Tag: Pipework
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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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California county mulls tapping into nuclear plant desalination
As part of its plans to combat ongoing severe drought, California’s San Luis Obispo County (SLO) is considering the construction of a 10 km pipeline to tap into the spare capacity of a desalination plant currently providing only the needs of a nuclear power plant.
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Carlsbad connects with San Diego network
Construction of a 15 km pipeline connecting California’s near-complete giant Carlsbad desalination plant to the San Diego County Water Authority’s distribution system is complete.
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Bechtel contract for Escondida desalination project
BHP Billiton has contracted Bechtel to provide engineering, project management and construction services for the water supply to the Escondida copper mine in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
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Balance-of-plant piping solutions unveiled by Victaulic
Victaulic unveiled its line of balance-of-plant piping solutions for desalination and reverse osmosis (RO) facilities at the IDA World Congress 2013 in Tianjing, China, on 21 October 2013.
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In-pipe monitor shows up flaws in DPD testing
Comparison of in-pipe water quality data in a desalination plant using a Intellisondes™ multi-parameter monitor, instead of subjecting grab samples to a photometer tablet (DPD) test, successfully identified what caused spikes in free chlorine.
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Agbar subsidiary submits EIS for Chile desalination plant
An environmental impact study (EIS) has been submitted for the construction of a 1,000 L/s (86,400 ³/d) seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant in the coastal town of Chañaral, near the city of Caldera in Chile’s Region III.
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West Basin studies distribution of desalinated water
Southern California’s West Basin Water District is conducting a study on how ultra-pure water, made through seawater desalination, could be introduced into existing tap water distribution systems.
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Victaulic launches flexible pipe coupling for RO
Previewed at the AMTA/AWWA San Antonio conference in early March, Victaulic’s Style 171 flexible composite pipe coupling was officially launched on 25 April 2013.
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ARI symposium to debate pressure surge problems
The problems of pressure fluctuations in water and wastewater systems and the use of the air valve as a tool for prevention and/or alleviation of surge in transmission systems is the subject of an international seminar arranged for April 2013 by ARI Flow Control Accessories Ltd.