Category: Disinfection
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IDA opens applications for $10,000 Channabasappa Scholarship
The International Desalination Association (IDA) is accepting applications for the Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship 2018-19.
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Suez International seeks to halt work order on Nemmeli project
Madras High Court has ordered Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board not to issue a work order for its proposed Nemmeli desalination plant, following a petition from bidder Suez International.
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Five Minutes With: Rod Naylor, GHD market leader for water, Australia
Rod Naylor is to join GHD as market leader for water in Australia, where the firm has worked on all the big six desalination plants
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World-first study of brine outfall shows minimal impacts
A first-of-its-kind study of the impacts to marine life of a desalination plant’s brine outfall into the ocean has found that the effect on the local ecology is minimal.
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AquaVenture reaffirms aim to acquire Accra desalination plant
New York Stock Exchange-listed AquaVenture has extended the stop date on its proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Teshie-Nungua desalination plant, Ghana.
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US Bureau of Reclamation kicks off desal funding programme
The US federal agency the Bureau of Reclamation is offering funding for lab- and pilot-scale projects as part of its Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) programme.
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Tetra Tech bags $60 million LA contract
Tetra Tech has won a $60 million contract from Los Angeles County, US, for planning and technical support across its Water Resource Core Services Area projects, including water reuse.
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Samsung wins $470 million power and desal contract in Abu Dhabi
Samsung Engineering has won a KRW 526.6 billion ($470 million) contract from Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company to build a 230-megawatt power station and desalination plant of 62,400 m3/d.
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City of Corpus Christi, Texas, issues RfI on desalination
The City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and San Patricio Municipal Water District have issued a request for information (RfI) on alternative water supplies including desalination, reports Caller Times.
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Hitachi Zosen takes 100 per cent ownership of Osmoflo in share deal
Hitachi Zosen has acquired additional shares in Osmoflo, taking its stake to 100 per cent and making the desalination company a wholly-owned subsidiary.








