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[News Script: Salt water]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas government decommissioning a desalination plant in Freeport, TX.
Date: March 23, 1973
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Conceptual Design Study of a 50 Million Gallon Per Day MSF Desalination Plant and Test Module

Description: Report issued by the Office of Saline Water over design studies for a 50 million gallon desalination plant. As stated in the introduction, "this report presents a conceptual design of a 50 MGD multistage flash plant and a conceptual design of a test module based on the 50 MGD plant design and proposed to demonstrate large plant design concepts. The report also includes a discussion of the more important engineering design studies employed in the development of the conceptual designs" (p. 1). Th… more
Date: November 1966
Creator: Fluor Corporation, ltd.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Study of the Disposal of the Effluent From a Large Desalination Plant

Description: From Introduction and Summary and Conclusions: "The disposal of the effluents from large desalination plants has been studied for two years by the Dow Chemical Company and Texas A. & M. University under contract to the Office of Saline Water. Recommendations are presented on the type, frequency, and intensity of pre-plant oceanographic and biological surveys and of post-plant monitoring and verification surveys."
Date: January 1968
Creator: Le Gros, P. G.; Mandelli, E. F.; McIlhenny, W. F.; Winthrode, D. E.; Zeitoun, M. A.; Pequegnat, W. E. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Research on Pumping Unit Studies: Final Evaluation Report

Description: From Introduction and Purpose of Studies: "The Bureau of Reclamation was engaged to administer contracts with pump manufactures to supply data on large pumping units capable of withstanding aerated sea water and the hot brine solutions to be encountered in such plants. The data, as evaluated in this report, are to be made available to 15 or more architect-engineers who have been engaged to prepare conceptual designs of the treatment plants."
Date: September 1966
Creator: United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Office of Chief Engineer.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual Report (FY 1969): Freeport Test Facility and Vertical-Tube-Evaporator Test-Bed Plant, Freeport, Texas

Description: Report presenting progress in saline water conversion at the Freeport Test Facility and Vertical-Tube-Evaporator Test-Bed Plant in Freeport, Texas, and the economics of its operation. Includes information regarding the LTV multiple-effect evaporation method of desalination.
Date: 1969
Creator: Campbell, Keith S. & Williams, Donald L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis and Summary of Reports and Data From the Freeport, Texas, Test Bed Plant (1961-1969)

Description: Report issued by the Office of Saline over a summary of all work conducted at the Freeport, Texas test bed plant. The work done at the plant between 1961 and 1969 is presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Shroff, G. H.; Watson, I. C. & Cross, R. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Summary Evaluation of Conceptual Design for 50 MGD Desalination Plant

Description: Report issued by the Office of Saline Water discussing the conceptual design of a 50 MGD water desalination plant. Numerous design concepts are presented, along with detailed descriptions and comparisons of the different designs. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Hunter, J. A.; Sieder, Everett N. & Tomalin, Paul G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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