Tag: Water Quality
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Water profiler will complete 18 tests in 5 minutes
A potable water profiling system that simultaneously tests for up to 18 disinfectant and infrastructure-critical analytes and parameters will be launched next year by e‑SENS Corporation, based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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IX system improves Alabama MF plant’s performance
The City of Oneonta in Alabama, USA, commissioned a 3 MGD (10,500 m³/d) MIEX® ion-exchange system in August 2012 to provide dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal prior to coagulation and microfiltration of Oneonta Utilities’ Little Warrior river water source.
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First water produced at Victorian desalination plant
On 6 September 2012, the AquaSure/Thiess Degremont Joint Venture announced that the Victorian desalination plant near Melbourne had started producing drinking water that meets Australian drinking water guidelines and contract requirements as part of ongoing commissioning.
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Boiler-feed treatment extension for Aquatech in India
Aquatech has been awarded a third contract extension to provide operating services for a boiler feed water treatment plant at Reliance Industries Limited’s PTA (purified terephthalic acid) manufacturing unit in Hazira, Gujarat, India.
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Small FO desalination plant commissioned in Oman
A 200 m³/d forward-osmosis (FO) desalination plant has been commissioned by Modern Water at Al Najdah in the Al Wusta region of Oman.
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Texas moves towards direct potable reuse
The US state of Texas has taken a step towards direct potable water reuse (DPR) with the Texas Water Development Board awarding a study project to Alan Plummer Associates Inc, consultants based in the state.
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Solar still v RO comparison for S Australia desalination
A full solar distillation plant was compared with reverse osmosis (RO) for a small groundwater desalination project in South Australia and RO was chosen as the preferred option.
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New clarifier solves Virginia UF membrane problems
Funds from the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) have enabled completion of a new pretreatment system for an ultrafiltration membrane system at the Fairmont Water Filtration Plant in West Virginia.
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Metito lands Bechtel SWRO desalination in Australia
Dubai-based Metito has landed two new seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants in Australia and is currently nearing completion of one in Qatar.
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Massive health grant aids Chino desalters expansion
California’s Western Municipal Water District announced on 28 June 2012 that it had received a “monumental” US$ 51 million grant from the state’s Department of Health towards the US$ 130 million expansion of the Chino desalination plants.