Tag: Wastewater Reuse
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UNEP report informs financiers about power-water relationship
The opportunities available to financial institutions to encourage the adoption of best practices, which may include the introduction of eco-friendly technologies, such as membrane technology to recycle wastewater, are stressed in a report just published by the UN Environment Programme’s Finance Initiative (ENEP FI).
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Wastewater treatment innovation goes commercial
A wastewater treatment technology using granular activated carbon (GAC) in a modified membrane bioreactor (MBR) was launched by Saudi Aramco on 1 September 2010.
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Water reuse in Sydney will more than double by 2015
Water reuse in Sydney, Australia, will increase to 70 million m³ in 2015, according to the 2010 Metropolitan Water Plan just published by the New South Wales state government.
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FO range launched for municipal and industrial users
Forward-osmosis (FO) membrane manufacturer Hydration Technology Innovations LLC (HTI) has launched a branded OsMem™ family of high-performance FO membranes and modules for municipal and industrial customers.
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Giant SMBR wastewater reuse plant passes proving test
One of the largest submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR) wastewater treatment plants in the world, ACWA MBR’s flagship Al Ansab plant in Muscat, Oman, has successfully gone through its proving process.
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Colgate Palmolive joins Mexico’s water reuse initiative
The Mexican national water agency Conagua has signed an agreement with Colgate Palmolive for the manufacturer to join the country’s Initiative for Saving and Efficient Use of Water.
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Deadline for IDA World Congress 2011 abstracts announced
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has issued a call for papers for the IDA World Congress 2011 on Desalination & Water Reuse. This biennial event will be held during 4-9 September 2011 at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre in Western Australia.
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AECOM wins membrane treatment plants in Florida
A 6 MGD (22,700 m³/d) membrane brackish-water treatment plant and a 3.5 MGD (13,250 m³/d) membrane water-reclamation facility are to be designed and built by AECOM Technology Corporation under a US$ 101 million design/build contract by the town of Davie, Florida, USA.
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Veolia to run Hollister MBR wastewater plant
The City of Hollister in northern California, USA, has appointed Veolia North America to run its 2.1 MGD (80,000 m³/d) membrane bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment system under a US$ 100 million contract announced on 24 August 2010.
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San Diego’s IPR demonstration project now has web page
The City of San Diego, which could be the first city in the USA to use indirect potable water reuse for drinking water, has updated the reuse information on its website and added a page for the renamed Water Purification Demonstration Project.