Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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UF module introduced at WEFTEC 09
German ultrafiltration (UF) equipment provider inge watertechnologies AG has chosen WEFTEC 09, which opens in Orlando, Florida, on 12 October 2009, to introduce the dizzer XL 0.9 MB 60.
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Second Perth plant chooses ERI pressure exchangers
The 140,000 m³/d Southern Seawater Desalination Plant (SSDP) in Western Australia will use PX Pressure Exchanger™ energy-recovery devices made by Energy Recovery Inc (ERI), the California-based company announced on 6 October 2009.
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B&V chief named to WERF research council
Dr Terry Johnson, senior vice president for Black & Veatch’s global water business, has been appointed to the US Water Environment Research Foundation’s (WERF) Research Council.
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Chennai desalination plant delayed again
The Minjur seawater desalination plant in Tamil Nadu, India, which will supply the city of Chennai, has once again exceed the deadline set for its completion.
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Construction starts on Melbourne desalination plant
Construction started on 6 October 2009 on the Melbourne Desalination Project in Australia, which will provide up to 150 million m³ of water each year to the city from the end of 2011.
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CSM launches redesigned filtration website
CSM, the filter division of Woongjin Chemical Co Ltd of Korea has launched a redesigned website at www.csmfilter.com.
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USEPA unveils nanomaterials research strategy
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a new research strategy on 29 September 2009 seeking better understanding of how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment.
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Bay Area reuse expansion fails to pass US Representatives
The Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009, which sought to amend the Reclamation Wastewater & Groundwater Study & Facilities Act to expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program (BARWRP) in California, USA, failed to gain a necessary two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives on 30 September 2009.
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IDA to form Gulf desalination environmental task force
The International Desalination Association (IDA) plans to form a task force to explore the environmental effects of desalination on the Arabian Gulf and recommend strategies to mitigate potential impacts.
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Schmitt retires from board of Christ Water Technology
Only a week after the announcement of a takeover of Austrian water treatment specialist Christ Water Technology AG, the company announced on 1 October 2009 that Serge Schmitt has retired from the executive board as of September 2009.