Tag: USA
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Obama government allocates US$ 126 million for water recycling
The new US government led by President Obama is to provide US$ 126 million for water recycling projects, alongside US$ 6 billion for state potable water programmes and many other water funding resources.
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State budget cuts delay Carlsbad desalination approval
Cuts to the California state budget prevented officials of the San Diego County Regional Water Quality Control Board preparing recommendations regarding the proposed Carlsbad desalination plant for the board to vote on at a meeting on 11 February 2009.
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Boca Raton wastewater reuse system to be extended
The city of Boca Raton in Florida, USA, is to expand its In-City Reclamation Irrigation System (IRIS) from 7-8 MGD (26,500-30,000 m³/d) to 17.5 MGD (66,000 m³/d) during the next five years. Bidding is currently under way.
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Aquatech gets new Ex-Im Bank support
Desalination and water-reuse system manufacturer Aquatech International of Canonsburg, USA, has been given a US$ 37 million renewal of its loan facility from the US Export-Import Bank.
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Marin board takes desalination lead from Australia
“Look at Australia. I don’t want to be stupid,” said Alex Forman, chairman of the Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors on 11 February 2009 after the board approved continuation of work towards a 5-15 MGD (19,000-57,000 m³/d) desalination plant sourcing San Francisco Bay.
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Water reuse and conservation research bill passed in US
The US House of Representatives on 11 February 2009 passed a bill by Utah Democrat Jim Matheson to create new research programs into how to conserve water, use it more efficiently and reuse wastewater.
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“Significant” impacts from Monterey desalination says draft report
Whichever of the three desalination-based proposals for future water supply on the Monterey peninsula in California is eventually implemented, there would be “significant and unavoidable” environmental impacts.
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Tests prove filter medium reduces SWRO desalination fouling
Research at the University of Sheffield in the UK is showing that that filters using Disruptor™ media invented by US company Argonide Corporation is a good solution for reducing the fouling of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in seawater desalination plants.
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Rich heritage behind new pump union
A new name for the pump industry, but with a rich heritage of pump products, including desalination pumps, is Clyde Union, with the best of Weir and Union pumps.
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Diffuser range extended by PEI
Pump Engineering Inc (PEI) of the USA has expanded its diffuser line to include a total of 11 diffusers, ranging from 1 x 1 ¼ x 3 in (25 x 32 x 76 mm) up to 10 x 12 x 11 in (254 x 305 x 279 mm).