How water treatment companies treat sea water to supply our homes

 An insightful video produced by Thames Water demonstrates how their Beckton (East London) Treatment plant uses a large scale process of filtration and reverse osmosis to produce drinkable and purified water for drinking.The Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works takes water from the tidal Thames which is salt water supplied by the Ocean. The advantage is that there is an unlimited supply which then moves through a process of sand filtration to then receive reverse osmosis. The whole process is known as desalination which mean to remove the salt, producing high-quality drinking water.The Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works is the mainland UK's first desalination plant. It has been designed to be as efficient and sustainable as possible and this short video explains how it is done.Remember you can own your very own Reverse Osmosis Water Filter which uses exactly the same technology on a small scale right under your sink to ensure that by the time the water reaches your home, you have ultra-pure and great tasting water.