Tag: Groundwater
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WRRF releases four desalination / reuse studies
Four new research reports related to desalination and water reuse were released on 28 December 2011 by the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF):
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UCLA water summit will look at desalination/reuse
Seawater desalination and wastewater reuse will be key topics at a one-day summit on the Future of Water in Southern California to be held by the University of California, Los Angeles, on 27 January 2012.
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Membrane plant to treat Delaware city groundwater
A membrane treatment plant is to be part of the renovation and extension of the existing 6 MGD (22,700 m³/d) water treatment plant in City of Delaware, Ohio, USA, which will start in 2012.
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US solar desalination demonstration project starts in 2012
A pilot demonstration of a solar-power desalination system is be deployed in spring 2012 at the US Bureau of Reclamation’s Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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Reused effluent to reach 20% of Muscat by end 2011
The Ghala Golf Club in Muscat, Oman, is the latest facility to receive millions of litres of treated effluent for irrigation from Haya Water, as the company continues to expand its customer base for reused wastewater across the Muscat area.
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North Port awards groundwater RO contract
The City of North Port in Florida, USA, awarded a US$ 9 million contract on 12 September 2011 for a 1.5 MGD (5,676 m³/d) reverse-osmosis (RO) groundwater treatment plant to Wharton-Smith Inc, also of Florida.
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Desalination and reuse in Mexico-Israel water agreement
Desalination and wastewater treatment and reuse were part of an agreement signed on 14 November 2011 between the Mexican national water agency, Conagua, and Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor.
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Rochem and APTwater announce merger
A merger was announced on 9 November 2011 between APTwater Inc of California, USA, and Rochem AG of Switzerland.
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US government seeks water-reuse projects for funding
The US government’s Bureau of Reclamation on 7 November 2011 invited requests for cost-shared funding for water reclamation and reuse projects under the WaterSmart Title XVI program.
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West Pilbara desalination project aborted
An Aus$ 370 million (US$ 380 million) desalination plant in West Australia’s West Pilbara region has been deferred, state water minister Bill Marmion announced on 9 September 2011.