Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Staff Recommends Approval of Permit for Huntington Beach Desal Project – California HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (“Regional Board”) issued a Staff Report recommending approval of a Tentative Order making amendments to and renewing its operating permit rst issued in 2006 for the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project (“Project”). The Regional Board is scheduled to consider its staff-prepared permit and recommendation beginning on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The Regional Board staff’s proposed permit amendment and renewal considered all requirements of the California Ocean Plan’s new seawater desalination policy […] Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Staff Recommends Approval of Permit for Huntington Beach Desal Project – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-07-30T15:10:59+02:00
Controversial Poseidon desalination plant in Huntington Beach set for hearings this week – California Poseidon Water’s seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach, first proposed in 1998, could be getting closer to beginning construction after more than two decades. The Santa Ana Regional Water Board will hold online hearings this week and decide whether to issue Poseidon a permit. The hearings begin at 9 a.m. Thursday and are scheduled to continue Friday, as well as Aug. 7 if needed, with a vote scheduled at the end of the hearings. The hearings can be viewed at cal-span.org. (LINK). Controversial Poseidon desalination plant in Huntington Beach set for hearings this week – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-07-30T15:11:25+02:00
One year after the drought: Has Chennai learned from its water crisis? – India One year ago, Chennai suffered a historic drought. For nearly 200 days, the metropolis of 7 million people facing the Bay of Bengal in eastern India went without a drop of rain, pushing it to breaking point. Already strained by a burgeoning population, water supply eventually hit rock bottom, upending the economy and the lives of the city’s residents. As families across Chennai struggled to find water to wash, cook and keep businesses afloat, the state of Tamil Nadu came under fire for failing to prepare for and deal with the […] One year after the drought: Has Chennai learned from its water crisis? – IndiaDME GmbH2020-07-28T15:23:03+02:00
Egypt’s Posturing on the Nile poses Existential Threat to Ethiopia – Egypt The Nile dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt is more than a technical disagreement on when and how the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is filled or how the waters of the Nile are shared. At the bottom, the dispute is driven by Egypt’s unyielding strategies desire to keep Ethiopia’s development in check to maintain the status quo regional balance of power in the Horn of the Africa and the Red Sea corridor. Egypt’s Posturing on the Nile poses Existential Threat to Ethiopia – EgyptDME GmbH2020-07-27T15:03:33+02:00
Eyre Peninsula desalination plant moves proposed location after resident concerns – Australia Residents living close to a proposed desalination plant at Sleaford Bay have felt their concerns have been listened to, as SA Water confirms the site will be positioned further away from Sleaford Mere and whale aggregation areas. Sleaford Bay resident David Farlam said over a year of consultations with SA Water had paid off. „The local Sleaford community is really pleased with the decision from what I can gather,“ Mr Farlam said. (LINK). Eyre Peninsula desalination plant moves proposed location after resident concerns – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-07-26T14:40:06+02:00
Abu Dhabi’s water sector ‚vital for energy transformation‘ – United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi’s water sector is playing a pivotal role in energy transformation, with desalination technology through nine major plants, thus enhancing the emirate’s security of water supply. Pioneering the transformation of the energy sector in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) is leading the process of developing the water sector through enacting policies and regulations to reform its operations. Since its establishment in February 2018 to be the new regulator of the energy sector in the Abu Dhabi, DoE has implemented new work mechanisms and adopted […] Abu Dhabi’s water sector ‚vital for energy transformation‘ – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-07-25T14:32:15+02:00
PUB: Pandan-smelling water from Malaysia ‚isolated‘, local water production ramped up to meet demand – Malaysia SINGAPORE – Singapore has ramped up local production of water to meet demand after some water from Malaysia had to be „isolated“ following reports from some households here about an unusual scent of pandan in boiled tap water. The cause of the scent is an organic compound known as tetrahydrofuran (THF), which is commonly used as a solvent in industries. National water agency PUB said its investigations have traced the source of the issue to water imported from Malaysia. (LINK). PUB: Pandan-smelling water from Malaysia ‚isolated‘, local water production ramped up to meet demand – MalaysiaDME GmbH2020-07-24T11:36:00+02:00
23 July, 2020 Abu Dhabi’s water sector ‚vital for energy transformation‘ – United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi’s water sector is playing a pivotal role in energy transformation, with desalination technology through nine major plants, thus enhancing the emirate’s security of water supply to ensure business continuity and wellbeing of the community. Pioneering the transformation of the energy sector in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) is leading the process of developing the water sector through enacting policies and regulations to reform its operations. Since its establishment in February 2018 to be the new regulator of the energy sector in the Abu […] 23 July, 2020 Abu Dhabi’s water sector ‚vital for energy transformation‘ – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-07-23T19:54:19+02:00
UAE to get largest water desalination plant in the world – United Arab Emirates Water security has been a major priority for Abu Dhabi. The emirate has always been seeking the best methods to optimize the use of water resources. Now, the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) is enhancing the water security of the emirate by developing fresh policies and regulations to support the sector. The DoE will also improve the performance of its desalination plants to ensure secure and sustainable water supplies through nine of its plants which have a production capacity of around 1.3bn cubic metres of water per year. UAE to get largest water desalination plant in the world – United Arab EmiratesDME GmbH2020-07-22T14:25:04+02:00
Desalination plant to reach full capacity amidst critical works – Australia The Gold Coast Desalination Plant will be ramped up to full capacity to enable critical upgrades to the Mt Crosby Water Treatment Plant. The desalination plant, located at Tugun, is scheduled to provide up to 133 million litres – the equivalent of 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools – per day into the South East Queensland (SEQ) water grid while the Mt Crosby plant is taken offline for the next stage of critical works. Natural Resources Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham, said the Mount Crosby plant was one of SEQ’s most important […] Desalination plant to reach full capacity amidst critical works – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-07-21T14:05:27+02:00