Tag: USA
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California looks to make desalination easier
Six recommendations to facilitate desalination in California are contained in the draft update to the California Water Plan, which was published online at the end of January 2009.
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Marin board approves EIR for desalination plant
The board of the Marin Metropolitan Water District in California, USA, voted to accept the environmental impact report on a possible desalination plant (see D&WR technical article August/September 2008).
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US National Database of Water Reuse Facilities updated
The WateReuse Association announced on 3 February 2009 the release of a new version of the National Database of Water Reuse Facilities (NDWRF), a comprehensive web database of US water reuse facilities and programs.
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Fybroc expands 2530 Series seawater pump
US pumpmaker Fybroc has expanded its 2530 Series line for desalination and other applications beyond the recently introduced 4x6x13 size to now also include a 4x6x10 pump size.
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Nano-composite arsenic-removal technology commercialized
Exclusive rights to commercialise the Nano-Composite Arsenic Sorbent (N-CAS) technology that will improve the ability to remove arsenic from contaminated water supplies were signed to Water Technology Group Inc of Harvard, USA, by the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory on 30 January 2009.
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Marin board to consider desalination EIR on 4 February
The Marin Metropolitan Water District in California, USA, has published the final environmental impact report (EIR) for its proposed desalination plant on San Francisco Bay (see D&WR technical article August/September 2008).
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American Water to research water reuse methods for WRF
An extensive review of methods for detecting and measuring micro-organisms in reused water or wastewater treatment effluent is to be undertaken in the USA by American Water on behalf of the WateReuse Foundation (WRF), the foundation announced on 30 January 2009.
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WRF issues two energy-related RFPs
The WateReuse Foundation announced on 27 January 2009 two new requests for proposals (RFPs) for research projects involving desalination and water reuse related to energy production and use.
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PEI gets venture capital boost
Pump Engineering Inc (PEI), US manufacturer of pumps and turbocharger energy-recovery devices for reverse-osmosis desalination, announced on 26 January 2009 that it had closed a “multi-million dollar” equity investment deal with Plymouth Venture Partners (PVP) earlier in the month.
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WRF seeks desalination and reuse funding proposals
The WateReuse Foundation on 21 January 2009 issued a request for preproposals for funding consideration under its 2009 Unsolicited Research Program, which funds researchers proposing projects designed to meet the future needs of the water reuse and desalination community.