为了应对快速增长的饮用水需求，萨福克市完成了多年的规划，在弗吉尼亚州建成并运行了第一座城市电渗析逆转（EDR）脱盐厂。EDR工厂已被证明是一个灵活且成本效益高的供水系统，易于操作，应能为萨福克供水多年。给出了可行性研究、中试运行、设施设计和系统性能的结果。

In response to rapidly increasing need for drinking water, the City of Suffolk concluded years of planning with the completion and operation of the first municipal electrodialysis reversal (EDR) desalination plant in Virginia. The EDR plant has proven to be a flexible and cost effective water supply which is easy to operate and should serve Suffolk well for many years. Results from the feasibility study, pilot scale operations, facility design and system performance are given.