Mheila Reverse Osmosis WTP completed in Iraq’s Basra region – Iraq A new large-scale reverse osmosis (WTP) has been completed on the banks of Basra’s Shatt al-Arab river, marking an important milestone in resolving the decades-long lack of safe, clean drinking water in Basra Governorate, southern Iraq, it has been announced. According to a statement by Khatib & Alami, who completed the design review, the Mheila Reverse Osmosis Plant has a capacity of 72,000m3/day. The plant is the first of its kind in the region because it’s reverse osmosis system enables flexible operation under different scenarios of salinity, varying from […] Mheila Reverse Osmosis WTP completed in Iraq’s Basra region – IraqDME GmbH2021-11-08T13:30:23+01:00
Dubai sewerage treatment project wins IDA award – United Arab Emirates Dubai Municipality, represented by the Sewerage Treatment Plants and Drainage Network Department, won the first place in the International Water Reuse and Recycling Award, organized by the International Desalination Association. The Jebel Ali Sewage Treatment Plant Expansion Project (Phase 2) won the award in the Exceptional Utility Leader category The project aims to raise the plant’s capacity from 300,000 to 600,000 cubic meters per day, in order to accommodate the continuous growth of the city. Dubai sewerage treatment project wins IDA award – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-11-07T12:28:04+01:00
Point Lisas desalination plant to shut down for maintenance – Caribbean The Point Lisas desalination plant will be shut down from noon on November 8 to November 13 to facilitate maintenance works which will affect the pipe-borne water supply to Central and South Trinidad. The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) said in a statement on Friday it had been advised of a planned shutdown by the Desalination Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Desalcott) of plans to shut down the plant for maintenance. The desalination plant, owned and operated by Desalcott, provides WASA with 40 million gallons of water daily which […] Point Lisas desalination plant to shut down for maintenance – CaribbeanDME GmbH2021-11-06T14:18:24+01:00
Rehabilitated seawater desalination plant in Zéralda, Algeria comes online – Algeria Algerian Minister of Water Resources and Water Security, Karim Hasni confirmed the report and said the rehabilitated plant is capable of supplying 10,000 m3 of drinking water per day and it will directly benefit over 65 000 people in the city of Algiers. The water plant is the third plant to be delivered as part of a project to upgrade and build four seawater desalination plants in the North African country. Other than the seawater desalination plant in Zéralda the government delivered the Palm Beach plant which has […] Rehabilitated seawater desalination plant in Zéralda, Algeria comes online – AlgeriaDME GmbH2021-11-05T12:15:49+01:00
Chile desalination bill stalls in senate – Chile Senate discussion on a desalination bill has stalled until Chile’s executive submits an observations report to the water resources committee. Desalination is seen as one solution to alleviate the severe drought affecting the country. Discussion on the bill began in congress in 2018. (LINK). Chile desalination bill stalls in senate – ChileDME GmbH2021-11-04T11:37:38+01:00
UAE startup Manhat hopes solar stills can help solve Gulf’s water crisis – United Arab Emirates For Dr Saeed Alhassan, it was when a half-full water bottle sitting in a car overnight six years ago developed water droplets on its previously dry inner surfaces. Manhat, his Abu-Dhabi based startup that discovery inspired now hopes to address a global water market predicted to be worth over $900 billion by 2023, and potentially the worsening problem of freshwater scarcity in the Gulf and other regions. “When I observed the bottle the next day, the inner surface had significant water droplets,” he told Arab News. UAE startup Manhat hopes solar stills can help solve Gulf’s water crisis – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-11-03T14:37:41+01:00
Morocco Has 149 Large Dams with Capacity Exceeding 19 Bln m3 – Morocco These facilities also include nine desalination plants producing 147 million m3 annually, as well as thousands of wells to extract groundwater. Allowing citizens to enjoy continuity of drinking water and meet the water needs related to agriculture, irrigation, industry and renewable energy, he explained in response to a question in the House of Representatives. The Minister also reviewed the various programs in which Morocco is engaged in water management, including the irrigation of one million hectares, the construction of dams, the supply of drinking water in rural areas, the […] Morocco Has 149 Large Dams with Capacity Exceeding 19 Bln m3 – MoroccoDME GmbH2021-11-02T15:18:37+01:00
2021Acciona ramps up Saudi Arabia’s Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant to full production – Saudi Arabia ACCIONA has achieved a key milestone in the construction of the Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant, ramping up production during final testing to full capacity of 450m liters of potable water per day, enough to meet the needs of two million people. The new desalination plant, by the Red Sea, is one of the largest to be built in Saudi Arabia and is already supplying the water network of Abha and Jizan in the southwest of the country, an extremely dry region. The plant is equipped with energy-efficient Sea Water […] 2021Acciona ramps up Saudi Arabia’s Shuqaiq 3 desalination plant to full production – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2021-10-31T14:20:39+01:00
Morocco to Build Large Desalination Plant in Dakhla – Morocco Rabat- A group of French businessmen visited Dakhla on Tuesday and held a meeting with local officials to discuss investment opportunities in the southern Moroccan city. The director of the Regional Investment Center (CRI) of Dakhla, Mounir Houari, told the group of French businessmen of the Moroccan government’s plans to construct a large desalination plant to supply irrigation water to 5,000 hectares of crops. According to local sources quoted in converging reports, the new desalination plant will be built in Dajla, an area that will also “have two logistics […] Morocco to Build Large Desalination Plant in Dakhla – MoroccoDME GmbH2021-10-31T08:20:54+01:00
California should create more water — much more – California l’d write one every day if it meant ending our water woes. But it tells you everything you need to know about California’s dire water situation — that the atmospheric river that recently pummeled Northern California and other parts of the state doesn’t even begin to make a dent in our drought. And it highlights the urgency for California to create more water. Much more. California currently manufactures far less drought-resilient freshwater than other similarly arid regions. (LINK). California should create more water — much more – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-10-30T15:15:58+02:00