Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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Budget confirms Adelaide desalination plant upgrade
Confirmation that the capacity of the Adelaide seawater desalination plant would be doubled to 274,000 m³/d came in the Australian federal government’s budget statement issued on 12 May 2009.
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Bill seeks funding for six San Francisco reuse projects
Six more water reuse projects in the San Francisco Bay area would be eligible for US federal funding if a bill introduced in the House of Representatives on 14 May 2009 is passed.
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New ROSA software version to launched at EDS event
Dow Water & Process Solutions will launch the newest version of its Reverse Osmosis System Analysis (ROSA) software program at the European Desalination Society’s Desalination for the Environment conference and exhibition in Baden Baden, Germany on 17 May 2009.
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California DWR publishes mobile desalination guide
The California Department of Water Resources published on 7 May 2009 a 9-page document on its website titled Logistics for Deploying Mobile Desalination Units.
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High-purity water for power and microelectronics
An eco-friendly high-purity water treatment system for the power, microelectronics and general industry markets was introduced on 11 May 2009 by Siemens Water Technologies.
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Contract let for Laredo AdVE desalination plant
Applied Water Management (AWM), a subsidiary of American Water, announced on 15 May 2009 a contract from Terrabon LLC for engineering services and the operation of the 50,000 gpd (190,000 L/d) Advanced Vapor Compression desalination pilot plant in Laredo, Texas.
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Carlsbad desalination plant set to start construction soon
The Carlsbad desalination plant jumped two of its final hurdles towards starting construction this week when it was backed by the courts and the local water quality board (WQB).
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EDR/MBR well treatment may debut in Utah
A membrane bioreactor (MBR) system, developed and patented in 2008 by Magna Water District (MWD), in the US state of Utah, and Carollo Engineers, could be used for the first time together with an electrodialysis reversal (EDR) facility to remove perchlorate and arsenic from the Barton Well Field in Utah.
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Veolia given Sydney wastewater reuse licence
New South Wales premier Nathan Rees announced on 7 May 2009 that Veolia Water has been issued the first licence under the Water Industry Competition Act 2006 to construct, maintain and operate a new recycled water plant at Fairfield, Sydney Australia, as part of the Rosehill Recycling Scheme.
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On/off Eyre desalination plant “on again”
Confusion reigns in South Australia about a proposed desalination plant for the Eyre Peninsula west of Adelaide.