Desalinization & Reclamed Water

Misinformation: De-salinization is the way to go, why are we bothering rebuilding the RO & reclamation plants?

Reality: At one time the SW RO plant was the largest in the world.

Pulling from our aquafiers rather than the Gulf allows us to pass water through the membranes at lower pressure.

Less salt means lower pressure, which means the pumps use less energy and reduces the cost per gallon by seven fold.


Misinformation: The Cape doesn’t need reuse water for irrigation.

Reality: 40 to 60 percent of all water usage is for lawn irrigation.

Without the reuse water from Cape water reclamation plants, the residents would already have caused massive salt water intrusion into the aquafiers and wells.