Environment Report: Tijuana and San Diego Share a Sewage Problem But Not a Solution – California Vicente Calderon from Tijuana Press and I spend a lot of time picking our way around the sewage-laden Tijuana River, asking ourselves: How is it still this bad? Our latest story from the cross-border sewage crisis plaguing Tijuana and San Diego illuminated that the current approach to solving the problem is a lot like putting a Band-Aid on the stomach flu. The Band-Aid in this case is $300 million that Congress has charged the Environmental Protection Agency with deciding how to spend. But really, and here’s the flu part […] Environment Report: Tijuana and San Diego Share a Sewage Problem But Not a Solution – CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-04-27T14:58:42+02:00
Lamu Residents Fault County Over Biting Water Shortage During Ramadhan – Kenya The Muslim faithful in Lamu Island are pushing the county government to urgently address an ongoing water shortage that has hindered crucial activities during the holy month of Ramadhan. Water is essential to Muslims, especially during the evening after breaking the fast. However, many households within Lamu Island have witnessed rampant water shortage with some missing the commodity for over ten days in a row. (LINK). Lamu Residents Fault County Over Biting Water Shortage During Ramadhan – KenyaDME GmbH2021-04-26T15:53:26+02:00
Water Authority Offers to Help Parched Areas of California with Stored Supply in Central Valley -California The San Diego County Water Authority’s board has directed its staff to explore opportunities to help other water districts weather an emerging drought across California. The authority said that because of three decades of investment in supply reliability, along with a continued emphasis on water-use efficiency, the San Diego region has sufficient water supplies for multiple dry years. Those investments include high-priority Colorado River water from the Imperial Valley, seawater desalination, and access to the Semitropic Original Water Bank in Kern County, where the authority has stored about 16,000 […] Water Authority Offers to Help Parched Areas of California with Stored Supply in Central Valley -CaliforniaDME GmbH2021-04-25T01:31:29+02:00
Egypt builds 151 dual, triple sewage treatment plants for EGP 32 bln – Egypt Egypt is constructing 151 dual and triple sewage treatment plants across the country, with a total capacity of five million m3 of water per day, at a cost of EGP 31.59 billion The announcement was made by Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities Assem El-Gazzar on Saturday. Other projects include 59 wastewater treatment plants that were built in Upper Egypt to serve 8.3 million people, he added. (LINK). Egypt builds 151 dual, triple sewage treatment plants for EGP 32 bln – EgyptDME GmbH2021-04-25T01:28:48+02:00
Why Jordan faces a critical water crisis – Jordan Jordanians are being warned to expect critical water shortages this summer largely due to a poor rainy season, which only reached 60 per cent of the average annual rainfall. The Ministry of Water and Irrigation has talked about water rationing plans that would limit the amount of water pumped to households at five cubic meters weekly. Jordan ranks fifth in the world as a water stressed country where the average share per individual is less than 1 per cent of the global average at 100 cubic meters annually […] Why Jordan faces a critical water crisis – JordanDME GmbH2021-04-23T11:11:28+02:00
Island of Taiwan in grasp of major drought – Taiwan A lack of rain over the past year has sent the island of Taiwan into its worst drought in more than half a century, the BBC reports, with many of its reservoirs at less than 20 percent capacity, with water levels at some falling below 10 percent. Normally one of the wettest places in the world with a tropical to subtropical climate, no typhoon or monsoon hit the island last year and there has been little rain. The lack of water is hurting a key industry – semiconductors, computer […] Island of Taiwan in grasp of major drought – TaiwanDME GmbH2021-04-23T11:08:52+02:00
PV-powered desalination system for rural areas – Cape Verde Italian start-up Genius Watter has developed a desalination solution that is powered exclusively by photovoltaics and is claimed to be an ideal solution for rural areas with no connection to grid electricity. “We have completed a project in Cape Verde in 2020 and we are now developing [an]other five projects, of which three are expected to be built in 2021,” the company chairman, Franco Traverso, who is also the chairman of the U.S.-Canadian solar module manufacturer Silfab, told pv magazine. The battery-free reverse osmosis desalination system is fully containerized […] PV-powered desalination system for rural areas – Cape VerdeDME GmbH2021-04-21T19:22:46+02:00
Utico wins Hassyan water reservoir project contract – United Arab Emirates Utico, a full service utility company in Middle East and the only private water and power company in the UAE, said it has secured a a major contract from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) for the development of its 120 million imperial gallons (MIG) Hassyan water reservoir project. The Hassyan IWP project’s storage reservoir is for 60 MIG expandable to 120 MIG, while the desalination plant project capacity is 120 MIG per day with facilities to expand to 240 MIGD production per day. This $80-million contract […] Utico wins Hassyan water reservoir project contract – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-04-20T16:39:52+02:00
Acciona announces completion of Jebel Ali SWRO desalination plant – United Arab Emirates Following achieving a major construction milestone, Acciona says that the Jebel Ali Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant is now producing water at 100% capacity. The desalination plant was built by Acciona and Besix and is owned by Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA). According to a statement, the plant has begun its daily production of 182m liters of potable water and is already supplying the city’s water network. (LINK). Acciona announces completion of Jebel Ali SWRO desalination plant – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2021-04-19T14:45:27+02:00
€36 million from the EU, France, and the World Bank to build the Hebron Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant – Palestine Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Ishtayyeh, the Consul General of France, the EU Representative, and the AFD Country Director together with the Head of the Palestinian Water Authority, Hebron Governor and representatives of the local community laid the corner stone for the Hebron Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant in Hebron. At completion, the plant will serve around 400,000 people living in Hebron City and along Wadi As-Samen in Hebron Governorate and will pave the way to treated water reuse for agricultural purpose. Sewage from the Hebron Governorate runs untreated […] €36 million from the EU, France, and the World Bank to build the Hebron Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant – PalestineDME GmbH2021-04-18T17:51:08+02:00