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... is pleased to provide this `'1etter report', on the Desalination arid Water Purification Technology Roa'~map~ (RQaUWaP3 developed by the Bureau of RecIa~nation with support fro no the Sandia National Laboratories as suggested by Congress in the 2Q02 Energy and Water Development Appropriation Bill. YQUr letter dated October 29' Q02 to the Water Science and Technology Boar~i (WSTB3 asked for a critical evaluation of the desalination Road~ap' which is intended to serve as a guide fUr fede:~t agencies and other public and private organizations in their desalination research and technology invest: decisions.2 In response?
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... be addressed in a final repod' pawned to be released in the fall of 2003. Initial Assessment Based on ~ careful review and discussion of the Roads repon and related presentations and the initial deliberations of the committee at its first meeting, we conclude that a national research plan for desalination and water purification techr~ology is important and necessary to help Fleet the nations fu~re water neecTs.5 6 The potential for desalination technologies to become major components of Mare water supply ~nanagement throughout the United States justiOes ~ careful research and development strategy to nurture novel ideas and facilitate technological advancements.
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... could be improved if revised in ~ mater that :reflects public health concerns related to all applications of desalination and water purification. For example, as impaired waters are increasingly employed in the future such as municipal and industrial wastewater streams containing complex mixtures of chemical and microbiological contaminants the committee questions whether me3~10rane desalination technologies alone will be appropriate or adequate for p[Q6~CiOg Saw drinking water.
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... Enviromnental Protection Agency personnel on the Road~ping Team' the limited number of desalination industry participants, and the absence of workup members with expertise in energy/power issues QL in the~al desalination technologies. PIm Iementation The Road~nap would be improved by including a general plan of implementation -for the research initiative.
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... We hope our report is useful as you move forward and appreciate the oppo~ur~ity to advise you with this impotent and challenging endeavor. Sincerely yours' r ~ 33 ~ ~ it, ,,: A' a.
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