
- Magazine Article
- 19AERP08_07
- English
NAVFAC Expeditionary Program Office (NEPO), Washington Navy Yard, DC
The Department of the Navy (DON) has major installations located around the world. Twenty-two main installations operate outside the continental United States (OCONUS) and rely on on-base water processing facilities. These facilities serve a total population of 71,000 military and civilian personnel, and the water plants have a total production capacity of 15.7 million gallons per day.
A significant majority of these locations use a Reverse Osmosis (RO) system for water purification. At many of these installations, the RO systems provide the only reliable potable water source for personnel. Providing potable water is a critical and core mission of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC).