Tag: California
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CalAm opts for recycling over desalination
In a testimony supporting a major groundwater replenishment project, president of water supplier, California American Water (CalAm), Rob MacLean, has told the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) the proposed project was preferable to building a large desalinated facility.
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H2O Innovation commissions its biggest ultrafiltration project
H2O Innovation has commissioned a 45,400 m³/d ultrafiltration (UF) project for the Clifton Water District, Colorado under a design and build project – its largest to date.
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Eight water groups press US government to up focus on reuse
The WateReuse Association has joined seven other water sector organisations in pressing the US Bureau of Reclamation to use some of its US$ 100 million in new drought funds to invest in water reuse.
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Developer rejects claims that Huntingdon Beach project could face flood risk
The developer behind a proposed desalination project at Huntington Beach, California has rejected claims that high tides over the Christmas weekend could signal a surge in flood protection costs for the plant.
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Wastewater project could save city millions
A planned water recycling project in Benica, California could end the city’s need to buy in potable water.
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California regulators seek less water restriction as Carlsbad kicks in
California regulators have proposed that a 25% state-mandated water conservation target should be eased off on grounds including the start up of major desalination and water reuse programmes.
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Water Planet wins produced water contracts
Water treatment technology firm, Water Planet, has won a contact to provide industrial wastewater treatment and reuse systems for two recycling centres in California, USA that could recycle oil and gas industry produced water at nearly 20 Ml/d.
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Carlsbad opened
The US$ 1 billion Carlsbad seawater desalination plant in San Diego County, California has opened.
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US agency picks trio for desalination project pipe deal
US water agency, California American Water (CalAm), has selected three firms to construct a 30km pipeline with pumping stations and storage facilities to deliver desalinated water from a planned facility under its Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project.
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Don’t let climate uncertainty stymie desalination investment says risk expert
Water and wastewater utilities must view climate change as a “disruptive opportunity” and not allow uncertainty to stymie investments in desalination and other resilience measures according to a UK risk management expert. Climate change created a business opportunity where “the most resilient will have an implicit lead over their competitors,” the expert told a recent…