Tag: USA
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US$ 1.3 million order for seawater pumps
US supplier Met-Pro Corporation announced on 6 December 2011 that its Global Pump Solutions business unit has received an order worth more than US$ 1.3 million, to supply 80 Fybroc® brand pumps for a large-scale aquarium/oceanarium located outside of the US.
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Study approved for Michigan membrane water plant
Bay City in Michigan, USA, approved on 5 December 2011 the appointment of consultants Lockwood, Andrews & Newman Inc to evaluate construction of a new membrane plant at the site of the city’s existing water treatment plant.
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ERI chief looking to a bigger future
Energy Recovery Inc (ERI), manufacturers of energy-recovery equipment for desalination plants, announced the appointment of Tom Rooney to succeed GG Pique as CEO back in February 2011. D&WR caught up with Rooney at the International Desalination Association’s World Congress in Perth and asked him how he saw the company’s present situation and its future. This…
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German water-polishing licence granted to Aquatech
Aquatech International Corporation of the USA has finalized a cooperation agreement with WasserBauGesellschaft Kulmbach GmbH (WBG), a leading water technology company based in Germany, to hold the exclusive North American license for WBG’s RSR Plus® Condensate Polishing Technology.
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North Port awards groundwater RO contract
The City of North Port in Florida, USA, awarded a US$ 9 million contract on 12 September 2011 for a 1.5 MGD (5,676 m³/d) reverse-osmosis (RO) groundwater treatment plant to Wharton-Smith Inc, also of Florida.
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Evaporation-pond pilot suggested for Colorado salinity
Public scoping meetings are to be held by the US Bureau of Reclamation in December 2011 on the subject of the Paradox Valley Salinity Control Unit near Bedrock, Colorado.
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Marin MWD to appeal desalination EIR judgement
The Marin Municipal Water District voted on 16 November 2011 to appeal a judicial ruling that an environmental impact report (EIR) for its possible seawater desalination project was flawed, which effectively stopped the project.
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Nirosoft owner makes European acquisition
RWL Water LLC, which owns Israeli desalination and water treatment company Nirosoft, announced on 16 November 2011 that it had acquired a controlling interest in Eurotec WTT, a leading European manufacturer of wastewater treatment systems.
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Charges reveal why Monterey desalination project halted
The full extent of the allegations of conflict of interest involving Stephen P Collins, the former director of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) in his dealings with the Regional Desalination Project has now been revealed.
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NSF publishes commercial/residential water-reuse standard
The first US national standard for commercial and residential onsite water-reuse treatment systems was published on 15 November 2011 by NSF International, the US-based public health and environmental organization.