Tag: Wastewater Reuse
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Osmoflo commissions 4,000 m³/d SWRO desalination plant
A 4,000 m³/d seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant has been commissioned in Whyalla, South Australia, for steel manufacturer OneSteel.
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RFP issued for survey of reclaimed-water monitoring
The WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) issued a request for proposals (RFP) on 16 November 2011 for an assessment of reclaimed water monitoring.
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Desalination and reuse in Mexico-Israel water agreement
Desalination and wastewater treatment and reuse were part of an agreement signed on 14 November 2011 between the Mexican national water agency, Conagua, and Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor.
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NSF publishes commercial/residential water-reuse standard
The first US national standard for commercial and residential onsite water-reuse treatment systems was published on 15 November 2011 by NSF International, the US-based public health and environmental organization.
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US government seeks water-reuse projects for funding
The US government’s Bureau of Reclamation on 7 November 2011 invited requests for cost-shared funding for water reclamation and reuse projects under the WaterSmart Title XVI program.
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VSEP NF system used at Brazilian ethanol plant
A full-scale vibratory shear enhanced process (VSEP) membrane separation system has been commissioned successfully by New Logic Research at a Brazilian ethanol plant.
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Chinese delegation visits Oman’s Al Ansab MBR plant
A Chinese delegation led by the deputy minister of water resources, Lee Joieeing, visited Oman’s Al Ansab submerged membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant in Muscat on 24 October 2011 (featured in D&WR, November/December 2011).
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GE forms salt-extraction consortium in Australia
An agreement which brings together GE, Penrice Soda Holdings Ltd, Australia’s only manufacturer of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate, and Australian coal-seam gas (CSG) producer QGC Pty Ltd was announced on 24 October 2011.
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WERF awards Michigan State membrane researcher
The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) has given its Paul L Busch Award, its largest prize for a research project for water in arid areas, to Volodymyr Tarabara, associate professor of environmental engineering at Michigan State University.
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US to develop natural-gas wastewater standards
Over the coming months, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to begin the process of developing a proposed standard for wastewater discharges produced by natural-gas extraction from underground coalbed and shale formations.