Tag: Wastewater Reuse
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California town uses fast-track laws to push through desalination plant
California coastal tourist town Cambria has used the state’s fast-track approval scheme for measures to address its drought emergency to build a desalination plant scheduled to go on stream later this month after only six months in preparation.
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Urban surge drives 57% growth in Indian municipal water treatment market by 2018
Urban population growth in India will create huge demand for municipal water and wastewater treatment systems including desalination adding 57% to revenues over five years according to a recent report by market analyst Frost an Sullivan (F&S).
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California US$ 687 million drought relief bill calls for more reuse
California governor, Jerry Brown, has signed a US$ 687 million drought relief bill that calls on the State Water Resources Control Board and Department of Public Health to devise additional measures to bring on the use of recycled water.
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San Diego gives green light to potable reuse plan
San Diego’s city council has given the green light to the construction of a 415Ml/d facility for direct potable reuse of wastewater costing up to US$ 3.5 billion. The reverse osmosis recycling scheme is expected to meet as much as a third of San Diego’s daily drinking water requirement by 2035 making it the second…
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China opens laboratory to drive forward osmosis development
A pairing of leading players in China’s water and petrochemicals industries have launched a venture to develop forward osmosis in seawater desalination that they claim will: “open up a new way for zero liquid discharge (ZLD) in seawater desalination of seawater resources with low energy consumption.”
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West Basin declares record year in recycled water output
West Basin Municipal Water District in California has declared fiscal year 2013-14 a record 12 months in recycled water production at its Edward C Little Water Recycling Facility. The plant produced 60,000 Ml of recycled water in the period.
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New Mexico mulls new rules to allow water reuse for oilfield drilling
State environmental regulators in New Mexico are considering a proposed rule that would allow the reuse of produced water in oilfield drilling operations.
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California district ups desalination and reuse incentive by 36%
Southern California’s Metropolitan Water District has increased by 36% the financial incentive for water agencies to develop and produce recycled water, recovered groundwater, and desalinated seawater supplies.
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California’s West Basin water plans look to yes vote for bond
California’s West Basin Municipal Water District plans to up its water recycling capacity and push ahead with desalination research with funds from a US$ 7.12 billion water bond which is subject to a state referendum next month.
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WABAG completes Namibia reclamation plant
Austria-based water engineering group, WABAG, has completed a water reclamation plant in Namibia’s capital Windhoek.