Volume 44, Issue no. 19
CaribDA elects first board
The Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA) announced elections results for its 2008-2010 board of directors late last week as follows: Paul… Continue reading
CWCO net income for 2008 1st quarter declined
Consolidated Water Company (CWCO) reported first quarter revenues of $12.7 million, unchanged from the same period last year. Net income for the… Continue reading
ERI IPO update
Energy Recovery Inc submitted an amended version of its S-1 filing to the SEC last week in advance of its IPO, now expected to occur in the second… Continue reading
First new coastal SWRO breaks ground
Design/build contractor CDM broke ground on Sand City's new 0.3 MGD (1,135 m3/d) coastal desalination plant last week, with construction scheduled to… Continue reading
Five teams submit proposals for Glendale
Glendale, Arizona's water/wastewater program manager Arif Rahman told WDR that five consulting teams submitted proposals to provide professional… Continue reading
KAUST is in need of a director for Water Desalination Research
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is seeking applications and nominations for a Director of the Water Desalination… Continue reading
Pre-1955 Thermal Desalination Milestones
320 BC - Greek philosopher Aristotle writes of seawater distillation 70 AD - Rome's Pliny the Elder describes seawater distillation with condensation… Continue reading
Red Sea - Dead Sea Conveyance study has been awarded to UK's ERM
WDR has learned that the World Bank has awarded the environment and social assessment portion of the Red Sea - Dead Sea Conveyance Study to the UK's… Continue reading
Shuweihat 2 IWPP project goes to Suez and Doosan
Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) opened bids for the Shuweihat 2 IWPP that includes a 454,600 m3/d (120 MGD). The lowest bid… Continue reading
Thermal desal timeline - Part 1
Earlier this year, WDR included a timeline chronicling the history of RO membrane development and commercialization. The timeline was originally… Continue reading
Tidal water RO will get new intake
Construction of the 5 MGD (18,925 m3/d) Taunton River Desalination Plant is nearing completion, although plans currently call for the existing intake… Continue reading
Updates on appointment of staffs
Trussell Technologies has announced that Celine Trussell, formerly of MWH, has been appointed director of business development. She will also assume… Continue reading
Updates on Umm Al Quwain SWRO project
A reported disagreement between shareholders may lead to cancellation of a 72,737 m3/d (19.2 MGD) Imdad SWRO project in Umm Al Quwain, UAE. Acciona… Continue reading
WateReuse Foundation issues RFPs
As part of its solicited research program, the WateReuse Foundation (WRF) has issued RFPs for two research projects. The first project's objective is… Continue reading