Tag: Wastewater Reuse
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PwC India urges government to develop reuse policy
PwC India is calling on the country’s state and central governments "to jointly issue a national wastewater reuse policy with clear targets, setting out the legislative, regulatory and financial measures needed to achieve those targets".
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WE&RF appoints chief to run multi-million dollar research portfolio
Jeff Mosher has joined the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) as chief research and strategic planning officer to lead its integrated water research programme.
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Rajasthan boosts water supplies with three major reuse projects across 11 cities
SPML Infra and Tata Projects have won three contracts worth a total of INR 1,275 crores ($189 million) to supply sewerage and wastewater reuse systems to 11 cities in Rajasthan, India.
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Singapore boosts industrial water supply with new desal plant
Singapore is to build a new desalination plant to supply industrial customers with 30 million gallons per day (136,000 m3/d) of water, minister for the environment and water resources, Masagos Zulkifli, announced at Singapore International Water Week, Tuesday 12 July, 2016.
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Construction completed on Australia’s largest recycled water project
Wastewater reuse is a hot topic in Australia, with the “toilet-to-tap” label being trotted out on many occasions. In the state of Queensland, it has a lot more relevance because, as well as a brand new desalination plant at Gold Coast, the state now has a giant new municipal water reuse scheme. This article discusses…
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Industry Interview – Dan McCarthy – From research to commissioning: how B&V has it all covered
With another prestigious water project opened in May in the shape of the 228,000 m /d Sembcorp NEWater Plant in Singapore, the list of references for major desalination and water reuse projects involving global engineers Black & Veatch in various capacities grows ever more quickly. John Gould, chairman of Faversham House Group and the publisher…
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Resort uses desalination in innovative reuse project
The Cache Creek state-of-the-art water reuse project in the USA is very interesting for its use of the Vibratory Shear Enhanced Process (VSEP) for brine volume reduction. However the use of Electrodialysis Reversal (EDR) desalination prior to this process is also of interest, and the project s award from the WateReuse Association (2009 Project of…
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Korea puts $170m into desalination SWRO and water reuse
The Republic of Korea has recently funded a six-year US$ 170 million research initiative in seawater desalination. Over 500 researchers from 16 universities will contribute to the work of the 50-member core team. Government leaders funded the research initiative in part due to the success of South Korean multinational firms in the desalination export sector.…
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Bureau pilot tests show MBR reclamation potential
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) is a proven technology for wastewater reclamation that combines biological treatment with membrane filtration to achieve high quality effluent. Montgomery Watson Harza (MWH) and the city of San Diego have been conducting research on the MBR process since 1997 through various research projects. This article is derived from the report entitled Evaluation…
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Reclaiming the grass at Pebble Beach golf course
Tertiary treatment of wastewater has had a technology upgrade to improve play at Pebble Beach golf course, which recently hosted the US Open Championship. The problem was high sodium and total dissolved solids concentrations, and difficulties with reusing wastewater during low flows. Microfiltration followed by RO was selected to meet the water quality criteria. The…