Tag: Wastewater Reuse
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US districts fight saline intrusion with reused water
Two California water districts announced an agreement on 18 April 2009 to transfer and use recycled wastewater as a barrier against saline intrusion into groundwater, replacing 5.5 billion gallons (20.8 million m³) of drinking water per year previously used for this purpose.
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US govt to invest US$ 135 million in water reuse
The US Department of the Interior announced on 15 April 2009 the investment of US$1 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in America’s water infrastructure to create jobs and get the economy moving again. Of this, US$ 135 million is available for grants for water reuse and recycling projects.
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Bay agencies band together for water reuse funding
Water reuse, particularly for irrigation, is getting major attention in the San Francisco Bay area of California, USA. Municipalities and water districts are banding together to obtain federal funding.
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Major desalination and water reuse expansion for Andelucía
Desalination capacity totalling 124 million m³/year lies ahead for Andelucía, according to a report produced by Agencia Andaluza del Agua for the Spanish Environment Minstry.
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WRF issues desalination and reuse RFPs
The WateReuse Foundation in the USA issued two new Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for desalination and water reuse research projects on 1 April 2009:
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GE and Singapore university agree to study low-energy desalination
New solutions for low-energy seawater desalination will be one area of research resulting from an agreement announced on 19 March 2009 between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and GE Water.
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Membrane research at new Irish center in US
Irish wastewater treatment company Bord na Mona is to open a US innovation center, which, as well as promoting the company’s products, will also undertake number of research initiatives in the areas of tertiary membrane treatment and phosphorus/nitrogen reduction.
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WERF seeks risk-taking researchers with imagination
The US Water Environment Research Foundation, through the Paul L Busch Award, is offering US$ 100,000 to encourage researchers working in wastewater, water reuse, biosolids, stormwater, watersheds, and other areas “to use their imagination, take risks, explore new directions, and ultimately realize the possibilities inherent in their valuable work”.
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King Saud University seeks wastewater-reuse know-how
Dr Gerhard Schories, technical director of the Water, Energy & Land Use Management Department at ttz Bremerhaven, Gemany, has been appointed to the Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Chair for Water Research (PKC) at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
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Doyen of Japanese desalination retiring
Dr Totaro Goto, former managing director of the Water Re-use Desalination Center (WDRC) in Japan and a former member of the D&WR Editorial Board, is to retire from the center at the end of March.