Stock Chart of Energy Recovery Inc. (LINK)

Distinguished Professor Saravanamuth Vigneswaran and Dr Tien Vinh Nguyen, both from the UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT were similarly recognised for their project to remove pollutants from groundwater in the Red River Delta of Vietnam.  This densely populated area is beset with serious public health issues caused by high levels of arsenic in the groundwater. (LINK)

Die Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO) entwickelt, fertigt und betreibt Anlagen zur Meerwasserentsalzung (mit Hilfe des Verfahrens der so genannten Umkehrosmose) und Wasserversorgung in karibischen Staaten. Das Unternehmen wurde 1973 als privates Wasserversorgungswerk auf Grand Cayman gegründet, der größten der drei Kaiman-Inseln in der Karibik. 1979 erhielt es die erste Lizenz als öffentliches…. (LINK)

….von behandeltem kommunalem Abwasser. Worum geht es im Detail?

Die Verfügbarkeit von Wasser ist schon heute begrenzt und regional sogar rückläufig – u.a. aufgrund von Verschmutzung und Übernutzung von Wasserressourcen, des Klimawandels sowie der ungleichen Verteilung der Wasservorräte. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) die Fördermaßnahme „Zukunftsfähige Technologien und Konzepte zur Erhöhung der Wasserverfügbarkeit durch Wasserwiederverwendung und Entsalzung“ (WavE) auf den Weg gebracht. (LINK)

French waste and water group Suez has boosted its industrial water treatment business with the 3.2 billion euros (2.78 billion pounds) acquisition of GE Water from General Electric.

Chief Executive Jean-Louis Chaussade told reporters on Wednesday the industrial water market was more important than Suez’s traditional municipal water market, because industry accounts for 15-20 percent of global water consumption compared with just 5-8 percent for human consumption in cities (LINK).

Press releases, SUEZ
03/08/2017 – SUEZ, together with CDPQ, acquires GE WATER, becoming a major player in the industrial water services market
 Today SUEZ announces that, together with Caisse de […]

“Ras Abu Fontas A3 water desalination project, which is built on Reverse Osmosis technology, has reached a completion of 99.96%, will help to cover the increasing demand for water,” said said Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman of Qatar Electricity and Water Company H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (LINK)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project

January 2017 Draft EIR/EIS

The MPWSP Draft EIR/EIS (LINK) is available for public review. Comments received by February 27, 2017 will be responded to in a Final EIR/EIS. The Notice of Availability is available here (LINK).

Executive Summary [LINK pdf]

Aquasure had shipped in massive diesel generators as its contingency power supply, which would have been highly polluting and caused a large local backlash.

Water Minister Lisa Neville said Aquasure’s statement was good news.

“We were very clear we did not support the use of generators and it is welcome news they will not be needed,” she said.

“As we have always said, we expect Aquasure to deliver this water by June 30.” (LINK)