Desalination & Water Reuse - All the Latest Stories

Another legal blow for Monterey desalination alternative

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

California American Water's (Cal Am's) progress in developing an alternative desalination project for California's Monterey Peninsula received yet another setback on 2 February 2012, when a judge issued an amended ruling on the environmental impact report (EIR) originally published for the abandoned Regional Desalination Project.

EDR life-cycle costs same as for MF/RO says report

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

There is very little difference in life-cycle costs for desalination of reused water between reverse osmosis (RO) with microfiltration (MF) pretreatment and electrodialysis reversal (EDR).

German UF developer InnoWa taken over

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

German hollow-fibre membrane developer InnoWa has been acquired by Stuttgart-based Mahle Industry GmbH, a manufacturer of industrial filtration equipment.

Four groups reported vying for Sydney desalination lease

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

News agency Reuters reported on 1 September 2012 that at least four groups were in line for the long-term lease of the Sydney desalination plant.

H₂O Innovation commissions pathfinding Indian membrane plant

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Canada's H₂O Innovation announced on 31 January 2011 that its Indian joint venture, H₂O Innovation India Ltd, had commissioned the 7,000 m³/d membrane water treatment system it had designed for Larsen & Toubro Heavy Engineering (L&T) in Gujarat state.

SWRO corrosion pre-conference workshop for CaribDA

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A workshop on Understanding and Preventing Corrosion in Caribbean SWRO Plants will take place in Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, on 19 May 2012, prior to the 2012 Conference of the Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA).

Australian workshop on desalination intakes and discharges

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An international workshop on intakes and discharges for seawater desalination is to be held by the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia is in Adelaide on 16-17 May 2012.

American Water gets WRRF reuse management investigation

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

WateReuse Research Foundation has awarded a US$ 377,578 research contract to American Water to develop best management practices to control potential health risks and other issues associated with storage and distribution of reclaimed water.

Danfoss announces new pump for RO applications

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Danfoss RO Solutions continues to build its range of dedicated high-pressure pumps for small and medium-sized reverse osmosis plants.

Guinea desalination project changes hands

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Nevada-based Dhanoa Minerals Ltd is to acquire a 75% majority interest in a 5 MGD (19,000 m³/d) seawater desalination project in the Republic of Guinea in West Africa.

SDCWA confirms Carlsbad agreement 'by spring'

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) in California confirmed on 26 January 2012 that a water purchase agreement for the Carlsbad seawater desalination plant would be available for comment 'by this spring'.

Judge tells Cal Am to produce Monterey plan

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

California America Water (Cal Am) has until the start of March to come up with a new plan for providing water to the Monterey peninsula, according to a ruling by an administrative court on 25 January 2012.

Control contract as GWRS expansion breaks ground

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

KDC Systems has been awarded a contract to install and/or integrate process control systems for the expansion of the membrane-based Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) for Orange County Water District, which broke ground on 17 January 2012.

Santa Cruz desalination EIR scheduled for April

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Santa Cruz City Council in California, USA, approved a fifth contract on 24 January 2012 with consultant Kennedy/Jenks for work on its proposed seawater desalination plant.

Patents indicate 'significant advances' in desalination, says report

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Significant advances are being made in decreasing the cost of desalination and increasing its energy efficiency, says a report on the patent landscape of desalination technologies just published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Veolia installing evaporator in Alberta oil sands

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies is currently installing an evaporator/crystallizer system at Southern Pacific Resource Corp's STP-McKay project currently under way in northern Alberta, Canada.

Financial meetings held over Gaza desalination project

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) announced on 18 January 2012 that a delegation headed by deputy secretary general Rafiq Husseini visited Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during the previous week to present the Gaza water desalination project to financing institutions.

IDA energy task force to run WWF6 session

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The International Desalination Association (IDA) has organized a session titled Desalination: The Sustainable Solution And Hope For Future Generations at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France, during 12-17 March 2012.

GE's Muscat takes over as Oasys Water CEO

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Former GE executive Bob Muscat has been appointed chief executive officer of Oasys Water, the US forward-osmosis desalination specialist.

IDA releases program details for Morocco conference

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The International Desalination Association released details on 19 January 2012 of the Program Highlights of the Desalination and Sustainability conference which will take place on 1-2 March 2012 in Casablanca, Morocco.

Desalination & Water Reuse - All the Latest Stories

Another legal blow for Monterey desalination alternative

EDR life-cycle costs same as for MF/RO says report

German UF developer InnoWa taken over

Four groups reported vying for Sydney desalination lease

H2O Innovation commissions pathfinding Indian membrane plant

SWRO corrosion pre-conference workshop for CaribDA

Australian workshop on desalination intakes and discharges

American Water gets WRRF reuse management investigation

Danfoss announces new pump for RO applications

Guinea desalination project changes hands

SDCWA confirms Carlsbad agreement 'by spring'

Judge tells Cal Am to produce Monterey plan

Control contract as GWRS expansion breaks ground

Santa Cruz desalination EIR scheduled for April

Patents indicate 'significant advances' in desalination, says report

Veolia installing evaporator in Alberta oil sands

Financial meetings held over Gaza desalination project

IDA energy task force to run WWF6 session

GE's Muscat takes over as Oasys Water CEO

IDA releases program details for Morocco conference

H₂O Innovation commissions pathfinding Indian membrane plant