Volume 44, Issue no. 24
2009 Conference Calendar
15 - 16 January (USA): The Multi-State Salinity Coalition will hold the annual Salinity Summit entitled Water and Energy, Finding the Balance in Las… Continue reading
AWA published new book for desalination
A new book entitled Pretreatment Technologies for Membrane Seawater Desalination has been published by the Australian Water Association. The 132-page… Continue reading
Bids for hosting 2011 IDA World Congress submission extended until February 16
The deadline for submitting proposals to host the 2011 IDA World Congress has been extended to 16 February. For details on the site criteria and bid… Continue reading
Dave Angelo selected as chairman of Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufactoring Association
Dave Angelo, vice president and general manager of Fairbanks Morse Pump, was named chairman of the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers… Continue reading
Dow's UF membrane to supply in Shanxi DaTong Cogen Plant
China's ShanXi DaTong Cogen Plant has selected Dow Water Solutions' UF membrane for an RO pretreatment application. In last week's issue, WDR… Continue reading
JDA 2008 forum on December 16
Japan Desalination Association (JDA) will hold its 2008 Forum in Tokyo on 16 December. The forum will discuss solutions to the global water shortage… Continue reading
LBWD board authorize DXV and CH2M Hill to privide engineering services study for the city
At Thursday's board meeting, Long Beach Water Department's board of water commissioners authorized an agreement with DXV Water Technologies to… Continue reading
Lisa Sorgini appointed as director of strategic marketing for Siemens' municipal markets
Lisa Sorgini, formerly responsible for global marketing of Siemens' Memcor Products, has been appointed director of strategic marketing for Siemens… Continue reading
Mike Reardon appointed as board of director in MIOX Corporation
MIOX Corporation has appointed Mike Reardon, former Culligan International president and COO, to its board of directors. He can be contacted at… Continue reading
National Academy to look at Reuse
Committee members who will participate in a study to assess water reuse as a means of meeting future water supply needs were announced last week. The… Continue reading
Perth 2 names design/build partner
A consortium led by Spanish companies Tecnicas Reunidas and Valoriza Agua has been named as the preferred partner to design and build Water… Continue reading
Plug and play SWRO
Containerized RO systems have been available to solve temporary water treatment problems for more than 20 years. However, most units have either been… Continue reading
Pressurized UF membrane introduced
Borrowing on fiber chemistry developed over the past 15 years, GE has introduced a new pressurized UF membrane module. Although the ZeeWeed 1500… Continue reading
Reuse system is out of this world
Along with last week's launch of NASA's space shuttle came news that it would ferry a new direct potable water reuse system to the International… Continue reading
Spanish firm establishes US beachhead
Befesa Agua, a subsidiary of Spain's Abengoa group, has announced the acquisition of 51 percent of Brownsville, Texas - based NRS Consulting… Continue reading
Tom Seacord to replace Randy Truby as chairman of ADC
Randy Truby, CEO of Toray Membrane USA, has stepped down from his role as chairman of the Affordable Desalination Collaboration (ADC). Carollo… Continue reading
Al-Khamis and Arroyo receives IDA Fellowship award
Salah Ibrahim Al-Khamis of Saudi Arabia's Saline Water Conversion Corp (SWCC) and Jorge Arroyo of Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) have been… Continue reading
Bigger, heavier elements easy-to-install
As large-diameter membrane elements are being considered for more projects, questions have been raised about the increased difficulty of handling the… Continue reading
Boron limit likely to increase
From the Singapore International Water Week conference, public health expert Joe Cotruvo reports that the World Health Organization's (WHO) Water… Continue reading
Carbon nanotube membrane update
Two years ago, WDR reported that Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL) had developed a carbon nanotube membrane with pore diameters less… Continue reading
Dhekelia SWRO plant temporarily shut down for technical repairs
In the midst of a water emergency exacerbated by a fourth year of drought, the 40,000 m3/d (10.6 MGD) Caramondani's Dhekelia SWRO Plant in Cyprus had… Continue reading
Energy costs impact pricing
WDR caught up with Veolia Water Solutions CEO Jean-Michel Herrewyn after his return from Singapore to ask about a news story in which he was quoted… Continue reading
Feedback from Singapore
When Singapore organizes an event, they set a new standard by which all other conference organizers will be measured. By all accounts, last week's… Continue reading
Jobs for qualified professionals with knowledge in desalination
Degrémont, a Suez Environnement subidiary and leading expert in water treatment, operates in more than 70 countries with a staff of 4,700 and 2007… Continue reading
Low energy desal study funded
Of the many news stories emanating from last week's International Water Week conference, one of the most dramatic was the award of S$4 million ($2.93… Continue reading
Rob Heilbronn and Mike Pankratz's new offices
Rob Heilbronn formerly of Acciona and CH2M Hill, has reactivated his consultancy Water & Waste Solutions and is advising one of the potential bidding… Continue reading
Seven bidders reply to Port St. Lucie SWRO feasibility study
Seven firms responded to an RFP for consultants interested in conducting a feasibility study for a SWRO facility for the City of Port St. Lucie… Continue reading