Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Wastewater reuse plant nears completion in Hegang, China
United Envirotech of Singapore expects to complete construction of a 30,000 m³/d wastewater reuse facility for China’s Hegang municipal government by the end of December 2010.
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Larger UF module to be introduced at IFAT
A new 75 m² ultrafiltration (UF) module has been added to the Liqui-Flux range produced by German manufacturer Membrana and will be introduced at the IFAT exhibition in Munich starting on 13 September 2010.
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San Francisco plans wastewater reuse plant in city park
San Francisco’s Public Utilities (SFPUC) unveiled plans on 7 September 2010 for its proposed Westside Recycled Water Project, part of its Water System Improvement Program.
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UNEP report informs financiers about power-water relationship
The opportunities available to financial institutions to encourage the adoption of best practices, which may include the introduction of eco-friendly technologies, such as membrane technology to recycle wastewater, are stressed in a report just published by the UN Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative (ENEP FI).
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Hand-operated pump can work RO treatment system
A handpump-operated reverse-osmosis water treatment system is currently being field-tested in Haiti by One Life Missions Foundation providing clean water for about 4,000 people a day in a refugee camp.
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Wastewater treatment innovation goes commercial
A wastewater treatment technology using granular activated carbon (GAC) in a modified membrane bioreactor (MBR) was launched by Saudi Aramco on 1 September 2010.
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Trailer-mounted UF/RO unit works off solar power
A trailer-mounted, solar-powered membrane-based water treatment/desalination unit, specially designed for supply after a natural disaster or for independent water supply in remote areas, is now available from the Swiss-based company Trunz Water Systems AG.
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Mumbai set for two 100,000 m³/d desalination plants
The Maharashtra government committee looking into desalination for Mumbai, India, has decided on two 100,000 m³/d plants using the reverse-osmosis plants in Chennai as a blueprint, although it is acknowledged that seawater conditions are different.
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Water reuse in Sydney will more than double by 2015
Water reuse in Sydney, Australia, will increase to 70 million m³ in 2015, according to the 2010 Metropolitan Water Plan just published by the New South Wales state government.
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Committee to examine 500,000 m³/d desalination for Mumbai
The government of Maharashtra state in India has appointed a committee to study water recycling and desalination in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and to make recommendations.