Laura Sanchez • August 22, 2018, from https://foresternetwork.com/ About 96% of the Earth’s water can be found in its oceans. As desalination technology becomes increasingly cost-effective and efficient, a growing number of communities around the world are becoming reliant on seawater for survival. In reverse osmosis, the most common desalination process, water is forced through a membrane that selectively filters out contaminants on a molecular level. Researchers from the University of Connecticut have recently developed a new method of manufacturing membranes that they believe may transform the industry. Join us for the inaugural Western Water Summit on February 6–7, 2019 at the Paradise Point Resort in San Diego, CA. This special event will bring together professionals involved in all facets of managing the world’s most precious resource and will focus on issues particular to the Western states’ droughts and its associated ...