Desalination is a promising method to produce clean water but produces brine wastewater that is expensive to manage due to high salt concentrations. Current brine concentrators and evaporation ponds reduce environmental impacts but have high energy and cost requirements. The authors propose exploring ways to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of brine concentrators and evaporation ponds through experimental and modeling studies of process alterations, including operating conditions, chemical additives, and extracting valuable byproducts from the brine. The goal is to determine if brine management costs can be reduced to make desalination more economically viable.