Tag: Wastewater Treatment
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Italy opens its second largest municipal MBR plant
Italy’s second largest membrane bioreactor (MBR) entered service on 17 July 2012 following the inauguration of the upgraded wastewater treatment plant in Borghetto Santo Spirito, a town on the Ligurian coast southwest of Genoa.
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New Zealand city commissions MBR wastewater upgrade
The city of Rotorua on New Zealand’s North Island has become the first city in the country to use a membrane bioreactor (MBR) for wastewater treatment on a major scale.
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Arizona RO plant gets solar energy boost
The Arizona town of Gila Bend is to build a 460 kW photovoltaic solar‑energy system to power its 1 MGD (3,785 m³/d) reverse‑osmosis (RO) water treatment system.
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Ceramic MBR demonstration project agreed in Singapore
A ceramic membrane bioreactor (MBR) demonstration plant is to be built at Singapore’s Jurong Water Reclamation Plant following the signing of an agreement between the country’s water agency, PUB, and Meiden Singapore (MSL), a subsidiary of Meidensha of Japan.
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UV specialist releases online product datasheets
NeoTech Aqua Solutions, which specializes in high-efficiency ultraviolet (UV) systems for water treatment plants, has released newly updated product datasheets detailing the practical advantages and technical specifications for NeoTech’s lines of UV systems for disinfection and total organic carbon reduction.
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Escondido hires consultants for potable water reuse
The City of Escondido in southern California approved on 27 June 2012 spending of US$ 1.14 million to hire a team led by Black & Veatch and including Brown & Caldwell for services towards its Indirect Potable Reuse Program.
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Aus$ 3 million grant for reuse public-acceptance research
The Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence (AWRCE) announced on 25 June 2012 a Aus$ 3 million (US$ 3 million) for a research project to investigate and address the barriers to public acceptance of reusing water for augmenting drinking water supplies in the first large-scale collaboration of its kind.
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New MBR system and UF membrane from Hyflux
Singapore-based Hyflux Ltd will be unveiling a new energy-efficient membrane bioreactor (MBR) and a new ultrafiltration (UF) membrane at the Singapore International Water Week, which starts on 2 July 2012.
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H2O Innovation’s COO to leave company
Canadian membrane system provider H2O Innovation Inc announced on 15 June 2012 the departure of James (Jim) L Peterson, chief operating officer (COO).
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Parkson moves Middle East work back to USA
Parkson Corp of the USA announced on 15 June 2012 that it is consolidating the operations of its Middle East group into its international division. Parkson says this is to optimize the delivery of its water and wastewater treatment technologies to the rest of its customer base in other parts of the world.