Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Ex-USSR water minister promotes desalination for Crimea
Desalination of water from the Azov Sea could be one of the best sources for a water supply to Crimea, recently annexed by the Russian Federation, according to Polad Polad-zade, former USSR minister of water resources and deputy president of the Union of Watermen & Irrigators.
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Capacitive Deionization: Challenges and Opportunities
When new technologies arrive on the scene, various companies and researchers publish their own particular view of their use and value. After a few years, some, like capacitive deionization, achieve a toehold in the industry and are deserving of the more considered look these authors have given them. This article first appeared in the November/December…
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Monterey cost/benefit study to look at ‘social ROI’
The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) is soliciting statements of qualifications by 1 May 2014 from qualified organizations to perform triple bottom line cost-benefit analysis related to the proposed Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) Project.
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Beijing desalinated water supply could reach 1 billion m³/yr
A 3 million m³/d seawater desalination plant to supply the Chinese capital Beijing is being planned by Hong Kong-based Beijing Enterprise Water Group Ltd (BEWG), in addition to a 1 million m³/d plant on which the company is currently working.
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Gulf red-tide early-warning system funding ‘soon’
A new early-warning system in the Gulf for harmful algal blooms (HABs), also known as red tides, using satellite imagery, remote sensing, and modeling could be one result of a conference on HABs held on 16‑17 April 2014 by the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC).
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SEDA to hold May Day membrane cleaning workshop
The Southeast Desalting Association is holding a workshop in Cape Coral, Florida, on 1 May 2014 focused on reverse osmosis (RO) membrane cleaning.
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AMTA schedules workshops up to 2016 conference
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) has published a list of workshops and conferences up to and including its 2016 Membrane Technology Conference, which will be held with the American Water Works Association (AWWA) in San Antonio, Texas, on 1‑5 February 2016.
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NWMOA May workshop looks at wastewater MBRs
The Northwest Membrane Operator Association is to hold an operator workshop on membrane bioreactors (MBRs) in La Center, Washington, in May 2014 hosted by City of La Center.
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Thomas Will becomes Aquarion Group COO and MD
Switzerland’s Aquarion Group announced on 14 April 2014 that Thomas Will had joined the company as chief operating officer and managing director.
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Forward-osmosis companies launch international association
Four companies specializing in forward osmosis membrane technology launched the International Forward Osmosis Association (IFOA) on 7 April 2014.