​Fresh Water

Natural Resources of Fresh Water

​There are no natural resources of fresh water supply in Mount Vema however, the territory will rely mostly on artificial sources of fresh water such as desalinated seawater. The City of Mount Vema will have a desalination plant designed to produce about 4 million cubic meters of drinking water per day, to ensure that the Vema Seamount territory never runs out of water. Saltwater will be desalinated not only to produce water suitable for human consumption and irrigation, but also to produce salt, the by-product of desalination.

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Desalinated Water
Desalinated water is usually healthier than water from rivers and ground water, and there is less salt and limescale in it. Its use for consumption is not new. Desalination is used in many countries, including on many seagoing ships such as cruise ships and submarines. Along with recycled wastewater, desalinated water is one of the few rainfall-independent water sources.