Patent ID: 7547392

Claim:
A vessel configured to float on a body of seawater, comprising: a wastewater treatment system comprising: a wastewater intake port for intaking wastewater onto the vessel; a wastewater treatment component for treating the wastewater to produce treated wastewater and sludge; and a treated wastewater conduit for transporting the treated wastewater away from the wastewater treatment component; a desalination system comprising: a seawater intake for intaking seawater from the body of seawater onto the vessel; a desalination component for desalinating the seawater to produce concentrate and desalinated water; and a desalinated water discharge port for transferring the desalinated water from the vessel, a mixing system comprising: a mixing tank for mixing the treated wastewater from the wastewater treatment system with the concentrate from the desalination system, and a wastewater discharge system for discharging the treated wastewater and concentrate mixture into the body of seawater.