Due for commissioning in October 2013, the plant will source seawater from boreholes drilled nearby the shore, close to Muisbosskerm. This will provide a relatively clean source of feed water to the pre-treatment phase.
Pre-treatment will involve passing seawater through a number of dual media pressure filters which remove particles and other material in preparation for treatment by reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. During the RO phase, the salt water will be forced through semi-permeable membranes which retain salts and allow fresh water to permeate.
