Ukuchithwa kwamanzi elwandle kube liphupha lalandelwa ngabantu ngamakhulu eminyaka, kwaye kukho amabali kunye neentsomi zokususa ityuwa kumanzi aselwandle. Ukusetyenziswa okukhulu kwetekhnoloji yolwandle yamanzi aqala kwingingqi yeArid Middle East, kodwa kungaphelelanga kuloo mmandla. Ngenxa engaphezu kwe-70% yabantu abahlala kwiikhilomitha ezili-120 zolwandle, itekhnoloji yolwandlekazi iteknoloji isetyenziswe ngokukhawuleza kumazwe amaninzi kunye nemimandla engaphandle kwe-Middle East kwiminyaka engama-20 edlulileyo.

Kodwa yayingekuphela kwada kwayinkulungwane ye-16 abantu abaqalisa ukwenza iinzame zokukhupha amanzi amatsha kumanzi olwandle. Ngelo xesha, abahloli baseYurophu basebenzisa indawo yomlilo kwinqanawa yokubilisa amanzi olwandle ukuvelisa amanzi amatsha ngexesha lohambo olude. Ukufudumeza amanzi olwandle ukuvelisa umphunga wamanzi, ukupholisa kunye nokuzithemba ukufumana amanzi acocekileyo ngamava emihla ngemihla kunye nokuqala kwetekhnoloji yolwandle.

Ukuchithwa kwamanzi olwandle okwenziwa kuphela emva kweMfazwe Yehlabathi II. Emva kwemfazwe, ngenxa yophuhliso olomeleleyo lweoyile yimali yehlabathi kwi-Middle East, uqoqosho lwengingqi lwaye lwaphuhliswa ngokukhawuleza nabemi balonyuka ngokukhawuleza. Ibango lezixhobo zamanzi amatsha kule ndawo ingamangamki yakudala iqhubekile inyuka imihla ngemihla. Indawo eyahlukileyo yendawo kunye neemeko zemozulu zeMbindi Mpuma, idityaniswe nezixhobo zawo zamandla, zenze i-youn-manzi ayo ayonakaliso lokusombulula ingxaki yokunqongophala kwamanzi amatsha, kwaye ibeka phambili iimfuno zamanzi amakhulu aselwandle.

Ukususela kwiminyaka yoo-1950, itekhnoloji yolwandle yamanzi akhawulezileyo ikhawulezise ukuphuculwa kwayo ngokuqiniswa kwengxaki yezixhobo zamanzi. Phakathi kweeteknoloji ezingaphezu kwama-20 eziye zaphuhliswa, ukudibanisa, i-electrodialysis, kunye nokubuyela umva kwe-osmosis bonke kufikelele kwinqanaba lemveliso yokuvelisa umzi-mveliso kwaye basetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwihlabathi liphela.

Ebutsheni bowe-1960s, i-Flash yamanqanaba e-Earonash ye-Eatshi yeTekhnoloji yavela, kwaye ishishini lamanzi olwandle lale mihla lifake ixesha lokuphuhlisa ngokukhawuleza.

Kukho iitekhnoloji ezingaphezulu kwama-20 zolwandlekazi, kubandakanywa i-osmosis ye-osmosis, i-flash ye-flash i-flash, i-steam ye-steam, i-steam ye-steam, i-Show ye-Steaward, i-Showaters eMiselweyo, kunye neTeksi Iinkqubo zangaphambi konyango kunye neenkqubo zonyango ezinjengemicrollilfiltion, i-irralilateration, kunye ne-nanofilling.

Ukusuka kwimbono ebanzi ebanzi, kunokwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwahlulwa: indawo yokuhlala (indlela ye-thermal) kunye ne-membrane. Phakathi kwazo, ukukhutshwa kwezinto eziphakamileyo ze-Multi, i-Flash yamanqanaba ngamanqanaba, kunye nendlela yokubuyela umva kwe-Osmosis ye-Osmosis zezobuchwephesha obuqhelekileyo emhlabeni wonke. Ngokubanzi, ukusebenza kakuhle kwe-Mulri ineengenelo zolondolozo lwamandla, iimfuno ezisezantsi zokuhamba kwamanzi amanzi olwandle, kunye nomgangatho ophezulu wamanzi asele ehleli; Indlela yokubuyela umva ye-Osmos ye-Osmos ye-Osmos ineengenelo zotyalo-mali olusezantsi kunye nokusetyenziswa kwamandla aphantsi, kodwa kufuna iimfuno eziphezulu kumanzi olwandle aselwandle; Indlela yokutsala amanqanaba eFlash ye-flash ineengenelo ezinje ngetekhnoloji eqolileyo, ukusebenza okuqinisekileyo, kunye nemveliso enkulu enkulu, kodwa inesiselo esiphezulu. Kuyakholelwa ngokubanzi ukuba ukuthobeka okusebenza kakuhle kunye nokubuyela umva kwiindlela ze-Osmos ze-Osmosis ziyindlela yexesha elizayo.