Tag: Reverse Osmosis
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Escondido moves towards indirect potable reuse
The City of Escondido in southern California, USA, could be about to follow neighbour San Diego in setting up an indirect potable water-reuse (IPR) scheme as part of a wastewater facility upgrade costing about US$ 200 million.
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Dow unveils two new RO desalination membranes
Two new reverse-osmosis desalination membranes were announced by Dow Water & Process Solutions on 8 March 2011, offering best-in-class performance of water treatment for a wide range of commercial applications.
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Stover leaves Oasys for Desalitech
Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) old boy Dr Richard Stover has joined Tel Aviv-based Desalitech, a company with a desalination process that does away with energy-recovery devices.
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Hyflux preferred for 318,500 m³/d Singapore desalination plant
PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, has selected locally based Hyflux Ltd as the preferred bidder for the country’s second and largest seawater desalination plant.
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More desalination and reuse potential in Western Australia
Western Australia’s Water Corporation is considering up to three seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plants along the southern coast of its area, known as Lower Great Southern, as part of a potential portfolio of water resources for the next 30 years.
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District backs out of California’s GRIP water-reuse project
One of the three main partners in a US$ 210 million indirect potable water-reuse scheme in California’s San Gabriel Valley has walked away from the project.
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South African RO plant begins production
The 15,000 m³/d reverse-osmosis desalination plant for Mossel Bay, South Africa, should go into full production this week, after three weeks of commissioning.
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Toray announces two Chinese SWRO membrane orders
Toray Industries Inc has received orders to supply reverse osmosis (RO) membranes to seawater desalination plants in Qingdao (Shandong) and Caofeidian (Tangshan, Hebei) in China.
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NZ army uses RO system for earthquake victims
The New Zealand army reported on 25 February 2011 that its engineers have established two water production facilities in Christchurch to support people affected by the earthquake.
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Santa Cruz extends consultant’s role in desalination studies
The Santa Cruz City Council voted on 23 February 2011 to approve a US$ 580,000 contract extension for consultants Kennedy/Jenks to continue engineering studies and conducting public outreach for the Californian city’s proposed seawater reverse-osmosis desalination plant.