Tag: Concentrate Disposal
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Desalination demonstration to tackle California’s agricultural drainage
Desalination technology is to be used in California’s Central Valley to convert high salinity agricultural drainage water into fresh water for irrigation and CO2-negative products derived from the waste salts.
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Concentrate disposal guidance from WRF/WERF research
A cooperative research effort, led by the WateReuse Foundation and co-funded by the Water Environment Research Federation, is providing utility managers and others with needed guidance and resources for addressing concentrate disposal issues.
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Brine concentrate reports published by Bureau of Reclamation
Reports deriving from the Southern California Regional Brine-Concentrate Management Study – Phase 1 have been made available on the website of the US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR).
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IDA to form Gulf desalination environmental task force
The International Desalination Association (IDA) plans to form a task force to explore the environmental effects of desalination on the Arabian Gulf and recommend strategies to mitigate potential impacts.
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Lawsuit filed against Marin County desalination proposal
A lawsuit to protect San Francisco Bay and the citizens of Marin County “from the harmful effects of desalination” was filed in the Marin Superior Court on 21 September 2009 by a number of opponents including an environmental group.
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Brine water recycler test ‘meeting expections’
Preliminary test results of water processed by the first commercially installed Sionix Elixir 225-P/RO Unit show the unit is meeting performance expectations, Sionix Corp announced on 17 September 2009.
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BHP Billiton asked to rethink desalination plant site
The Parliament of South Australia’s Environment, Resources & Development Committee has recommended mining company BHP Billiton reconsider its proposed site for a 250,000 m³/d seawater desalination plant at Port Bonython in the upper Spencer Gulf.
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TWO process to recover sodium sulphate from ion-exchange
California-based Catalyx Inc has signed a build-own-operate contract with RG Global Lifestyles Inc, which owns Catalyx Fluid Systems (CFS), for a brine dehydration system to facilitate recovery of sodium sulfate from ion-exchange regenerant brine.
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State budget cuts delay Carlsbad desalination approval
Cuts to the California state budget prevented officials of the San Diego County Regional Water Quality Control Board preparing recommendations regarding the proposed Carlsbad desalination plant for the board to vote on at a meeting on 11 February 2009.
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Fybroc expands 2530 Series seawater pump
US pumpmaker Fybroc has expanded its 2530 Series line for desalination and other applications beyond the recently introduced 4x6x13 size to now also include a 4x6x10 pump size.