Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Tarpon Springs RO plant moves forward
Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) granted the City of Tarpon Springs a permit on 28 January 2011 to build a US$ 45 million reverse-osmosis (RO) water treatment facility.
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EPA funding for Arlington Desalter’s biological denitrification
California’s Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) confirmed on 10 February 2011 that it had secured a US$ 528,000 federal grant in January for design work on a treatment system that uses naturally occurring bacteria to remove toxic contaminants, including perchlorate and nitrate, from drinking water.
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Giant Turkish landfill leachate plants use UF and MBR
On 17 August 2010, Norit X-Flow and ISTA (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Environmental Protection & Waste Materials Valuation Industry) celebrated the handover of a notable wastewater treatment project: the treatment of leachate from the Istanbul landfill in Odayeri and Kömürcüoda. The installation has become the largest membrane leachate plant in the world and involves the most…
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Water scarcity can make nuclear option attractive to some countries
Nuclear power and desalination have been seen as symbiotic technologies for a long time. The combination is viewed as an attractive option for countries that have nuclear capability but which also lack sufficient potable water. The author reviews recent advances in IAEA member states to improve reactors with regard to desalination. He also looks at…
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JDA moves house
The Japanese Desalination Association, an affiliate of the International Desalination Association, has moved to new offices.
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High-visibility reuse demo awarded to APTwater
California-based APTwater, Inc has been awarded a contract to use its technology for a municipal water-reuse system for the City of Anaheim, California.
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Carlsbad desalination mitigation plan for wildlife approved
The California Coastal Commission has unanimously approved Poseidon Resources’ proposal to restore coastal wetlands in south San Diego County’s Otay River floodplain as part of the Carlsbad desalination project.
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CDA/EDS seeking Qingdao desalination abstracts by 15 March
Abstracts for the 2011 Qingdao International Desalination Conference in China (20-23 June 2011) must received by 15 March 2011 with final papers by 10 May 2011.
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KMS promotes membranes for biofuel production
Koch Membrane Systems Inc (KMS) has completed a white paper detailing the potential of membrane filtration technology in the production of biofuels. Membrane filtration technology is a tried and proven method used in many industrial process streams that is now being adopted in biofuels production and integrated biorefineries.
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Montana developer gains patent for ion-exchange desalination process
An ion-exchange process for removal of salts from wastewater has been issued with a patent for its developer Drake Water Technologies Inc (DWT), of Montana, USA.