The government says no new leakage has been detected and marine pollution has declined. The slick remains concentrated off Umm Al Quwain while vessel, shoreline and water-intake monitoring continues.
Seawater is projected to supply 67.6 per cent of copper mining water use by 2034. Chile’s new Desalination Law creates concessions and planning, but still lacks specific limits for brine, organism intake, cumulative impacts and energy performance.
The first phase is designed for 2,200 litres per second and potable water for nearly one million people in Playas de Rosarito and Tijuana. It diversifies supply away from the Colorado River, but costs, power use, seawater intake and brine discharge must be transparent.