Wave-Powered Desalination Project Coming to California Coastal Community

A first-of-its-kind for the state, the project uses floating mechanical devices with pumps powered by waves to force water through its filters.

Waves break off Sunset Beach, Calif., on Dec. 4, 2009. David McNew/Getty Images

A pilot project designed to study new technology that uses ocean waves to create fresh water by removing salt is slated for 2024 for Fort Bragg, California—a small coastal community in Mendocino County, north of San Francisco.

“We’re super excited about this,” John Smith, Fort Bragg’s director of public works, told The Epoch Times. “This is a big deal for us.”