Tag: USA
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Biwater delivers Jacksonville desalination
Water and wastewater management company Biwater has delivered a custom 15 Ml/d reverse osmosis desalination system for Onslow Water and Sewer Authority near the USA city of Jacksonville, North Carolina.
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Koch retrofit is underway in Del Rio
Membrane manufacturer Koch Membrane Systems has started the initial phase of its retrofit to the ultrafiltration system at a water treatment plant in Del Rio, Texas.
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Planned Texas inland desalination plant will be USA’s biggest
San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is constructing what will become the largest inland desalination plant in the USA. The plant will desalinate groundwater from the Wilcox Aquifer in southern Bexar County, Texas.
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New Texas desalination plant could reuse fracking water
A new desalination test facility in Loving County, Texas could be deployed in treating water used in hydraulic fracturing – tracking- for shale gas for reuse in the oil industry.
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Regulator blocks New York desalination proposal
A US regional regulator recently dashed a bid by utility, United Water New York to build a desalination plant after customers rejected the water firm’s proposed up-front price hikes to meet the cost of the plant.
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Texas gives go-ahead to potable reuse project
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has conditionally approved full-scale operation of Wichita Falls’ temporary direct potable reuse project (DPR). The approval is for up to six months.
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Masdar picks four firms to test new desalination techniques
Abu Dhabi clean energy company, Masdar, has selected four international water technology firms to test techniques that could reduce the energy intensity of desalination and lead to a large renewably powered water purification station.
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GE and Saudi Aramco launch $200k technology competition
General Electric and Saudi Aramco have launched a $200,000 challenge to improve the energy efficiency of seawater desalination.
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Aquatech evaporator tech selected for Alberta oilsands
Aquatech of the USA has been awarded a contract to provide Japan Canada Oil Sands Ltd (JACOS) its evaporator technology for the Hangingstone Expansion Project in Alberta, Canada.
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RWL Water unifies portfolio company branding
RWL Water Group, which includes Israeli desalination company Nirosoft, has changed its name to RWL Water and rebranded all its portfolio companies.