Water Farm 1 (WF1) Subsea Desalination Project

planned

The Water Farm 1 (WF1) project involves deploying roughly 60 modular subsea pods at a depth of about 1,300 ft (400 m) on the ocean floor in Santa Monica Bay, off the coast of Malibu, California. These pods use reverse osmosis to filter seawater, removing salt, microplastics, bacteria, viruses, and PFAS to produce super-clean drinking water. The project aims to produce 60 million gallons of fresh water per day by 2030, with energy usage reduced by 40% compared to traditional desalination plants. The water is fed through a pipeline back to shore and distributed to multiple water agencies.