Tag: USA
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Chilton joins Toray Membrane in Europe
Mark Chilton has joined Tory Membrane Europe as European specialty products manager effective 1 January 2013.
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WRRF report pulls together membrane-fouling knowledge
A report bringing together the current state of the art of dealing with membrane fouling has been published by the WateReuse Research Foundation as a preparation for refining and/or developing visualized future membrane-fouling research activities.
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Toray expands California membrane manufacturing site
Desalination membrane manufacturer Toray Membrane USA Inc has bought a third building located adjacent to its existing two-building manufacturing facility in Poway, California, USA.
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Agencies and companies contribute to DPR project
Over one-third of the US$ 6 million required to conduct necessary research on direct potable reuse (DPR) of wastewater in California has been raised, according to the WateReuse Research Foundation’s December newsletter.
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University may manage Texas desalination study
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) in Texas, USA, is to negotiate an agreement with the Sustainable Energy Research Institute at the University of Texas at San Antonio to manage a feasibility study for a proposed seawater desalination plant.
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Carlsbad desalination construction gets going at last
Poseidon Resources announced on 27 December 2012 that it had secured all necessary funding for the Carlsbad Desalination Project and that its engineering, procurement and construction contractor, Kiewit Shea Desalination, had been given the green light to start construction.
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Desalitech launches US base and hires new staff
Desalitech Ltd, developer of the Closed Circuit Desalination (CCD) sytem, announced on 18 December 2013 that it will be establishing its US headquarters in Massachusetts. It has also hired four new staff in the US.
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Bond sale saves 10 cents on Carlsbad water price
The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) announced on 14 December 2012 that bonds for the 189,000 m³/d Carlsbad Desalination Plant had been sold at a cheaper rate than had been anticipated.
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WRF seeking award nominations before mid-February
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is seeking nominations by 15 February 2013 for its two award programs.
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External MBR system launched by Aquatech
Aquatech International has launched a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system in which the ultrafiltration (UF) membrane is positioned outside the bioreactor rather than submerged in it or in a downstream membrane tank.