Tag: California
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Carlsbad desalination construction gets going at last
Poseidon Resources announced on 27 December 2012 that it had secured all necessary funding for the Carlsbad Desalination Project and that its engineering, procurement and construction contractor, Kiewit Shea Desalination, had been given the green light to start construction.
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Bond sale saves 10 cents on Carlsbad water price
The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) announced on 14 December 2012 that bonds for the 189,000 m³/d Carlsbad Desalination Plant had been sold at a cheaper rate than had been anticipated.
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VSEP to branch into olive industry?
The VSEP vibrating membrane system is being evaluated at the University of California Davis and the US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service for possible use in treating wastewater in the olive industry.
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Xylem piloting reuse products in Florida and California
Xylem is shipping two containerised MiPRO Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) systems to Florida and California for pilot water-reuse projects.
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Agreement over failed Monterey desalination plan
Agreement was reached on 4 December 2012 on legal and monetary issues resulting from the failed Monterey Regional Desalination Project, which was abandoned earlier this year.
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H2O Innovation takes Californian reuse contract
A contract to expand the Leo J Vander Lans Advanced Water Treatment Facility in Long Beach, California, has been awarded to Canadian company H2O Innovation Inc.
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Australian SWRO firm signs MoU for Saudi pilot
Australian desalination start-up Water Resources Group (WRG) announced on 4 December 2012 that its subsidiary Water Resources International (WRI) had signed a memorandum of understanding with Knowledge Industry Company (KIC) of Saudi Arabia.
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Work on Carlsbad should start early in 2013
Work on the 189,000 m³/d Carlsbad seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant is expected to start early in 2013, following approval by the board of the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) on 29 November 2012 of the water-purchase agreement between SDCWA and Poseidon Resources, developers of the desalination plant.
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Oceanside rejects direct Carlsbad water deal
Oceanside City Council in southern California rejected on 7 November 2012 the direct purchase of water from the proposed Carlsbad desalination plant, even though it would show savings over a 30‑year contract.
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Santa Cruz desalination vote ballot passed
One of the many local ballots that took place alongside the US presidential election ended with a large majority of Santa Cruz voters in California winning the opportunity of a future vote on whether to look at a desalination plant for the city’s water supply.