Water Reclamation

Creative approaches to water management offer communities a secure source of water as alternatives are needed to protect an increasingly stressed, fresh water supply.

Supplying sufficient water to the planned Vandenberg Dunes project was always the greatest obstacle. Through the course of the project The Larkin Group had to repeatedly adjust to changing conditions and rapidly strategize effective new water sources. Our most recent proposal would have used cleaned produced water (oil water).

We are currently testing the latest technologies to clean this water to high quality standards so that it meets environmental regulations and is a proven benefit to the community.

In an area that fights cycles of drought and floods, water management is a crucial component of any successful plan. 

Produced Water Production

The Larkin Group is working in conjunction with engineering groups and water specialists to design systems to use produced water – water brought up as part of the oil drilling process – as a source of irrigation and potentially, drinking water. Produced water comes from enormous bodies of water deep in the earth, located under the aquifers we now use. Instead of just re-injecting the produced water back into the Monterey Formation, we are looking into cleaning it to provide a much-needed addition to our stressed water supply.

This technology is currently being used in the Central Valley of California for agriculture, viticulture, and support of aquifers and species. Arroyo Grande is using it to enhance the Pismo Creek steelhead trout fishery.

Wastewater Conversion

The Larkin Group has been working with MNS Engineers to develop plans to treat human wastewater. The system would convert human wastewater through a reverse osmosis treatment plant with proven and licensed technology. We believe that system can be improved by adding hydrodynamic cavitation to increase efficiency and reduce operating & management expenses. 

The focus of The Larkin Group’s work is to lower the overall cost, energy use, footprint, and chemical additives necessary to treat municipal wastewater.