Tag: USA
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Loans for Texas town proposing direct potable reuse
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) on 20 September 2012 approved loans totalling US$ 12 million to the City of Brownwood from the Texas Water Development Fund to finance wastewater system improvements, including possible direct potable wastewater reuse (DPR).
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Water profiler will complete 18 tests in 5 minutes
A potable water profiling system that simultaneously tests for up to 18 disinfectant and infrastructure-critical analytes and parameters will be launched next year by e‑SENS Corporation, based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Aquaporin eyes commercial membrane sales in 2013
Danish membrane treatment startup Aquaporin A/S is preparing for commercial sales of its Aquaporin Inside™ membranes by the end of 2013.
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HTI’s Lambert gets IDE Americas command
Desalination contractor and system provider IDE Technologies Ltd announced on 12 September 2012 the appointment of Mark Lambert as chief executive officer of IDE Americas.
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Membrane troubleshooting workshop announced by SEDA
The Southeast Desalting Association has announced a workshop on Operating & Troubleshooting Membrane Systems to be held in Florida in October 2012.
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IX system improves Alabama MF plant’s performance
The City of Oneonta in Alabama, USA, commissioned a 3 MGD (10,500 m³/d) MIEX® ion-exchange system in August 2012 to provide dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal prior to coagulation and microfiltration of Oneonta Utilities’ Little Warrior river water source.
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Multi-barrier approach needed for Cryptosporidium – WRA
A multi-barrier approach will be needed in water reuse to guard against Cryptosporidium and Giardia occurrence and consequent health risks, says a new research report published by the WateResearch Association.
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Health risks from IPR ‘unlikely to be significant’ – study
The concentrations of residual contaminants in highly processed wastewaters in the USA that could be used for planned indirect potable reuse are, in general, so low that that it is unlikely that there would be any significant risks to health.
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NASA voyage seeks ocean salinity/climate answers
An expedition to the most saline part of the North Atlantic ocean set sail on 6 September 2012 as part of a multi-year mission to get a detailed 3D picture of how salt content fluctuates in the ocean’s upper layers and how this relates to shifts in rainfall patterns around the planet.
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Texas desalination RFQ period ends on 14 September
The qualification period for a feasibility study for a large seawater desalination plant in Texas, USA, ends on 14 September 2012.