Tag: USA
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New appointments for D&WR Editorial Board members
Two members of the Editorial Board of Desalination & Water Reuse have taken up new appointments.
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AMTA/SEDA 2011 joint desalination conference set for Miami Beach
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) will be holding its 2011 conference and exposition together with the Southeast Desalting Association in Miami Beach, Florida during 18-21 July 2011.
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New Mexico city seeking 4 MGD desalination plant
The city of Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA, is looking to use a 4 MGD (15,000 m³/d) desalination plant to provide a safe dependable supply from brackish water wells.
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Coquina Coast desalination agreement revised
An amended and restated memorandum of agreement relating to the proposed Coquina Coast Seawater Desalination Project in Florida, USA, was agreed by Palm Coast city council, the project leader, on 15 June 2010.
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USEPA tightens monitoring rule for TC in drinking water
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on 17 June 2010 that it is proposing to revise the 1989 Total Coliform Rule to incorporate improvements recommended by a federal advisory committee.
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San Diego IPR demonstration project held up
Approval of a contract with Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM) for construction of an indirect potable water-reuse demonstration project in San Diego failed to pass a meeting of the Californian city’s Natural Resources & Culture (NRC) committee on 16 June 2010.
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San Diego water-rate lawsuit threatens desalination subsidy
The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) board of directors on 10 June 2010 unanimously approved taking the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California to court over the 2011 and 2012 water rates MWD adopted in April.
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Aquasource appoints new COO
Eric Dehouck has been named as the new chief operating officer of Aquasource, the ultrafiltration subsidiary of the Degrémont group.
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Marin voters could decide desalination future
Marin Municipal Water District in California will have to seek the permission of consumers to proceed any further with its investigations into the possibility of desalination, if a ballot later this year is successful.
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Wave-powered desalination about to be installed
A company in Texas, USA, is preparing to demonstrate the use of desalination with the wave-power facility it is about to install in the Gulf of Mexico.