Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Nitto Denko and Mitsubishi win Singapore MBR order
Microfiltration (MF) membranes for Singapore’s largest membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant at the Jurong Water Reclamation Plant are to be supplied by Nitto Denko/Hydranautics and Mitsubishi Rayon Co.
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Current desalination plants will last Australia until 2026, says WSAA
The water provided by Australia’s six major desalination plants, if they are upgraded to their full capacity, will be sufficient to meet additional urban water demand to 2026, even using the most aggressive population growth projections.
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Environmentalists challenge Cambria desalination test wells
Environmental group LandWatch San Luis Obispo County is challenging in the courts the decision of the California Coastal Commission to allow the US Army Corps of Engineers and other local agencies to construct test beach wells for the proposed Cambria desalination project.
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Consumption cut will delay next Queensland desalination plant
Desalination is probably the only viable option for the next major source of water in southeast Queensland, Australia. However, at current consumption rates, this may not be before 2027, natural resources minister Stephen Robertson said on 15 July 2010.
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New appointments for D&WR Editorial Board members
Two members of the Editorial Board of Desalination & Water Reuse have taken up new appointments.
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AMTA/SEDA 2011 joint desalination conference set for Miami Beach
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) will be holding its 2011 conference and exposition together with the Southeast Desalting Association in Miami Beach, Florida during 18-21 July 2011.
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Carlsbad water-purchase deal near to conclusion
The water-purchase contract between San Diego County Water Authority and Poseidon Resources Inc relating to the Carlsbad desalination plant in southern California could be tied up by the end of July.
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Kurihara to lead Japanese search for cost-cutting desalination
The Japanese Funding Program for World-Leading Innovative R&D on Science and Technology (FIRST Program) has granted ¥ 2.924 billion (US$ 33 million) to the Mega-Ton Water System project to research and develop new technologies in the water supply industry.
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New Mexico city seeking 4 MGD desalination plant
The city of Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, is looking to use a 4 MGD (15,000 m³/d) desalination plant to provide a safe dependable supply from brackish water wells.
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New Pall membrane filter for semiconductor fabrication
A next-generation, highly asymmetric membrane technology for semiconductor fabrication that advances wet chemical filtration performance to a level of 10 nanometers and reduces energy costs was announced on 7 July 2010 by Pall Corporation.