Tag: California
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Three key personnel join ROPV
Desalination membrane pressure-vessel manufacturer ROPV has added three key personnel to support and meet its international customer needs.
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Desalination plant needed for Mexican mine
Denver-based Vista Gold Corp is planning to build a desalination plant to meet the needs of its planned Concordia mine in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
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RFP issued for Camp Pendleton desalination studies
The San Diego County Water District in California, USA, issued a request for proposals (RFP) on 10 January 2011 for technical studies related to the proposed Camp Pendleton Seawater Desalination Project.
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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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MacDonald to lead NanoH2O operations
California-based nanocomposite membrane manufacturer NanoH2O announced another addition to its management team on 18 January 2011.
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Arisawa acquisition of Bekaert Composites complete
Arisawa Manufacturing, located in Joetsu, Japan, announced on 6 January 2011 the completion of its acquisition of Bekaert Progressive Composites, the membrane pressure-vessel business of NV Bekaert SA of Belgium.
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NanoH2O appoints Markovich as CFO
California-based desalination membrane manufacturer NanoH2O Inc announced on 12 January 2011 the appointment of semiconductor and cleantech veteran John Markovich as chief financial officer.
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Ratepayer group challenges Monterey desalination approval
California’s Division of Ratepayer Advocates (DRA) has appealed against the approval of the Coastal Water Project on the Monterey peninsula, stating that the state Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) surrendered its oversight responsibilities to the promoters of the project, which includes a seawater desalination plant.
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Desalination paper wins student NWRI/SCSC fellowship
A paper on the use of nanostructed polymers in desalination has won a California student a two- year US$ 10,000 fellowship from the National Water Research Institute (NWRI) and the Southern California Salinity Coalition (SCSC).
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Desalination promotion part of Colorado river agreement
Mexico and the USA agreed to promote cooperation on desalination technology through the construction of more competitive desalination plants as part of an agreement on the use of the Colorado river signed on 20 December 2010.