Can I make potable water with a marine reverse osmosis water maker in a harbor?
• Yes, you can. However, typically in harbors and other protected waterways that are not exposed to open-ocean tidal flows, debris, urban run-off, oil, fuel and other larger particulates and contaminants tend to collect and possibly suspend themselves in the feed water source for the watermaker. The result of this is that when you operate a watermaker in this type of environment, there is a greater likelihood that the system’s pre-filters will foul more quickly than if the feed water source was clean, open-ocean sea water. So as a rule of thumb, in order to extend the life of the pre-filters and related components of the watermaking system, it is recommended to operate your watermaker in an open-ocean environment whenever possible.
