Composites‘ role in seawater reverse osmosis desalination – California In an effort to solve water shortage issues in the U.S. state of California, Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered key state agencies to develop a blueprint for meeting California’s 21st century water needs, to ensure safe and resilient water supplies, flood protection and healthy waterways for the state’s communities, economy and environment. Two solutions in which composites play a significant role are wastewater purification (which was featured in CW’s January 2020 feature “Composites help take the waste out of wastewater”) and, the focus of this report, […] Composites‘ role in seawater reverse osmosis desalination – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-01-01T14:18:48+01:00
Water Authority Offers to Settle Long-Running Rate Dispute with MWD – California The San Diego County Water Authority’s board offered Thursday to settle a long-running dispute over rates with the giant Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The offer, made following a special board meeting, asks MWD to make $140 million in payments to San Diego County water customers to cover claims from 2011 through 2020 and, in the future, follow new, transparent procedures in setting water rates. “The Water Authority’s proposal would benefit residents across San Diego County, enhance understanding of how MWD’s rates are […] Water Authority Offers to Settle Long-Running Rate Dispute with MWD – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-12-20T06:19:09+01:00
Huntington Beach desalination plant eyes approval, but foes turn out in force – California With Poseidon Water’s plans for a Huntington Beach desalination plant approaching the homestretch, critics were as adamant as ever at a Friday workshop, where dozens complained the proposal is environmentally flawed, unneeded and would jack up water rates. The meeting of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board was called to review a draft permit and solicit public comment in advance of a scheduled April 3 vote on the final permit. Approval rides on whether the board determines the drought-proof project […] Huntington Beach desalination plant eyes approval, but foes turn out in force – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-12-07T20:35:26+01:00
Residents to have their say on Belmont desalination plant – New York The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment is asking for community feedback on an application by Hunter Water for a drought response desalination plant at Belmont. Executive Director, Infrastructure Assessments, David Gainsford, said community input is a vital part of the planning process and encouraged everyone to have their say on the draft proposal. “Hunter Water has lodged a State Significant Infrastructure application for a desalination plant at Belmont which could be used to supplement the Lower Hunter’s water supplies during […] Residents to have their say on Belmont desalination plant – New YorkDME GmbH2019-11-25T15:22:27+01:00
EIR for desal project approved – United States Ocean water desalination, in which salt and other compounds would be removed from water in the Pacific and introduced into the water supply for drinking and other potential uses, could have numerous potential benefits, West Basin said, including “reducing reliance on imported water, improving water security through increased local control of water supplies,” and “improving climate resiliency” by providing a water source that is not dependent on the shifting volume of rain and snow that arrives each year. Opponents, however, have said that the project […] EIR for desal project approved – United StatesDME GmbH2019-11-23T19:52:37+01:00
Monterey Bay Desalination Plant Debated by Coastal Commission – California The Monterey Peninsula is running out of water. The fog-shrouded, cypress-dotted land formation jutting into the Pacific Ocean forming the southern reach of the Monterey Bay is drying up as underground water aquifers become increasingly depleted. The lack of water inhibits economic growth, prevents the development of housing – including the affordable variety – and restricts commercial opportunity. (LINK). Monterey Bay Desalination Plant Debated by Coastal Commission – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-11-15T06:11:22+01:00
More water woes as Desalcott goes down again – Caribbean The Water and Sewerage Authority is advising customers in parts of Central and South West Trinidad, served by the Point Lisas Desalination Plant, of an unplanned shutdown at the facility on Friday. This was due to a leak that has developed on the fiberglass clearwell system at the Plant that will require emergency repairs. The owner and operator of the Plant, the Desalination Company of Trinidad and Tobago (DESALCOTT), is currently in the process of assessing the full extent of the damage, after-which an […] More water woes as Desalcott goes down again – CaribbeanDME GmbH2019-11-09T22:24:27+01:00
ACCIONA to Supply of Electricity to ECONSSA’S Desalination Plant in Atacama – South America The publicly owned company ECONSSA Chile SA, responsible for ensuring access to potable water and wastewater collection and treatment services in nine regions of the country, has awarded ACCIONA the supply of 100% renewable electricity to the desalination plant it is now building in the municipality of Caldera in the region of Atacama. According to the terms of the PPA (Power Purchase Agreement), the contract will come into effect in November 2019, with a long-term horizon to cover all the desalination plant’s electricity requirements. ACCIONA to Supply of Electricity to ECONSSA’S Desalination Plant in Atacama – South AmericaDME GmbH2019-11-05T17:44:39+01:00
Acciona inks PPA with state-run desalination plant in Chile – Chile Acciona has signed a supply deal with Chilean water utility Empresa Concesionaria de Servicios Sanitarios SA (ECONSSA Chile) that will fulfil the energy needs of a water desalination plant set to come online in the Atacama desert next year. The Spanish firm said in a release on Wednesday that it will supply energy to the plant from a mix of its Chilean renewables operations. It claims to have 291MW of operational facilities and 393MW under construction. (LINK). Acciona inks PPA with state-run desalination plant in Chile – ChileDME GmbH2019-10-30T23:01:58+01:00
EIR released for West Basin desalinization plant – California The West Basin Municipal Water District on Wednesday released the much anticipated Environmental Impact Report for the ocean water desalination plant it has proposed in El Segundo. The report, required by state and federal law, does not differ significantly from a draft version released 18 months ago. But its release is a significant step towards West Basin’s goal of constructing a desalination plant on the 33-acre El Segundo Generating Station site currently operated by NRG in El Segundo, just north of the Manhattan Beach border. […] EIR released for West Basin desalinization plant – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-10-26T15:52:33+02:00