Seawater Intake and Outfalls
The design and selection of seawater intake and outfall system are very crucial, not only for the optimization of both the pretreatment and the overall plant performance, but also for lowering the cost of water production.
The design challenges range from engineering to environmental protection. Success in delivering these types of projects involves knowledge in process plant requirements, environmental impact assessments and hydraulic engineering.
For common intake systems, the choice of location and marine environment is essential to identify the degree and type of pretreatment in particular it’s content of suspended solids, debris, biological and organic matters, pollutants, residual heavy metals, etc. A fault in the intake design and/or intake site selection could make it difficult, if not impossible, for the pretreatment and the plant as a whole to function properly.