Volume 44, Issue no. 21

AWWA's presentation of Nanotechnology to be launch

An AWWA webcast entitled "Nanotechnology: Applications and Implications" will be presented on 23 July at 1:30 PM EDT. The 1-1/2 hour long… Continue reading

DB teams interview for MF WTP facility

Based on the high quality of proposals received, Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) invited all four teams bidding the 25 MGD (94,625 m3/d) Baker… Continue reading

Dead Sea project faces opposition

9 June 2008

Despite its admirable goal of reversing the declining level of the Dead Sea-which has lost one third of its surface area over the past 55 years and… Continue reading

EOIs sought for county's largest SWRO

9 June 2008

Victoria's state government has invited expressions of interest (EOI) for teams interested in participating in a seawater desalination project with… Continue reading

IDA Yearbook nearing completion

9 June 2008

Each year, WDR prepares the IDA Yearbook for distribution to all IDA members and WDR subscribers. The Yearbook is currently in production and will be… Continue reading

It looks like a farm - a gorgeous farm

That was one woman's response after seeing a photo of the new City of Geneva treatment plant. The 8 MGD (30,280 m3/d) RO membrane softening facility… Continue reading

Mekorot banned in Sorek SWRO project

9 June 2008

It has been reported that Mekorot-Israel's national water company-will not be allowed to participate in the upcoming tender for the Sorek seawater… Continue reading

Neil Palmer joined Osmoflo

9 June 2008

Osmoflo has announced the appointment of Neil Palmer as General Manager Technical Services. He was formerly the chief engineer at United Utilities… Continue reading

OCWD and OCSD received 2008 Stockholm Industry Water Award

California's Orange County Water District and Orange County Sanitation District have been awarded the 2008 Stockholm Industry Water Award for the 70… Continue reading

Sea of Cortez tapped for SWRO

9 June 2008

A study assessing the feasibility of a seawater desalination plant for the city of Puerto Peņasco in the state of Sonora, Mexico, was awarded to WL… Continue reading

Severn Trent installed BWRO in San Isidro power plant

9 June 2008

Severn Trent Services' Latin American sales manager Carlos Osorio told WDR that they have installed a 1.3 MGD (4,882 m3/d) BWRO and mixed bed… Continue reading

Transition

John Keys, former commissioner of the US Bureau of Reclamation died last week when a private plane he was piloting crashed in Utah's Canyonlands… Continue reading

Water recycling system project award to GE Water

9 June 2008

Elion Chemical Industry Company, one of China's largest PVC and caustic soda producers, has awarded a contract for a 12,190 m3/d (3.2 MGD) water… Continue reading

Water transfer restriction in California largest court order

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed a statewide drought last week, and issued an Executive Order, which takes immediate action to… Continue reading

Wind powered RO to get a closer look

Northern Arizona University (NAU), in Flagstaff, was awarded a contract to conduct a wind-powered desalination study by the Bureau of Reclamation… Continue reading