America Archives - Desalination Institute DME - Water Desalination Resources https://www.di-dme.de/tag/america/ sustainable water desalination - global desalination technologies - desalination consulting - cutting-edge desalination research Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:19:06 +0000 de hourly 1 https://www.di-dme.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-DME-Schriftzug-Logo-1-32x32.jpg America Archives - Desalination Institute DME - Water Desalination Resources https://www.di-dme.de/tag/america/ 32 32 Current Water Technologies files patent application for AmmEl-AQUA technology – Canada https://www.di-dme.de/current-water-technologies-files-patent-application-for-ammel-aqua-technology-canada-2/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.di-dme.de/?p=18455 GUELPH — Current Water Technologies Inc., a technology company involved in the management of ammonia in industrial and municipal wastewaters, announces the filing of a provisional patent application for its AmmEl-AQUA system for treatment of ammonia in the aquaculture sector. (Source)

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]]> GUELPH — Current Water Technologies Inc., a technology company involved in the management of ammonia in industrial and municipal wastewaters, announces the filing of a provisional patent application for its AmmEl-AQUA system for treatment of ammonia in the aquaculture sector.

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]]> Aguas Antofagasta to expand desal capacity despite brine criticism – Chile https://www.di-dme.de/aguas-antofagasta-to-expand-desal-capacity-despite-brine-criticism-chile/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.di-dme.de/?p=16774 Chilean water utility Aguas Antofagasta plans to keep expanding its desalination capacity both in regional capital Antofagasta and the municipality of Tocopilla, despite criticism of the alleged environmental impact of brine discharges into the sea. In December, the company received environmental approval for a US$115mn project to increase the capacity of its plant (in photo) [...]

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]]> Chilean water utility Aguas Antofagasta plans to keep expanding its desalination capacity both in regional capital Antofagasta and the municipality of Tocopilla, despite criticism of the alleged environmental impact of brine discharges into the sea.

In December, the company received environmental approval for a US$115mn project to increase the capacity of its plant (in photo) in Antofagasta city to over 1,600l/s, and expects to have the expansion ready by late 2023 or early 2024, the firm’s operations manager Cristián Jiménez told BNamericas at the Desalination Latin America congress held by Vostock Capital.

He said the expansion will be Aguas Antofagasta’s largest project for the next three years.

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]]> Solution & Environmental Challenge for Chile – Chile https://www.di-dme.de/solution-environmental-challenge-for-chile-chile/ Sat, 26 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.di-dme.de/?p=16745 The Pacific Ocean could quench the thirst caused by 10 years of drought in Chile, but the operation of desalination plants of various sizes has a long way to go to become sustainable and to serve society as a whole rather than just corporations. Some twenty of these plants are already in operation providing desalinated [...]

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]]> The Pacific Ocean could quench the thirst caused by 10 years of drought in Chile, but the operation of desalination plants of various sizes has a long way to go to become sustainable and to serve society as a whole rather than just corporations.

Some twenty of these plants are already in operation providing desalinated water to small fishing communities, another three to the inhabitants of various municipalities and eight more to large mining companies, all but one of which are concentrated in Chile’s arid North.

The extensive development and availability of solar and wind energy has lowered the operating cost of desalinating and purifying seawater, which offers hope for a stable supply of water in this Southern Cone country with 4,270 kilometers of coastline.

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]]> Water initiative is a budget grab by Big Ag – California https://www.di-dme.de/water-initiative-is-a-budget-grab-by-big-ag-california/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.di-dme.de/?p=15922 Whoever coined the phrase “Whisky is for drinking, water is for fighting” didn’t have things quite right. In California, water is for scamming. The newest example is a majestically cynical ploy being foisted on taxpayers by some of the state’s premier water hogs, in the guise of a proposed ballot measure titled the “Water Infrastructure [...]

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]]> Whoever coined the phrase “Whisky is for drinking, water is for fighting” didn’t have things quite right.

In California, water is for scamming. The newest example is a majestically cynical ploy being foisted on taxpayers by some of the state’s premier water hogs, in the guise of a proposed ballot measure titled the “Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022″ — or, as its promoters call it, the More Water Now initiative.

The measure’s backers need to gather nearly 1 million signatures to place the measure on the November 2022 ballot. That process has just begun, and its outcome is uncertain.

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]]> Marin water pipeline plan draws environmental lawsuit – California https://www.di-dme.de/marin-water-pipeline-plan-draws-environmental-lawsuit-california/ Sun, 05 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.di-dme.de/?p=15908 A Marin environmental group is suing to block a proposed water pipeline on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, citing the potential harm to endangered fish. The plaintiffs also allege the Marin Municipal Water District project could open the door to tens of thousands of new homes being developed in the county. The Fairfax-based North Coast Rivers [...]

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]]> A Marin environmental group is suing to block a proposed water pipeline on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, citing the potential harm to endangered fish.

The plaintiffs also allege the Marin Municipal Water District project could open the door to tens of thousands of new homes being developed in the county.

The Fairfax-based North Coast Rivers Alliance filed the lawsuit on Thursday in Marin County Superior Court.

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