Tag: California
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Pacific Institute report lists California desalination plans
The Pacific Institute (PI) has published a list of all the currently proposed seawater desalination plants in California, USA, as a precursor to a new desalination report in 2013.
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Details released for September SWMOA courses
Details have been released by the Southwest Membrane Operator Association (SWMOA) for its two California membrane-plant operator training courses in September 2012.
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AMTA elects Patel as president for 2012/13
Mehul Patel of the Orange County Water District was elected president of the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) for 2012/13 at the association’s board meeting in Fairfax, Virginia, on 18 July 2012.
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SWMOA seeks papers for 2013 San Diego symposium
The Southwest Membrane Operator Association (SWMOA) has made a call for papers for its 2013 Annual Symposium in San Diego, California, on 22-24 April 2013.
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New moves in Monterey desalination debate
The City of Pacific Grove’s council has voted to approve a preliminary agreement to take the lead on one of the two alternatives to the principal proposal for a regional desalination project by California American Water (Cal Am).
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Consultant launches water-energy advice service
Sacramento-based GEI Consultants Inc announced on16 July 2012 the launch of a national water-energy advisory service to complement its well-established water resources consulting services.
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Massive health grant aids Chino desalters expansion
California’s Western Municipal Water District announced on 28 June 2012 that it had received a “monumental” US$ 51 million grant from the state’s Department of Health towards the US$ 130 million expansion of the Chino desalination plants.
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Postponed California water bond included water reuse
The California legislature has again postponed a November 2012 ballot on a water infrastructure bond worth US$ 11 billion, which included US$ 1 billion worth of water reuse projects.
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November ballot for Santa Cruz desalination
Barely two weeks after the City of Santa Cruz in California had accepted the preliminary design report by CDM Smith for its proposed 2.5 MGD (9,500 m³/d) seawater desalination plant, the city clerk’s office confirmed on 3 July 2012 that proponents of a charter amendment for a vote on the desalination project had collected enough signatures to place it…
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Escondido hires consultants for potable water reuse
The City of Escondido in southern California approved on 27 June 2012 spending of US$ 1.14 million to hire a team led by Black & Veatch and including Brown & Caldwell for services towards its Indirect Potable Reuse Program.