EPA admin addresses plan to protect clean water in US – United States The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has outlined its plan to protect America’s clean water supply, but clean water advocates are warning of the dangers of said plans. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says he’s looking overseas for inspiration on how to protect the country’s clean water. “They recycle between 88% and 94% of their water. Here in the U.S., we only recycle 6%. We can learn a lot from them,” Wheeler said of Israel. (LINK). EPA admin addresses plan to protect clean water in US – United StatesDME GmbH2020-02-21T14:17:33+01:00
Possible Water Board hearing on desalination plant is nearing – California Those supporting Poseidon Water’s plans to build a saltwater-to-freshwater conversion factory on the Huntington Beach coast certainly hoped the desalination project would be moving forward in earnest by now. A December 2019 vote on the desalination plant was put off, however, and Poseidon would have to wait a few more months before knowing whether it would be allowed to go forward with its ambitious $1 billion project. Members of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board are expected to make […] Possible Water Board hearing on desalination plant is nearing – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-02-20T17:12:21+01:00
East Port Said water desalination plant reaches 95% completion – Egypt Construction of East Port Said water desalination plant has reached 95% completion, head of East Port Said City Authority Alaa Manei said. The desalination plant will have a capacity of 150,000 cubic metres per day, with plans to be expanded in the future to a capacity of 250,000 cubic metres per day to serve about 500,000 people, he added in a statement on Tuesday. (LINK) East Port Said water desalination plant reaches 95% completion – EgyptDME GmbH2020-02-19T20:42:07+01:00
Drought remains ‚diabolical‘ for most of NSW – Australia More than 99 per cent of the state remains in drought, despite record rainfall in Sydney which will see the desalination plant switched off next month and water restrictions wound back. As Sydney recovers from the worst drought on record, the situation is still „diabolical“ for most of the state, in what is likely to create tensions in the Coalition ahead of the May budget. Data presented to the government this week shows 99.4 per cent of NSW is still in drought, […] Drought remains ‚diabolical‘ for most of NSW – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-02-18T16:06:48+01:00
Engie consortium preferred bidder for Saudi Yanbu project – Saudi Arabia Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has announced that a consortium comprising French multinational utility group Engie and local water desalination company Mowah has emerged the preferred bidder to build a major desalination plant in the Yanbu region of Saudi Arabia. One of the kingdom’s ambitious projects, Yanbu-4 IWP will be using reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination technology and on completion will boast a potable water capacity of up to 450,000 cu m per day, stated SWPC (formerly Saudi Water & Electricity Company). As per the deal, the […] Engie consortium preferred bidder for Saudi Yanbu project – Saudi ArabiaDME GmbH2020-02-17T15:21:58+01:00
Jolo named MinDA priority development area – Philippines THE MINDANAO Development Authority (MinDA) has identified Jolo, the capital of Sulu province, as a priority development area after Taraka town in Lanao del Sur. “We will come up with a comprehensive proposal and present it to the President,” MinDA Chairperson Emmanuel F. Piñol said in a statement Friday. The development program will be similar to the one recently launched in Taraka, which involves the establishment of model learning centers mainly for agricultural livelihood activities. Among the key sectors eyed […] Jolo named MinDA priority development area – PhilippinesDME GmbH2020-02-16T20:05:10+01:00
Kenya Installs the First Solar Plant That Transforms Ocean Water Into Drinking Water – Kenya Water should not be luxury product, but still in these modern times, one out of nine people doesn’t have access to clean drinking water. This main issue here is that only around 4% of earth’s water sources are rivers, lakes and drinkable water, the rest is comprised of oceans with salty water. These are all alarming statistics, but luckily in many such places around the world things are starting to improve thanks to new technologies. (LINK). Kenya Installs the First Solar Plant That Transforms Ocean Water Into Drinking Water – KenyaDME GmbH2020-02-15T21:08:30+01:00
Heavy rains are great news for Sydney’s dams, but they come with a big caveat – Australia Throughout summer, Sydney’s water storage level fell alarmingly. Level 2 water restrictions were imposed and the New South Wales government prepared to double the capacity of its desalination plant. But then it began to rain, and rain. Sydney water storages jumped from 41% in early February to 75% now – the highest of any capital city in Australia.This is great news for the city, but it comes with a big caveat. Floodwaters will undoubtedly wash bushfire debris into reservoirs—possibly overwhelming water treatment systems. We must […] Heavy rains are great news for Sydney’s dams, but they come with a big caveat – AustraliaDME GmbH2020-02-14T13:26:14+01:00
New solar-powered system makes desalination ecofriendly – America A completely passive solar-powered desalination system developed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and in China could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square metre of solar collecting area. Such systems could potentially serve off-grid arid coastal areas to provide an efficient, low-cost water source, said MIT doctoral students in a paper appearing in the journal ‘Energy and Environmental Science’. The key to the system’s efficiency lies in the way it uses each […] New solar-powered system makes desalination ecofriendly – AmericaDME GmbH2020-02-13T16:38:53+01:00
World Bank to invest $117 million in water for the Gaza Strip – Palestine The World Bank announced on Monday that it will grant US$15 million for a water desalination program for the Gaza Strip. The new project was founded with the aim of improving the quality and quantity of water in Gaza, and will have additional funds of US$42 million from other donors. Another US$60 million will be handed over by the Kuwait fund for Arab Economic development. (LINK). World Bank to invest $117 million in water for the Gaza Strip – PalestineDME GmbH2020-02-12T18:52:56+01:00