Tag: Water Reuse
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US to develop natural-gas wastewater standards
Over the coming months, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to begin the process of developing a proposed standard for wastewater discharges produced by natural-gas extraction from underground coalbed and shale formations.
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CaribDA event to help celebrate Aruba utility’s birthday
To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Water En Energiebedrijf Aruba NV, the Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA) is holding a conference and exhibition on the island of Aruba during 19- 22 June 2012.
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Australian water recycling centre seeks research projects
Australia’s Water Recycling Centre of Excellence (AWRCE) is calling for Expressions of Interest (EoIs) for applied and strategic research projects on its Goal 1 – to quantitatively demonstrate and/or enhance the social, economic and/or environmental value of water recycling in Australia.
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January deadline for WateReuse symposium abstracts
The WateReuse Association (WRA) has invited abstracts for its 27th Annual WateReuse Symposium, to be held on 9-12 September 2012 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.
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NSF/ANSI thumbs-up for residential MBR system
Kansas-based Bio-Microbics Inc, which makes decentralized wastewater treatment systems, has achieved NSF®/ANSI® 350 certification for its Bio-Barrier® membrane bioreactor (MBR) designed for residential and small-flow developments.
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Energy study results set for WRRF webcast
Energy-minimization strategies and renewable-energy utilization guidelines for desalination and advanced water treatment technologies are to be the subject of the webcast by the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) on 25 October 2011.
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Newly certified MBR included in reuse study
A test conducted on the MeurerMBR flat sheet membrane bioreactor (MBR) by engineers MWH to certify the product for wastewater reuse in California resulted in MWH including the device in a WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) study.
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USBF/MBR system allows Canadian wastewater reuse
A wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) expansion featuring an upward sludge blanket filter (USBF) combined with a membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been completed at Snug Cove on Bowen Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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WRRF calls for research conference abstracts
The WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) is accepting abstracts for technical presentations at its 16th Annual Water Reuse & Desalination Research Conference, to be held in San Diego, California, on 4‑5 June 2012.
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Veolia funding recycled-water research in Queensland
Unitywater, a water distributor/retailer in Queensland, Australia, is working with researchers from the University of Queensland’s Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC) and Veolia Water to investigate new methods of purifying treated wastewater at its Caboolture Sewage Treatment Plant (STP).