Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Wastewater should be seen as resource, WERF tells NRC
A future in which wastewater treatment plants were renamed ‘resource recovery centres’ was outlined by Dan Woltering, the director of research for the Water Environment Research Federation (WERF) on 25 January 2010.
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Qatar initiative seeks sustainable water and energy
An initiative to help bring sustainability to Qatar’s water and energy, which will include improved technologies for desalination, efficient reuse and zero-liquid discharge systems, was launched by Texas A&M University at Qatar on 1 February 2010.
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Osmoflo sending desalination units to Gorgon gas field
Australian supplier Osmoflo has begun despatching desalination equipment to the Gorgon gas field project located 130-200km off the north-west coast of Western Australia.
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H2O Innovation sets up Indian joint venture
H2O Innovation Inc of Canada, which supplies water treatment plants, including ultrafiltration and reverse-osmosis systems, announced on 1 February 2010 a joint venture with Chembond Chemicals Limited of Mumbai, India, a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty performance chemicals.
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American Water and MWH to study recycled water disinfection
The WateReuse Foundation has awarded a research grant to American Water Works Company Inc for examination of disinfection guidelines for water recycling.
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MWH lab develops contaminant detector for recycled water
A new method for identifying wastewater in recycled water was announced on 29 January by MWH Laboratories, a division of MWH, the global wet infrastructure consultant.
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New South Wales premier switches on Sydney desalination plant
Sydney’s seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant was switched on by New South Wales premier Kristina Keneally on 28 January 2008, providing water to meet up to 15% of Sydney’s water needs.
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First indigenous UF plant to open in South Africa in May
The first large drinking water purification demonstration plant in South Africa based on locally manufactured membranes, an 800,000 L/d plant, is currently under construction for Overberg Water in the Western Cape and due to start up in May 2010.
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Integrated membrane design software updated by Hydranautics
The latest version of its IMSDesign membrane projection software was announced by desalination membrane manufacturer Hydranautics of the USA on 26 January 2010.
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New Mexico BWRO seeking waste revenue stream
Processing residual wastes from a proposed brackish-groundwater desalination plant in New Mexico, USA, could provide a revenue of around US$ 4.6 million/year, according to a preliminary engineer report just completed.