Volume 44, Issue no. 23

'Man-made' water can be traced

23 June 2008

Duke University's Avner Vengosh has developed a way to trace the presence and distribution of desalinated water in soils, surface water and… Continue reading

8" vs 16" membrane test results

23 June 2008

For the past eight months, Dow has been evaluating the performance of their new, 16-inch FILMTEC elements in a side-by-side comparison with their… Continue reading

Al Jubail test facility plant awarded to Aster Spa

23 June 2008

Saline Water Conversion Corp (SWCC) has awarded a contract to furnish a 100 m3/d (26,420 GPD) MSF pilot plant to Italy's Aster Spa. Dr. Alessandro… Continue reading

Aruba celebrates its 75 years of seawater desalination

23 June 2008

Last June, W.E.B Aruba-the island's water utility-hosted an international conference celebrating 75 years of seawater desalination on the island… Continue reading

AWP is looking for professional facility manager

American Water Pridesa is actively seeking a qualified Facility Manager for its 25 MGD Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Facility in Gibsonton, FL. The… Continue reading

BS-fueled desalination?

23 June 2008

A recent CNN report featured Segway inventor Dean Kamen's latest creation: a vapor compression distiller that "only uses about 2 percent of the power… Continue reading

City chooses DBOF model for MBR

Faced with having to meet consent decree discharge requirements by December 2010, the City of Santa Paula has chosen to replace its wastewater… Continue reading

Cost of desalination

Who said desalination is expensive? An Associated Press story last week compared the annual per capita cost of various brands of bottled water to the… Continue reading

Date nears for ERI's IPO

23 June 2008

As Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) completed its European Road Show on Friday, CEO GG Pique told WDR, "We had lots of interest from dozens of smart… Continue reading

NamWater SWRO bids opened

23 June 2008

Four bidders have responded to Namibian Water's (NamWater) call for EPC/O&M tenders for a SWRO facility in the central coastal city of Swakopmund… Continue reading

New company and new appointment for Alex Koh and Marta Hudecova

23 June 2008

Danfoss-Sea Recovery has announced that Alex Koh, formerly with Unisteel Technology Ltd, has joined the company and will manage Asia-Pacific sales… Continue reading

SWRO barges operational

23 June 2008

Jeddah's water shortage should be eased somewhat with the commissioning of the first of two new barge-mounted SWRO plants. Each of the units can… Continue reading