Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Another TWDB loan for SAWS desalination project
The Texas Water Development Board has given a US$ 50 million loan to the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) towards its first-ever groundwater desalination plant in southern Bexar County.
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Adelaide desalination plant’s standby savings challenged
Putting the Adelaide seawater desalination plant into standby mode will not reduce the amount SA Water’s customers pay by anything like the Aus$ 100 million (US$ 103 million) per year that has been claimed, says a report by the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) released on 16 October 2012.
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Webcast to examine water reuse in new energy industries
The WateReuse Research Foundation has announced a webcast on The Potential for Expanded Water Reuse in Emerging Energy and Biofuels Industries, assessing the results of a foundation-funded research project.
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Water reuse grant applications invited in US
The US Bureau of Reclamation has invited bids for the latest round of grants to be issued under the Title XVI Water Reclamation & Reuse Program, which will provide cost-shared funding for planning, design or construction of authorised projects.
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MBR upgrade for Budapest suburb’s wastewater reuse
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) ultrafiltration technology is to be supplied to a suburb of Hungary’s capital, Budapest, by GE to expand a wastewater reuse system and improve water quality.
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EDS publishes desalination courses line-up for 2013
Five courses for the first half of 2013 have been announced by the European Desalination Society (EDS). All except one will be staged in Genoa, Italy.
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IDA congress abstract deadline extended again
In response to requests from authors for additional time to comply with its new extended abstract format, the International Desalination Association (IDA) has further extended its Call for Papers deadline for its 2013 world congress.
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Three-phase platform behind new “Idol” winner
At the Global Water Summit in Rome in May 2012, Sylvan Source Inc (SSI) presented its innovative water treatment system and deployment feasibility, capturing the votes to win the 2012 Technology Idol competition. New companies are always unwilling to divulge too many of their secrets, but D&WR invited SSI to explain their technology. This article…
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US govt funded 323 million m³ of water reuse in 2011
The US government has provided about US$ 231 million in federal funding for water reclamation and reuse projects since 2009, according to the latest report on the WaterSmart Program by the Department of the Interior.
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Project seeks to generate electricity/ammonia from urine
Work began in September 2012 at Wetsus, the Dutch centre of excellence for sustainable water technology, on a project funded by the European Union to generate electricity and recover ammonia from urine.