Tag: California
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Governor signs bill to accelerate California direct reuse
The governor of California, Jerry Brown, signed legislation on 8 October 2013 designed to accelerate direct potable reuse throughout the US state.
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Twin Victor Valley MBR plants get state funding
The twin membrane-bioreactor plants planned for the communities of Apple Valley and Hesperia on the edge of the Mojave desert east of Los Angeles, USA, have received US$ 1.5 million funding from the California Department of Water Resources.
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LACSD signs up Desalitech for chloride‑removal test
Desalination system developer Desalitech is to support a pilot project with the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) to upgrade two Santa Clarita Valley wastewater treatment plants in order to meet state‑mandated chloride limits, the company announced on 2 October 2013.
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Membranes prominent in Clarke Prize program
Papers on membrane-based water treatment will be very prominent in the one-day Clarke Prize Conference to be held in Newport Beach, California, on 15 November 2013 by the National Water Research Institute.
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Biwater lands Chino desalination concentrate reduction
A concentrate-reduction facility is to be built for the Chino Basin Desalter Authority in California by Biwater AEWT, involving installation of three new reverse-osmosis (RO) desalination units.
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Papers invited for 3rd salinity forum in June 2014
Papers have been invited for the 3rd International Salinity Forum in Riverside, California, in June 2014.
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Low PPCP risk from water-reuse for irrigation – study
Levels of pharmaceuticals and personal-care products (PPCPs) in crops irrigated with treated wastewater were found to be “quite low” and probably not a health concern in a study carried out recently by the University of California – Riverside.
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SWMOA workshop announced for El Segundo in December
The Southwest Membrane Operator Association (SWMOA) has announced an Operator Training Workshop on 5 December 2013.
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Southern California reused-water purchase agreed
The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (SDLAC) signed a 30‑year recycled water purchase agreement on 29 August 2013, which will eliminate the need for water from northern California and the Colorado river for groundwater recharge.
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Nine desalination research projects share US$ 1.1 million
Seven laboratory-scale desalination research projects and two pilot projects are to share US federal funding worth more than US$ 1.1 million.