A saltwater intrusion prevention system for use at an interface between a
fresh water body and a saltwater body includes a water recovery subsystem
for recovering fresh water from a fresh water body. A retention reservoir
in fluid communication with the water recovery subsystem receives and
redirects the recovered fresh water. A saltwater intrusion barrier
subsystem in fluid communication with the retention reservoir is
positioned at an interface of the fresh water body and the saltwater body.
The saltwater intrusion barrier subsystem includes a plurality of
submerged return discharge ports for vertically ejecting the recovered
fresh water for providing a hydraulic mounding zone, and a fine air
bubbler header for creating a mixing zone. The hydraulic mounding zone and
the mixing zone increase the density of the fresh water for offsetting
saltwater from the saltwater body.
