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OceanWell proposes deep‑ocean desalination pilot for Southern California, seeks permitting reforms
Summary
OceanWell told the House subcommittee its deep‑ocean desalination pods could deliver large, lower‑energy freshwater supplies to Southern California and asked Congress to support permitting reforms and public‑private partnerships to scale the technology.
Jonathan Haswell, chief operating officer of OceanWell LLC, told the House Natural Resources Subcommittee that his company’s deep‑ocean desalination system uses reverse osmosis in deep seawater—about 1,500 feet below the surface—to reduce energy and pretreatment needs and limit marine impacts.
Haswell said OceanWell’s modular subsea pods each produce about 1,000,000 gallons per day, that a planned first water farm in Southern California could deliver…
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