Tag: California
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Barriers to direct water reuse identified in California
Gaps and existing barriers in the development of direct potable reuse regulations in California are identified in a new workshop report prepared by three US institutions.
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Poseidon asked for new mitigation plans for Carlsbad
The California Coastal Commission has asked Poseidon Resources, developer of the Carlsbad desalination project, to submit alternative sites for restoration as part of its mitigation requirement.
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PWT completes its new membrane antiscalant factory
Canadian membrane treatment company H2O Innovation Inc announced on 14 October 2010 that its California business unit Professional Water Technologies (PWT) had completed the build-out and renovation of its dendrimer antiscalant production facility in Vista, CA.
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Water-cycle intensity may be increasing, say researchers
Researchers based primarily in California have published a global assessment of freshwater discharge to the oceans which suggests that the rate of the hydrological cycle may be increasing.
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US government aids San Diego water-tech exports
The World Trade Center (WTCSD) in San Diego, the Californian city that is home to many water- related industries, including desalination specialists like Toray Membranes and Avista Technologies, has received a US government grant aimed at boosting water industry overseas trade.
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Desalination doubts, but city supports West Basin plan
The city council of Redondo Beach, California, expressed doubts at its meeting on 21 September 2010 about the 75,000 m³/d desalination plant planned by West Basin Municipal Water District, but nevertheless voted to support West Basin’s Water Reliability 2020 Program, which includes the plant.
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Santa Cruz council approves desalination study
The council of the City of Santa Cruz, California, authorized the city manager on 14 September 2010 to execute an agreement with Camp Dresser & McKee worth US$ 4,134,464 for preparation of plans and specifications for the city’s proposed seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant.
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IDA finalises Huntington Beach desalination energy conference topics
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has finalised the speakers and topics for its new-style conference Desalination: An Energy Solution, which is being held on 2-3 November 2010 in Huntington Beach, California, the city likely to host the USA’s next large desalination plant after Carlsbad.
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Southern California gets wastewater reuse and desalination grants
Southern California’s Joint Water Purification Pilot Program (JWPPP), which will evaluate the feasibility of wastewater reuse using advanced water treatment, has received a US$ 334,000 grant from the US Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART program.
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Huntington Beach revised desalination EIS approved
Council members of the City of Huntington Beach in California, USA, on 7 September 2010 approved a revised environmental impact study for the 50 MGD (189,000 m³/d) seawater desalination plant proposed by Poseidon Resources.