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Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant

Tiny Asian green mussels, originally native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, were found to be clogging filters at the plant. It is thought that they were accidentally introduced into Tampa Bay in ballast water from a bulk cargo ship.



  • Tampa Bay transmission pipeline and intake structures
  • Eight SWRO membranes
  • Tampa Bay Diffusers
  • Asian Green Mussels
  • Tampa Bay Satellite Photo
  • Tampa Bay Desalination Plant
  • Seawater Desalination Process
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