Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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EPA publishes CEC-removal studies database
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the USA has published Treating Contaminants Of Emerging Concern, an extensive review of recent literature on wastewater treatment technologies and their ability to remove a number of chemical contaminants of emerging concern (CECs).
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Veolia to run Hollister MBR wastewater plant
The City of Hollister in northern California, USA, has appointed Veolia North America to run its 2.1 MGD (80,000 m³/d) membrane bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment system under a US$ 100 million contract announced on 24 August 2010.
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Groundwater pumping software updated
Schlumberger Water Services (SWS) has released an update version of its groundwater pumping test and slug test data analysis software.
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Norit to supply UF pretreatment for Qingdao desalination
Norit X-Flow has signed an agreement with Befesa to supply the UF pretreatment technology for the Qingdao Desalination Project in Shandong province, China.
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Egypt to step up seawater desalination efforts
Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak has instructed the government to expand its seawater desalination initiatives and step up efforts to discover additional sources of groundwater, according to the Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Youm.
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San Diego’s IPR demonstration project now has web page
The City of San Diego, which could be the first city in the USA to use indirect potable water reuse for drinking water, has updated the reuse information on its website and added a page for the renamed Water Purification Demonstration Project.
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AWWA training manual adds membranes and recycling
New information on water treatment residuals and expanded coverage of membrane treatment and recycling feature in the updated fourth edition of the Principles and Practices of Water Supply Operations (WSO)training series published on 17 August 2010 by the American Water Works Association.
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Veolia wins 24,000 m³/d desalination plant in Aruba
A 24,000 m³/d desalination facility is to be designed and built on the Caribbean island of Aruba by two Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS) companies: NA Water Systems and OTV.
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Papers called for AMTA-SEDA joint conference in Miami
A call has been issued for papers for the joint 2011 American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) annual conference and exposition with the Southeast Desalting Association (SEDA).
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Red-Dead project progress for discussion in November
Stakeholders in the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Programme will discuss the progress of five feasibility studies at a meeting in November 2010.