Tag: Concentrate Disposal
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Marin board to consider desalination EIR on 4 February
The Marin Metropolitan Water District in California, USA, has published the final environmental impact report (EIR) for its proposed desalination plant on San Francisco Bay (see D&WR technical article August/September 2008).
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Brownsville pilot study published
Pilot study results from consultant NRS Consulting Engineers have confirmed that seawater desalination on the shore of the Ship Channel in Brownsville, Texas, USA, is technically feasible.
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UTEP awarded $ 2 million for desalination research
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in the USA has received $ 2 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) to establish a desalination and water management research program.
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Request for pre-proposals on managing salinity
The Southern California Salinity Coalition (SCSC) received pre-proposals in early September for funding consideration on research projects addressing the control of salinity in the region’s water resources and to reduce source salinity in potable water, wastewater, and recycled water.
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Qatar project to improve brine disposal
Chemical engineers at the University of Texas A&M at Qatar are leading a new $400,000 project with Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) that will develop a new process for water desalination that yields zero liquid discharge. The new process, announced in June, would treat brine reject with lime and aluminum to yield solid waste…