Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Oman port desalination contract signed
Majis Industrial Services Co (MISC) signed a contract on 20 January 2011 with Oman’s Public Authority for Electricity & Water for construction of a 12,000 m³/d desalination plant for the Sohar International Port Complex (SIPC).
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Accusations fly in Israeli desalination chaos
Chaos still reigns in Israel over the Ashdod desalination plant, which is now the subject of accusations from the national water company Mekorot against losing tenderers Shikun u’Binui (SKBN) and Global Environmental Services (GES).
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IDA extends Portofino abstracts deadline
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has extended until the end of February 2011 its deadline for abstracts for its Desalination Industry Action For Good conference in Portofino, Italy, in May.
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IDA to host desalination session at Algiers conference
The International Desalination Association will be holding a special session entitled Desalination For A Better World at the First International Seminar on Water, Energy and Environment (ISWEE’11) which is being held in Algiers, Algeria, on 1-3 March 2011.
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New contracts announced by H2O Innovation
A 150,000 GPD (568 m³/d) membrane wastewater treatment system for a First Nation community in Manitoba, Canada, is one of new contracts totaling US$ 2.4 million announced on 12 January 2011 by H2O Innovation.
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Sorek desalination construction under way
Construction of the Sorek seawater desalination plant in Israel was begun on 16 January 2011 by SDL Desalination Ltd, a consortium led by IDE Technologies with Hutchison Water.
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GHD leads Sydney water recycling consortium
A consortium led by engineering consultants GHD has been selected by the City of Sydney, Australia, to develop a decentralised water masterplan for the Local Government Area (LGA), which would include Australia’s first city-wide recycled water network and significantly reduce demands on drinking water supplies.
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RFP issued for Camp Pendleton desalination studies
The San Diego County Water District in California, USA, issued a request for proposals (RFP) on 10 January 2011 for technical studies related to the proposed Camp Pendleton Seawater Desalination Project.
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Membrane projects get Acqueau approval label
Two water membrane projects are among seven Acqueau water-cluster proposals accepted by Eureka, the European research and development funding and coordination organization, for the award of its approval label.
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Chino desalters get first general manager
Curtis Paxton, currently assistant general manager and chief operating officer of the Palmdale Water District, is to become the first general manager of the Chino Basin Desalter Authority (CBDA) in California from 24 January 2011.