在过去10年中，佛罗里达州的供水商已经安装了大约85座脱盐处理厂，其中大多数采用反渗透。在人口稠密的沿海地区，处理微咸水的常用方法是浅层地下水资源，目前这些资源已被充分利用。除盐水的替代方法包括闪蒸和电渗析装置；然而，反渗透已被证明是开发饮用水最令人满意和最广泛的技术。这些处理替代水源的技术也正在考虑用于废物处理和去除有机物。包括表、图。

During the past 10 years, water suppliers in Florida have installed some 85 desalting treatment plants, most of which use reverse osmosis. The usual application for treating brackish groundwater in heavily populated coastal areas has been shallow groundwater resources, which are presently used to their ultimate potential. Alternative methods for desalting water include flash distillation and electrodialysis plants; however, reverse osmosis has proven to be the most satisfactory and widespread technique for development of potable water. These techniques for treating alternative sources of water are also being considered for waste treatment and for removal of organics. Includes table, figure.