Desalination of seawater produces brine, and discharges it into the sea. It is important to understand how brine is dispersed into the sea so that we can minimize its potential environmental impact. The tidal currents transports brine plumes back and forth before eventually dispersing it into the sea. Unacceptably high salinity in coastal water on both sides of the outfall mandates the optimization the intake location. Modeling Studies on the effect of coastal water depth variations upon mixing and spreading of brine waste continuously being discharged are presented.
