Shurooq JV to complete new recycled water project in June – United Arab Emirates Qatra Water Solutions, a leading company operating the strategic wastewater treatment assets in Sharjah, is set to complete work on its recycled water filling station located in the emirate’s Bridi area by month-end, said a top official. Qatra is a joint venture between Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Besix, a major player in the infrastructure concessions and construction sector. The new facility will be instrumental in supplying local farms with reliable and affordable water and to provide reused water […] Shurooq JV to complete new recycled water project in June – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-06-07T12:52:31+02:00
Desal plant in pipeline for Kangaroo Island – Australia The Marshall Liberal Government is committing $33 million to building a desalination plant at Kangaroo Island which will provide a new secure drinking water supply, unlock economic activity and improve bushfire resilience. The 2 megalitre per day seawater desalination plant will improve drinking water security and provide better water infrastructure to support the local tourism and agriculture industries. Premier Steven Marshall said this investment will create an estimated 500 jobs and add over $200 million of economic value to Kangaroo Island in […] Desal plant in pipeline for Kangaroo Island – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-06-05T10:57:22+02:00
Where’s the Water? – Mexico I love San Miguel de Allende. It’s a lovely town in Mexico, and anyone who wants romance in his or her life should come down here. It’s just turning June, and it’s starting to get hot from Sarasota to Dallas to Los Angeles, but not here. No, this is supposed to be the rainy season. And May was supposed to be hot, but it wasn’t. Yes, this would be a Mexican paradise, except for one thing. We’re running out of water. We […] Where’s the Water? – MexicoDME GmbH2020-06-04T16:20:04+02:00
Govt halts plans to expand Sydney desal plant – Australia Last December the government asked the independent regulator IPART to investigate the pricing impact of the planned expansion and announced terms of reference for an investigation of costs and charges. At the time water minister Melinda Pavey told IPART the government had asked the plant to prepare plans to expand its capacity to produce drinking water, saying this was a key element in protecting Sydney’s water security. She said expansion of the Kurnell plant should be undertaken “as quickly as practicable to […] Govt halts plans to expand Sydney desal plant – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-06-03T15:25:10+02:00
Desalination supplies remote SA community with safe water – Australia The Murputja Desalination Plant is supplying a third Indigenous community in South Australia’s Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands with safe drinking water. With Kanpi connecting to the local supply network, its community can now receive clean potable water. The solar and battery-powered 60kL capacity Murputja Desalination Plant treats water sourced from local bores, before it is piped through a total of around 12km of pipeline into homes and businesses across the three local communities. (LINK). Desalination supplies remote SA community with safe water – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-06-02T15:27:24+02:00
Rethinking Wastewater Treatment for Better FGD Economics Since its introduction in the 1960s, electrodialysis (ED) technology has been adopted for a wide range of industrial applications, and today it is the second-most widely used membrane desalination technology. The traditional technology involves applying a direct-current electric field to flux positive ions across cation exchange membranes in one direction, and negative ions through anion exchange membranes in the opposite direction. More recently, it has benefited from an innovation that helps to keep the membranes cleaner by allowing the polarity […] Rethinking Wastewater Treatment for Better FGD EconomicsDME GmbH2020-06-01T15:09:18+02:00
Decades in the making, Buena Vista Lagoon restoration plan finally approved – California A long-sought compromise has been approved that will open the stagnant, reed-filled Buena Vista Lagoon to the sea and restore its native coastal marine habitat, but years of work remain before the transformation begins. Disagreements over whether the lagoon at the border of Carlsbad and Oceanside should remain freshwater or be restored to saltwater have stalled the project for decades. The final decision allows the removal of the weir, a low wooden dam at the mouth of the waterway that keeps […] Decades in the making, Buena Vista Lagoon restoration plan finally approved – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-05-31T14:42:13+02:00
Malakoff bets on Alam Flora – Malaysia MALAKOFF Corp Bhd’s acquisition of Alam Flora Sdn Bhd could not have come at a better time. The outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has initiated a cleaning boom like never before. Alam Flora, which is mainly in the business of waste management, is also involved in sanitisation and disinfection services around Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Pahang. (LINK). Malakoff bets on Alam Flora – MalaysiaDME GmbH2020-05-30T15:18:55+02:00
WASA suffers shortfall of 40M gallons daily – Trinidad The Water and Sewerage Authority said yesterday, it has suffered a 40 million gallon daily shortfall, as a result of the severe dry season. WASA said it has started redistribution efforts to help alleviate water shortages across the country. Chief Executive Officer Allan Poon King said the utility had looked to the use of groundwater wells and collaborations with desalination plants to address some of the shortages. (LINK). WASA suffers shortfall of 40M gallons daily – TrinidadDME GmbH2020-05-29T14:14:44+02:00
Oman pulls quick u-turn on desalination payments – Oman Oman has moved to reassure private water and power producers that they will still get paid in full, a week after the country’s central offtaker shocked companies by saying it would not be meeting its bills. At the start of last week, it emerged that the 11 private companies that supply just under 1.5 million m3/d of water in the Sultanate had been told by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) that there would be a “hold back” of power and water capacity investment payments from April invoices onwards. Oman pulls quick u-turn on desalination payments – OmanDME GmbH2020-05-29T14:10:31+02:00