Tag: Wastewater Reuse
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Veolia gains Colombian produced-water clean-up contract
Ecopetrol America Inc, the US subsidiary of the Colombian national oil company, has awarded a contract to Veolia to provide equipment and services that will be used to treat the produced water from the Castilla oilfields in the Llanos Basin, southeast of Bogota.
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Abengoa takes stake in Beijing-based GreenTech
Spanish desalination and energy contractor Abengoa has acquired 25% of the Beijing-based water company GreenTech.
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GE to supply evaporator/ZLD technology for Italian oilfield
GE’s advanced evaporator and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technology is to be used to recycle up to 98% of produced water at six Total E&P Italia SpA oilwells in the Tempa Rossa field in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.
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MACarrier helps new GE MBR beat tough organics
A membrane bioreactor (MBR) with a carbon-based membrane accommodating carrier (MACarrier) designed to help industrial companies meet stringent water discharge requirements and enable greater water reuse was launched at the IFAT Entsorga 2014 exhibition on 5 May 2014 by GE.
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Florida legislates in favor of water reuse expansion
The state legislature of Florida, USA, on 2 May 2014 passed a bill (SB 536), which directs the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in coordination with stakeholders, to conduct a comprehensive study and submit a report on the expansion of the beneficial use of reclaimed water, stormwater and excess surface water in Florida.
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Texas city council votes on wastewater reuse study award
Reclaimed wastewater could provide 6-7 MGD (22,700‑26,500 m³/d) of additional water supply for the city of San Angelo, Texas, USA, according to a submission to be considered by the city council on 6 May 2014.
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Funding drive launches nine DPR research projects
Nearly US$ 3 million has already been allocated by the WateReuse Research Foundation to nine high-priority direct potable reuse (DPR) research projects and more new DPR research funding will be announced later this year.
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Abengoa Water’s expansion driven by pure R&D
Carlos Cosin Fernandez is currently the chairman and CEO of Abengoa Water, the water subsidiary of Abengoa Group, which has constructed desalination plants in Spain, North Africa, India and China, and is now looking at Latin America. Here he talks to D&WR editor, Robin Wiseman. This article first appeared in the February/March 2014 issue of…
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Public meeting set for San Joaquin water reuse EIS
The US Bureau of Reclamation has set a public scoping meeting for 13 May 2014 as part of the environmental impact statement (EIS) process for the proposed North Valley Regional Recycled Water Program (NVRRWP) in California’s San Joaquin Valley.
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Monterey cost/benefit study to look at ‘social ROI’
The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) is soliciting statements of qualifications by 1 May 2014 from qualified organizations to perform triple bottom line cost-benefit analysis related to the proposed Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) Project.