BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO

Presented to

December 2006

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table of content
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLE
1.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2.	INTRODUCTION
3.	BACKGROUND OF THE LORETO REGION
	3.1	GENERAL
	3.2	LORETO BAY NATIONAL MARINE PARK
4.	EXISTING AND PREDICTED POPULATION GROWTH AND WATER DEMAND
	4.1	CURRENT POTABLE WATER RESOURCES AND USE IN LORETO
	4.2	PREDICTED WATER USE IN LORETO
	4.3	CHALLENGES OF FUTURE WATER SUPPLY
5.	OPPORTUNITIES FOR WATER MANAGEMENT IN LORETO
	5.1	IMPROVING WATER CONSERVATION
	5.2	INVESTING IN EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE
	5.3	EXPANSION OF EXISTING RESOURCES
	5.4	ALTERNATIVE WATER RESOURCES: DESALINATION
		5.4.1	Historical and Current Application
		5.4.2	Intake Facilities
		5.4.3	Process Technologies
		5.4.4	Pre-Treatment and General Maintenance
		5.4.5	Power Consumption
		5.4.6	Product Water and Waste Water
		5.4.7	Product Water
		5.4.8	Brine
6.	BENEFITS AND RISKS OF DESALINATION
	6.1	BENEFITS
	6.2	RISKS
		6.2.1	Environmental Impact
		6.2.2	Non-Integrated Solutions and Unplanned Applications
		6.2.3	Loss of Conservation Measures
		6.2.4	Potential of Fluctuating and Prohibitive Costs to Users
7.	DESALINATION TECHNOLOGY BEST PRACTICES
8.	CONCLUSION – BEST PRACTICES FOR WATER MANAGEMENT IN LORETO
9.	REFERENCES
APPENDIX A. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES