Tag: Brackish Water
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MIT membrane start-up completes funding round
The conclusion of an initial round of funding for Clean Membranes Inc, a start-up company based in Lexington, USA, will permit progress on development of a new generation of non-fouling membranes usable for sea and brackish water desalination.
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Chino desalters get first general manager
Curtis Paxton, currently assistant general manager and chief operating officer of the Palmdale Water District, is to become the first general manager of the Chino Basin Desalter Authority (CBDA) in California from 24 January 2011.
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Further funding for San Antonio BWRO desalination project
Initial project construction for the brackish groundwater desalination program planned by San Antonio Water System (SAWS) in the USA will now be possible following a US$ 24.6 million loan from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB).
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150,000 m³/d Thames estuary BWRO plant opens in London
To maintain the supply-demand balance within London, a 150,000 m /d reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination facility has been constructed to treat brackish water abstracted from the estuary of the river Thames. The plant is located on the north shore of the river at Beckton, east London, and was opened on 2 June 2010. The plant was…
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Dow desalination membrane gives better 2nd-pass rejection
A low-energy reverse osmosis (RO) desalination membrane launched on 17 November 2010 is claimed to achieve better rejection from second-pass systems and reduce operating costs.
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South Florida funds 19 alternative water projects
Desalination and water reclamation plants were among 19 alternative water supply projects for which South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) approved funding assistance worth US$ 3.45 million on 10 November 2010.
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URS to assist El Paso desalination solar project
The Public Services Board in El Paso, Texas, on 10 November 2010 voted to hire URS Corporation as a consultant to assist with the choice of a solar energy system to power part of the Kay Bailey Hutchison desalination plant.
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Seawater SS filter firm seeks pilot project partners
A stainless-steel filter specifically designed for the extremely corrosive environment of seawater and estuary water has been developed by Cross Manufacturing Co of the UK.
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BEL, Dow and Hydranautics to supply Sorek
BEL Composite Industries Ltd has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract to supply nearly 2,000 units of 16-in side-port pressure vessels for the Sorek seawater desalination plant in Israel.
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Texas wastewater-reuse plant could be first of three
The Colorado River Municipal Water District (CRMWD) in Texas, USA, is anticipating the construction phase early in 2011 of its first regional water reclamation plant, which will be membrane-based and located in Big Spring.