Tag: California
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Monterey supervisors block desalination credit request
Monterey county supervisors on 11 January 2012 postponed approval of a request from the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) to draw as much as US$ 3 million from a California American Water (Cal Am) credit line for payments related to the stalled regional seawater desalination project.
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Carlsbad desalination agreement “could be signed in June”
A water-purchase contract for the Carlsbad seawater desalination project in California, USA, could be ready for public scrutiny by April 2012, with possible approval by the client San Diego County Water Authority in June.
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American Water appoints manager for troubled Monterey division
Eric Sabolsice, who worked on commissioning the Tampa Bay desalination plant for American Water, has been appointed general manager for the California American Water division which includes Monterey.
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UCLA water summit will look at desalination/reuse
Seawater desalination and wastewater reuse will be key topics at a one-day summit on the Future of Water in Southern California to be held by the University of California, Los Angeles, on 27 January 2012.
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More twists in Monterey desalination saga
In yet another twist to the troubled Monterey desalination project in California, a judge on 19 December 2011 ordered a new environmental impact review (EIR) for the plan.
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Cambria desalination study fails consistency test
The California Coastal Commission has called into question the future of the Cambria desalination project near San Luis Opispo by ruling that a US Army Corps of Engineers project to test soil and water near the proposed intake/outfall site is inconsistent with its habitat and coastline rules.
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California approves bond issue for Carlsbad desalination
Poseidon Resources has submitted and had approved an application for US$ 780 million in tax-exempt bonds for the Carlsbad seawater desalination project.
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ERI chief looking to a bigger future
Energy Recovery Inc (ERI), manufacturers of energy-recovery equipment for desalination plants, announced the appointment of Tom Rooney to succeed GG Pique as CEO back in February 2011. D&WR caught up with Rooney at the International Desalination Association’s World Congress in Perth and asked him how he saw the company’s present situation and its future. This…
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Accused in Monterey desalination case pleads not guilty
The ex water-agency member at the centre of the hiatus in the Monterey desalination project in California pleaded not guilty last week when he appeared to answer charges that he accepted payment for work associated with the project and also for work he never did at all.
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UV system treats 215,000 m³/d with only four lamps
California-based NeoTech Aqua Solutions, manufacturer of ultraviolet (UV) water-treatment systems, announced on 21 November 2011 a UV system to treat 5.7 MGD (215,750 m³/d) with only four lamps.