Tag: Australia
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Desalination accepted by most Australians says research
New research showing most Australians accept desalination as a valuable part of the mix augmenting traditional public water supply for water security has been welcomed by the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA), which funded the survey.
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South Australia looks at 2050 arid-land water balance
The South Australian (SA) state government is assessing sustainable water supplies for its arid regions up to 2050 and will complete The South Australian Arid Lands Demand & Supply Statement by December 2012.
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Australian membrane water-reuse plant starts commissioning
Work has begun on commissioning and testing the first stage of the membrane-based Northern Water Plant in Corio, Australia, 70 km south‑west of Melbourne.
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Solar still v RO comparison for S Australia desalination
A full solar distillation plant was compared with reverse osmosis (RO) for a small groundwater desalination project in South Australia and RO was chosen as the preferred option.
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Australian research to help water-reuse investment
The Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence announced on 13 August 2012 two new research projects to improve understanding of the costs, benefits and risks that impact on investment in recycling options in Australia.
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Queensland legislates for centralised CSG brine disposal
The Queensland state government in Australia is introducing legislation to bring about centralised treatment and disposal of water and brine produced from the coal-seam gas (CSG) industry.
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New Produced Water Research Centre holds first event
Australia’s new Produced Water Research Centre (PWRC) is to hold a workshop on Saline Effluents at the centre at Sydney’s Macquarie University in early October 2012.
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Melbourne desalination costs still hitting Suez
Cost overruns on the Victorian desalination plant in Melbourne are still hitting the bottom line of Suez Environnement, Europe’s second largest water company reported on 1 August 2012.
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NCEDA’s CEO attacks east-coast desalination critics
As Perth, on Australia’s west coast, experiences its driest July on record, the CEO of the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA), Neil Palmer, has taken on the media and politicians on the country’s east coast over the recent spending on desalination.
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AWA to hold membrane fouling master class
Membrane fouling is to be the subject of a master class to be held by the Australian Water Association (AWA) in November 2012.