Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
-
Carlsbad city reported to be delaying desalination deal
Objections by City of Carlsbad to the water purchasing deal between San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) and Poseidon Resources relating to the Carlsbad desalination plant are reported to have delayed talks to finalise the deal.
-
Fazel joins Genesys as senior chemist
Max Fazel has joined UK desalination membrane chemicals manufacturer Genesys International in October as senior research chemist, based at the UK company’s Middlewich factory.
-
IDA issues call for papers for Portofino conference
The International Desalination Association is seeking presentations from industry and related NGOs on how the organization and the desalination community, as a whole, can be more responsive to human needs for clean and affordable potable water.
-
Osmoflo to provide desalination for Australian steelmaker
Australian steel producer OneSteel has contracted Osmoflo to finance, design, build and operate for 10 years a 4,000 m³/d desalination facility at its Whyalla plant on the river Murray in South Australia.
-
Another desalination plant approved for Western Australia
Western Australia’s state cabinet endorsed a proposal on 25 October 2010 to build a new seawater desalination plant to be commissioned in three years time.
-
ABS turbocompressors selected for Jurong MBR plant
Aeration for the membrane bioreactor (MBR) and the biological treatment tanks at Jurong Water Reclamation Plant, Singapore’s largest MBR plant, is to be provided by ABS Turbocompressors HST.
-
Australian authority moves to secure desalination future
Gosford City & Wyong Shire Councils’ Water Authority in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, is working with the two councils for approval of initial site works for the proposed Toukley Desalination Plant.
-
Barriers to direct water reuse identified in California
Gaps and existing barriers in the development of direct potable reuse regulations in California are identified in a new workshop report prepared by three US institutions.
-
Poseidon asked for new mitigation plans for Carlsbad
The California Coastal Commission has asked Poseidon Resources, developer of the Carlsbad desalination project, to submit alternative sites for restoration as part of its mitigation requirement.
-
Renewable-energy desalination community seeks to start association
The renewable-energy (RE) desalination community should organize itself into a body that will represent the sector and lobby for its interests, says a new report.