Tag: USA
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Reclamation Bureau’s water recycling and reuse funding criteria published
The US government’s Bureau of Reclamation published on 15 October 2010 the funding criteria under its Title XVI – Water Recycling & Reuse Program for two new funding opportunity announcements in fiscal year 2011.
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PoU reverse-osmosis planned for US city’s households
The City of Andrews, USA, is likely to submit a proposal to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) at the end of this year for installation of point-of-use (PoU) reverse-osmosis (RO) water treatment on 4,500 city homes.
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Russians award Aqua-Chem SWRO contract
The Russian government has ordered the second phase of a 10,000 m³/d seawater reverse-osmosis desalination system from Matrix, a division of Aqua-Chem Inc of Florida, USA.
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USEPA nears decision on perchlorate water standard
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in the process of making a final decision on whether to set a drinking water standard for perchlorate.
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US government aids San Diego water-tech exports
The World Trade Center (WTCSD) in San Diego, the Californian city that is home to many water- related industries, including desalination specialists like Toray Membranes and Avista Technologies, has received a US government grant aimed at boosting water industry overseas trade.
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Texas wastewater-reuse plant could be first of three
The Colorado River Municipal Water District (CRMWD) in Texas, USA, is anticipating the construction phase early in 2011 of its first regional water reclamation plant, which will be membrane-based and located in Big Spring.
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Rabie takes charge of KMS technology worldwide
Dr Hamid R Rabie has been promoted by Koch Membrane Systems (KMS) to the newly created role of chief operating officer, the company announced on 29 September 2010.
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Pilot desalination plant to start up soon on Hudson river
United Water is finalizing construction of a pilot desalination plant at Haverstraw on the Hudson river in New York state. If constructed, the full size reverse-osmosis plant would be 7.5 MGD (28,300 m³/d).
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Groundwater depletion rate accelerating worldwide
Groundwater stocks around the world are being depleted at an accelerating rate, according to a research paper soon to be published by the American Geophysical Union. The rate more than doubled between 1960 and 2000, increasing the amount lost from 126 to 283 km³ of water per year.
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Desalination doubts, but city supports West Basin plan
The city council of Redondo Beach, California, expressed doubts at its meeting on 21 September 2010 about the 75,000 m³/d desalination plant planned by West Basin Municipal Water District, but nevertheless voted to support West Basin’s Water Reliability 2020 Program, which includes the plant.