Tag: Groundwater
-
Rejected slant well could work
A water intake system previously rejected for a proposed desalination plant at Huntington Beach could be viable if it is used differently, according to environmental organisation, Orange County Coastkeeper.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Monterey slant well test back in action
California American Water has resumed operation of its test slant well following a halt in the well’s operation pending a coastal commission ruling.
-
Abu Dhabi rejects more desalination despite growing water stress
Environment Policy and Planning at Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has rejected upping desalination as a means to counter growing water scarcity in the emirate, opting instead for conservation and reuse.
-
Taiwan county seeks central backing for desalination expansion plan
Taiwan’s Penghu county magistrate, Chen Kuang-fu, has urged central government to back the county’s proposed expansion of its desalination capacity.
-
Indonesia moves to avoid water crisis
Indonesia is to develop seawater desalination projects in five islands of its Thousand Islands regency in a bid to head off a drought.
-
Vietnam island to get Korean-financed desalination
Having acquired electricity only last year, Vietnam’s Ly Son Island is to build a VND 264 billion (US$ 12.5 million), 2,000 m³/d desalination plant to provide potable water to 16,000 islanders.
-
STW opens up Texas brackish source project
Water management firm, STW Water Process and Technologies, has started to develop a newly acquired brackish water lease in the Imperial, Texas area. The move is part of STW’s West Texas Water Project to discover new brackish water sources.
-
California gives Monterey slant test green light to resume pumping
The California Coastal Commission has given the go-ahead for water supplier, California American Water (CalAm), to resume operation of its test slant well. The well has been idle since June when groundwater fell below a threshold specified in CalAm’s permit conditions that required it to cease working.