Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | For desalination, gather data before making decision – California While facts today don’t settle all or even many arguments, as a scientist I believe that it’s important to learn as much as we can about an issue before reaching a decision or taking a position. As Neil deGrasse Tyson once said, “The wonderful thing about science is that it’s true, whether or not you believe it.” One issue that is brought up in all discussions about desalination is the potential impact on the marine environment. (LINK). Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | For desalination, gather data before making decision – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-08-15T10:46:51+02:00
Laâyoune desalination plant to provide drinking water before the end of 2021 – Morocco The inhabitants of the city of Laâyoune, Western Sahara, will have to wait a few more months before they can benefit from drinking water from the new seawater desalination plant. On August 9th, 2021, the director general of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (Onee), Abderrahim El Hafidi, announced a new deadline for the commissioning of the plant. Before the end of 2021, the plant will supply 26,000 m3 of drinking water daily to the population of Laâyoune. The previous deadline was June 2021 Laâyoune desalination plant to provide drinking water before the end of 2021 – MoroccoDME GmbH2021-08-14T10:35:18+02:00
Fort Bragg moves into Stage 3 drought restrictions – California It was back to masks at the Fort Bragg City Council meeting this week, as the County’s masking order returned to indoor spaces. There was some talk before the meeting started about a possible return to hosting the meeting only via web conference, as it was in the height of last year’s pandemic; but no official plans have been made and the city will continue to meet in a hybrid format until further notice. On the city’s docket Monday evening were numerous issues, perhaps the most pressing of […] Fort Bragg moves into Stage 3 drought restrictions – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-08-13T00:48:39+02:00
TUNISIA: Tedagua, Orascom and Metito to build the Sfax desalination plant – Tunisia With a view to ensuring the construction of the seawater desalination plant in Sfax, Tunisia’s Société Nationale d’Exploitation et de Distribution des Eaux (Sonede) has chosen three companies active in the water sector in North Africa. These are Metito, which has been multiplying contracts in recent years for desalination and wastewater treatment in Egypt. The Guernsey-based company (a British Crown Dependency) will work with Tecnicas De Desalinizacion De Aguas (Tedagua), through its parent company Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, as well as Orascom Construction, a construction company based in Cairo, Egypt. TUNISIA: Tedagua, Orascom and Metito to build the Sfax desalination plant – TunisiaDME GmbH2021-08-12T20:31:44+02:00
EGYPT: Cairo approves $18m from KFAED for 2 desalination plants in Sinai – Egypt The $18 million loan recently approved by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi is intended for the construction of seawater desalination plants to supply drinking water to two new towns in the North Sinai governorate. The Egyptian government wants to build a desalination plant in Rafah, a city that Cairo decided to raze in 2015 to build a new one to extend a security buffer between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. This real estate project is highly strategic, as Rafah is the only crossing point between Egypt and the […] EGYPT: Cairo approves $18m from KFAED for 2 desalination plants in Sinai – EgyptDME GmbH2021-08-11T14:34:40+02:00
Desalination plant gets govt go-ahead – Bangkok A seawater desalination project is being developed to provide a source of water for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri yesterday. Securing water supplies was one of the issues raised at a meeting which was chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to follow up on progress in the EEC policy yesterday. A total of 38 water supply-related projects worth 52.8 billion baht were devised in a bid to feed the corridor. Of them, nine projects are complete. (LINK). Desalination plant gets govt go-ahead – BangkokDME GmbH2021-08-10T10:25:21+02:00
Probe Mumbai’s desalination plant project: BJP to Centre – India The BJP has raised a red flag over the BMC’s ambitious Rs 1,600 core desalination plant project in Mumbai. The party has asked the union environment ministry to conduct a study and come out with a report on the environmental impact of the plant on Mumbai’s coastline. In recent letter to Union environment minister Bhupendra Yadav, BJP MLA Ashish Shelar pointed out that the United Nations has reported on the negative impact of desalination plants. (LINK). Probe Mumbai’s desalination plant project: BJP to Centre – IndiaDME GmbH2021-08-09T09:47:14+02:00
The Water From Your Tap Is an Engineering Marvel Millennia in the Making – California Every day, about 430 million gallons of water enter Los Angeles from the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The journey begins in the sky, when rain and snow fall on the mountainside; water then flows into the Owens River and travels a human-built route for the next 200-plus miles. Pipes, tunnels, and canals—all mapped out a century ago—navigate hills, valleys, and desert terrain en route to North America’s third-largest city. (LINK). The Water From Your Tap Is an Engineering Marvel Millennia in the Making – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-08-09T09:37:03+02:00
Pure Water Oceanside gets $1.7 million construction grant – San Diego – California Federal officials have announced an additional $1.7 million grant for the construction of Pure Water Oceanside, a project that will turn wastewater into a new local source of drinking water beginning in 2022. The recycling project is expected to provide more than 32 percent of Oceanside’s water supply, or between 3 million and 5 million gallons per day. It would be the first operating project of its type in San Diego County, though others are planned or being built. (LINK). Pure Water Oceanside gets $1.7 million construction grant – San Diego – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-08-07T13:29:08+02:00
Desalination plants providing 600,000m3 of drinkable water to southern Iran – Iran According to Hamidreza Kashfi, the one-million-cubic-meters target should be achieved under the framework of the country’s Sixth Five-year National Development Plan (2016-2021). “Currently, the government purchases the water produced in desalination plants through guaranteed purchase deals with the investors, and with the required credit being supplied [by the government], we can supply up to one million cubic meters of drinking water in the southern regions of the country,” Kashfi explained. The official noted that according to studies conducted in recent years, it is possible to supply drinking water to […] Desalination plants providing 600,000m3 of drinkable water to southern Iran – IranDME GmbH2021-08-06T13:35:40+02:00