Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Siemens seeks bigger Israel desalination role
According to reports from Israel, Siemens is looking to up its stake in the 275,000 m³/d Soreq desalination plant from supplier to equity partner.
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US pilot study of desalination and reuse public acceptance
The WateReuse Association wants to create a model for how it can assist its members and others in increasing public acceptance of water reuse and desalination projects and announced on 9 June 2009 a new request for proposals (RFP) to conduct a pilot study.
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Desalination plant’s nitrate removal has hidden benefits
A water district in California has found a novel way to remove multiple contaminants from groundwater currently feeding a desalination plant without creating waste that requires costly treatment and disposal.
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Victoria urged to set new reuse and desalination goals
A committee set up by the Victoria state government in Australia has recommended that enforceable water recyling and reuse targets at Melbourne’s sewage treatment plants should be raised to 50% by 2012 and 70% by 2015.
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Pall wins 100,000m³/d BWRO system in Manila
A 100,000 m³/d brackish-water desalination system is to be built in Manila, Philippines, by Pall Corporation.
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Doosan completes Luggage Point wastewater reuse job
Doosan Hydro Technology announced on 3 June 2009 that it had completed its work on the Luggage Point Advanced Water Treatment Plant in Queensland, Australia, part of the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project, the southern hemisphere’s largest recycled water project.
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Slow progress on water recycling in California
Only two of 26 recommendations made in 2003 by a California recycled-water task force have been fully addressed to date, while another nine have been partially implemented.
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Papers called for CaribDA 2010 desalination conference
The Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA) has issued a call for papers for its 2010 2nd Conference on Desalination & Water Reuse on 1-4 June 2010.
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Veolia buys rights to ZDD desalination technology
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies has acquired worldwide rights to commercialize a new patented zero discharge desalination (ZDD) technology developed at the University of South Carolina by ZDD Inc.
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Aquatech wins SWRO desalination contract in Gujarat
Tata Power has awarded Aquatech International Corporation an EPC contract for a 25,200 m³/d seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant for India’s first Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) at Mundra in coastal Gujarat.