Re-mineralization by mixing desalinated water with saline source

water
This practice is done by adding calcium and magnesium to desalinated water through
blending it with seawater. This method in re-mineralizing water is frequently used for
brackish water reverse osmosis (RO) plants and thermal desalination plants as well.
For this method, the source of saline water must be in high quality and is pre-treated
appropriately for both chemical and microbial concerns and the blend should meets all
applicable water quality standards.
The amount of source water for blending with desalinated water is typically limited to
1% or less due to odour and other water quality considerations. For example, blending
of Pacific Ocean water and desalinated water produced by a single-pass-seawater RO
in a ratio of 1:99 would yield finished water with calcium content of 0.013% and
0.058% of magnesium.
Furthermore, the saline source water at least has to be filtered through cartridge filters
before it was blended with desalinated water. Advance source water treatment such as
granular activated carbon filtration is recommended for water sources which exposed
to contamination and surface runoff. Sometimes, pre-treatment chemicals may need to
be added for different source water where it is split from the feed water piping.
However, the water will have relatively high total dissolved solids (TDS) as well as
high content of sodium and chloride. High level of bromide content in sea water may
lead to excessive formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in the water produced.
Due to these implications, this method therefore not practiced in worldwide.

Figure ? : Desalination plant that mix seawater in the treatment process