Tag: USA
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Americans value water availability over price – GE survey
More than 80% of Americans are more concerned about the availability of water in the future and its quality than they are about its price, origin and treatment.
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WateReuse research conference abstracts due December
Abstracts of papers have been invited by 3 December 2012 for the 17th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination Research Conference to be held by the WateReuse Research Foundation in 2013.
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Sixteen bid for Texas seawater desalination qualification
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) in Texas, USA, has received 16 responses to its request for qualifications issued in April 2012 for a feasibility study of a major seawater desalination project to supply the river basin with a fresh source of water.
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Another TWDB loan for SAWS desalination project
The Texas Water Development Board has given a US$ 50 million loan to the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) towards its first-ever groundwater desalination plant in southern Bexar County.
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Webcast to examine water reuse in new energy industries
The WateReuse Research Foundation has announced a webcast on The Potential for Expanded Water Reuse in Emerging Energy and Biofuels Industries, assessing the results of a foundation-funded research project.
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Water reuse grant applications invited in US
The US Bureau of Reclamation has invited bids for the latest round of grants to be issued under the Title XVI Water Reclamation & Reuse Program, which will provide cost-shared funding for planning, design or construction of authorised projects.
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Three-phase platform behind new “Idol” winner
At the Global Water Summit in Rome in May 2012, Sylvan Source Inc (SSI) presented its innovative water treatment system and deployment feasibility, capturing the votes to win the 2012 Technology Idol competition. New companies are always unwilling to divulge too many of their secrets, but D&WR invited SSI to explain their technology. This article…
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US govt funded 323 million m³ of water reuse in 2011
The US government has provided about US$ 231 million in federal funding for water reclamation and reuse projects since 2009, according to the latest report on the WaterSmart Program by the Department of the Interior.
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H2O Innovation supplies US city with UF, NF and RO
The City of Delaware in Ohio, USA, has awarded a contract to Canada’s H2O Innovation Inc for a drinking-water production system involving ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO).
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Large RO membranes at heart of Scottsdale expansion
The 7.1 MGD (26,900 m³/d) expansion of the City of Scottsdale’s Water Campus Advanced Water Treatment (AWT) plant in Arizona, USA, is now fully operational creating a total of 20 MGD (75,700 m³/d) of reused wastewater.