Tag: Australia
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Sydney desalination lease shortlist now only three – report
The shortlist for the lease to run the 250,000 m³/d capacity Sydney desalination plant is reported to have been narrowed to three consortia.
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Sydney desalination plant cuts production to 45,000 m³/d
Australia’s Sydney Water announced on 29 February 2012 that it was cutting back production at the 250,000 m³/d Sydney desalination plant from the already reduced rate of 90,000 m³/d to 45,000 m³/d, the minimum amount to keep the plant running.
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Australia failing to meet wastewater reuse targets
Australia is falling well behind in the targets it has set itself for wastewater reuse, according to a study carried out for the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities by Marsden Jacob Associates (MJA).
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Minister calls Melbourne desalination claim ‘frivolous’
A claim for a year’s project deadline extension and an Aus$ 1.3 billion (US$ 1.4 billion) loan by the builders of the Melbourne desalination plant was described as “frivolous” by the water minister of Victoria state, Peter Walsh on 24 February 2012.
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Amiad provides prefiltration for Australian membrane projects
Two very different contracts for prefiltration equipment prior to membrane water treatment and desalination have been won by Amiad in Australia.
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NWC report boosts Australian brackish desalination
Brackish groundwater desalination can be considered a viable community water supply option in some areas, says a report just announced by Australia’s National Water Commission (NWC).
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Kuwait to host IDA Fellowship Program for 2012
Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity & Water is to be the new host agency for the International Desalination Association’s Fellowship Program in 2012.
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Agency approves W Australian desalination plant
Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 13 February 2012 announced conditional approval for Grange Resources Ltd’s proposal to construct and operate the Cape Riche Desalination Plant.
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Melbourne desalination problems cost Suez € 237 million
Cyclones and labour problems in 2011 at the Melbourne desalination plant in Victoria, Australia, cost the Suez Environnement group a total of € 237 million, group CEO Jean-Louis Chaussade said when the group’s figures for the year were announced on 8 February 2012.
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Four groups reported vying for Sydney desalination lease
News agency Reuters reported on 1 February 2012 that at least four groups were in line for the long-term lease of the Sydney desalination plant.