Volume 44, Issue no. 16
2009 world congress update
Dubai's soon-to-be-completed Atlantis The Palm has been chosen as the location for the IDA World Congress to be held on 7-12 November 2009. The hotel… Continue reading
Another success conference for IDA and GWI
Last week's joint IDA/GWI conference in London on Water, Finance & Sustainability was a resounding success. Over three hundred delegates representing… Continue reading
Awards for excellent people of water industry
US EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson received the inaugural Environmental Stewardship Award by the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers… Continue reading
Contract awarded for largest SWRO
Singapore's Hyflux said it received an award for the 500,000 m3/d (132.1 MGD) Mactaa SWRO project in Oran, western Algeria. When completed in 28… Continue reading
Dr. Adham's new position in ConocoPhillips
Samer Adham is ensconced in his new position as the director of ConocoPhillips global water sustainability center. Dr. Adham’s e-mail address is… Continue reading
Drinking from the Wind
In 2005, the water companies on the Caribbean islands of Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire and St. Maarten founded Water Platform Netherlands Antilles & Aruba… Continue reading
Integrated Pump/ERD debuts
California's Ocean Pacific Technologies (OPT) has introduced a new energy recovery product designed for the RO market. According to OPT president… Continue reading
Market yawns at American Water IPO
American Water Works (AWK) announced its initial public offering (IPO) of 58 million shares-representing 36 percent of outstanding shares-of common… Continue reading
Nat'l Academy desal report out
A long-awaited report assessing the state of desalination in the US was released last week by the National Academy of Sciences. The 257-page report… Continue reading
New membrane technology consultant of SPI
SPI, the membrane technology consultant, has announced that Silvana Ghiu has joined the firm in its Carlsbad, CA office. She was most recently with… Continue reading
Spanish to expand SWRO
Cadagua-construction giant Ferrovial's water arm-has beaten ten rivals to win a contract for the second phase of the Ceuta SWRO facility, a Spanish… Continue reading
SPI's better office
Separation Processes, Inc. (SPI) has relocated to a new office in Carlsbad to provide room for additional growth and includes lab facilities to… Continue reading
World's third largest water consumer
A recent report out of Dubai predicts that the Emirate-already the third largest per capita consumer of water in the world-will increase its… Continue reading