Author: Water. Desalination + reuse
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US districts fight saline intrusion with reused water
Two California water districts announced an agreement on 18 April 2009 to transfer and use recycled wastewater as a barrier against saline intrusion into groundwater, replacing 5.5 billion gallons (20.8 million m³) of drinking water per year previously used for this purpose.
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US govt to invest US$ 135 million in water reuse
The US Department of the Interior announced on 15 April 2009 the investment of US$1 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in America’s water infrastructure to create jobs and get the economy moving again. Of this, US$ 135 million is available for grants for water reuse and recycling projects.
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Bay agencies band together for water reuse funding
Water reuse, particularly for irrigation, is getting major attention in the San Francisco Bay area of California, USA. Municipalities and water districts are banding together to obtain federal funding.
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Liberatore to lead GE Water’s process membrane business
GE Water has named mechanical engineer Frederick Liberatore global director process separations, which puts him in charge of GE’s process membrane business.
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Queensland gas desalination project halted
Dalby Regional Council in Queensland, Australia, has decided not to proceed with a previously announced joint venture with Arrow Energy that would have seen an Aus$ 16 million desalination plant begin operations near Dalby before the end of 2009.
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Financing and legal hurdles still ahead for Carlsbad desalination
The labyrinthine complexities of the desalination permitting process in California were further illustrated this week with the latest twists in the Carlsbad seawater desalination plant saga.
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Redondo Beach go-ahead for desalination demonstration plant
The California Coastal Commission approved on 9 April 2009 a seawater desalination project to be undertaken by the West Basin Municipal Water District (WBMWD) at Redondo Beach.
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Major desalination and water reuse expansion for Andelucía
Desalination capacity totalling 124 million m³/year lies ahead for Andelucía, according to a report produced by Agencia Andaluza del Agua for the Spanish Environment Minstry.
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New desalination journal is private publication
The new peer-reviewed journal, Desalination & Water Treatment: Science and Engineering, is being published privately by Miriam Balaban, secretary-general of the European Desalination Society, and not by EDS as previously reported by D&WR.
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Israeli government issues RFI for mobile desalination plants
The Israeli Governmental Authority for Water & Sewage issued on 6 April 2009 a request for information (RFI) concerning the installation of temporary mobile desalination plants.