Tag: USA
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US to develop natural-gas wastewater standards
Over the coming months, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to begin the process of developing a proposed standard for wastewater discharges produced by natural-gas extraction from underground coalbed and shale formations.
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January deadline for WateReuse symposium abstracts
The WateReuse Association (WRA) has invited abstracts for its 27th Annual WateReuse Symposium, to be held on 9-12 September 2012 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.
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GE allies with cleaning and sanitation company
Following a successful pilot program, GE and Diversey, a business unit of Sealed Air Corp, announced an alliance on 11 October 2011 to deliver water and energy-management services to Diversey’s cleaning and sanitation customers around the world.
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NSF/ANSI thumbs-up for residential MBR system
Kansas-based Bio-Microbics Inc, which makes decentralized wastewater treatment systems, has achieved NSF®/ANSI® 350 certification for its Bio-Barrier® membrane bioreactor (MBR) designed for residential and small-flow developments.
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Membrane water treatment plant planned in Michigan
A US$ 50 million membrane-based water-treatment plant is being planned by Bay County in Michigan, USA, which is seeking a county-wide partnership to tap a new source.
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Cal Am looking at Monterey desalination fallback plan
At least three other projects involving desalination plants are being looked at by California American Water (Cal Am) to supply water to the Monterey peninsula in case the Regional Desalination Project does not go ahead.
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Koreans devoting R&D cash to gas-hydrate desalination
Korea’s Minister of Land, Transport & Maritime Affairs, Kwon Do-youp, unveiled “a new paradigm” in desalination development when he announced on 4 October 2011 that Korea was pursuing gas-hydrate desalination.
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Big energy-savings as giant MBR opens near Seattle
What is claimed to be the world’s largest membrane bioreactor (MBR) installation was opened on 24 September 2011 at the Brightwater Wastewater Treatment Plant near Seattle in the US Pacific Northwest.
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PWT further extends its sales effort
Stella Lanphear has joined chemical supplier and membrane forensics provider Professional Water Technologies (PWT) from Pepsi-Cola as regional sales manager.
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STS wins Tianjin denitrification contract
Pennsylvania-based Severn Trent Services has received a contract to provide its Tetra® Denite® denitrification system for the Zhang Gui Zhuang Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Tianjin, China.