Volume 44, Issue no. 7
2008 Global Water Awards
After reviewing the nominations submitted, a panel of WDR and GWI editorial teams and senior industry representatives have prepared a shortlist of… Continue reading
AECOM on buying binge
Los Angeles-based AECOM Technology Corp announced last week that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Earth Tech, a unit of Tyco, in a… Continue reading
Changes in management
Samer Adham has announced that he will leave MWH and join ConocoPhillips where he will be director of the company’s new Global Water Sustainability… Continue reading
Desal Company of the Year
Aqualyng Holdings - Aqualyng Holdings is the development arm of Norway’s Lyng Group. In 2007, it secured contracts including the 100,000 m3/d (26… Continue reading
Desal Deal of the Year
Fujairah 2 - A 591,000 m³/d (156 MGD) water and 2,000 MW power project in the UAE developed by Marubeni with Int’l Power. The desal EPC is Veolia who… Continue reading
Desalination Plant of the Year
El Paso, Texas - At 104,000 m3/d (27.5 MGD), the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant is one of the largest inland BWRO plants in the world. The… Continue reading
Environmental Award
Aragon Wastewater Treatment Plan - A €1.5 billion wastewater investment plan for Spain’s Aragon region. It involves building 132 WWTPs and 41 sewers… Continue reading
Public Water Agency of the Year
PRASA, Puerto Rico - Until as recently as 2004, the island's underperforming water services were an obstacle to its development. But Puerto Rico… Continue reading
Reuse plant lowers chemical costs
Orange County Water District’s (OCWD) recent commissioning of the 70 MGD (265,000 m3/d) MF/RO Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) project signaled the… Continue reading
Walking the walk
Construction is proceeding on Osmoflo’s new office and warehouse facility and company president Marc Fabig told WDR that the staff is planning for a… Continue reading
ZLD systems are operating challenge
High capital and operating costs usually limit the use of zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems to industrial wastewater treatment applications. Power… Continue reading