A desalination plant is a facility that removes salt and other impurities from seawater or salty groundwater, making it safe and clean to drink or use for other purposes. Full definition
BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland Water Coalition hosted an occasionally heated debate between candidates for county executive on the evening of April 18, covering issues ranging from United Water's proposed desalination plant in Haverstraw to the continued issues surrounding Indian Point. (rocklandtimes.com)
The Environmental Protection Agency Friday will honor a grassroots group that combatted a controversial proposed desalination plant in Rockland County. (wamc.org)
In the past, many islands depended on fresh water lenses to provide drinking water, but overexploitation of this resource has caused problems and created the need for water desalination plants on many of the islands. (humanrights.gov.au)