Cal Am desal plant project goes to Monterey County Planning Commission – California Considered by many the key to long-running efforts to cut unauthorized pumping from the Carmel River, California American Water’s proposed desalination plant project is headed to the Monterey County Planning Commission next week. On Wednesday, the commission is set to conduct a public hearing on a combined development permit for the proposed 6.4-million-gallon-per-day desal plant on Charlie Benson Road off Del Monte Boulevard north of Marina. The commission is charged with considering a use permit and administrative permit and design approval, […] Cal Am desal plant project goes to Monterey County Planning Commission – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-04-21T10:23:21+02:00
Oceanside takes step toward water independence with $2.6 million grant – California Oceanside announced it will receive a $2.6 million federal grant to build two more of the wells that the city has used for more than 20 years to supply a portion of its drinking water. The wells pump brackish water from what’s called the Mission Basin, an area near the airport, the old swap meet property and the San Luis Rey River. The city filters the water using the same reverse osmosis process used on a much larger scale in Carlsbad […] Oceanside takes step toward water independence with $2.6 million grant – CaliforniaDME GmbH2019-03-02T14:16:58+01:00
Bonds eyed for desalination plants – Hawaii Legislators are considering a bill to authorize issuing special purpose revenue bonds to build and operate solar-powered saltwater desalination plants on Hawaii Island. The measure would allow the Department of Budget and Finance to issue up to $100 million in special purpose revenue bonds to assist Trevi Systems Inc. and Kona Coast Water in bringing operational two or more plants to desalinate water using 100 percent renewable solar energy and supply it to customers on Hawaii Island, and potentially other islands as well. Bonds eyed for desalination plants – HawaiiDME GmbH2019-02-25T21:51:26+01:00
MIT Engineers Turn Desalination Waste into Useful Chemicals Engineers from MIT have devised a new approach for turning desalination waste into useful chemicals. Modern desalination processes often leave behind a lot of highly concentrated brine, which is usually disposed of by dumping it back into the sea. This process requires costly pumping systems which have to be managed carefully to prevent damage to marine ecosystems. (LINK). MIT Engineers Turn Desalination Waste into Useful ChemicalsDME GmbH2019-02-19T12:11:07+01:00
MIT tech could let desalination plants use their own brine waste When salt is removed from seawater in desalination plants, the byproduct is – not surprisingly – a lot of highly-concentrated salty brine. Ordinarily, this is just dumped back into the sea, which can harm the environment. Thanks to a new treatment process, however, that brine could actually be used to desalinate more water. Developed by a research team at MIT, the proprietary system incorporates what are described as „well-known and standard chemical processes.“ These include a nano-filtration process to initially […] MIT tech could let desalination plants use their own brine wasteDME GmbH2019-02-16T05:43:30+01:00
Study of Brine Discharge from Desalination Plant Finds Good News and Bad News – Before the Carlsbad Desalination Plant in Southern California began operations in 2015, scientists at UC Santa Cruz recognized an important opportunity to study the effects of the high-salinity brine that would be discharged from the plant into coastal waters. Starting in 2014, they collected measurements of water chemistry and biological indicators in the area so they could compare conditions before and after the plant began discharging brine into the ocean. (LINK). Study of Brine Discharge from Desalination Plant Finds Good News and Bad News –DME GmbH2019-02-08T21:42:48+01:00
Clean water more than a pipe dream – California Water scarcity is an ongoing problem in Southern California. Six of the last seven years have been drought years, leaving most of the region highly dependent upon imported water. By using the best technology, sound management practices, public participation, and a balanced approach to human and environmental needs, Sweet-water Authority—known locally as the Authority—provides its customers clean, safe water from local water supplies. The Authority is a publicly-owned agency that delivers water via 388 miles of pipeline to serve 190,000 people in a 32-square mile service area in […] Clean water more than a pipe dream – CaliforniaDME GmbH2018-12-18T00:19:01+01:00
County desalination plant celebrates 40 billion gallons of drinking water – San Diego Representatives from San Diego County and Poseidon Water held a celebration Thursday for the Claude „Bud“ Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant producing its 40 billionth gallon of drinking water. The celebration also correlated with the third anniversary of the plant opening. The Carlsbad plant produces more than 50 million gallons of desalinated water each day and is the largest and most technologically advanced desalination plant in the U.S., according to the county. (LINK). County desalination plant celebrates 40 billion gallons of drinking water – San DiegoDME GmbH2018-12-14T10:50:07+01:00
Carlsbad Desalination Plant Purifies 40 Billionth Gallon of Ocean Water – Carlsbad The newest source of drinking water in our county just reached a major milestone. Around 100 million gallons of seawater are pumped through the filters at the Carlsbad desalination plant every day. Within about three hours that water is purified and sent to the taps. After three strong years, the plant just produced its 40 billionth gallon of drinking water. That’s enough water to fill a billion bathtubs, or fill every floor of the empire state building, 145 times. (LINK). Carlsbad Desalination Plant Purifies 40 Billionth Gallon of Ocean Water – CarlsbadDME GmbH2018-12-12T07:44:04+01:00
El Paso to drink treated sewage water due to climate change drought – Texas The people of El Paso, Texas, are resilient. Living in the middle of the harsh Chihuahuan Desert, the city has no other choice. On average, 15 days every year spike over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The city gets little relief with annual rainfall of just about 9 inches. It’s one of the hottest cities in the country. One of its prime sources of water is the Rio Grande. Typically the river can supply as much as half of the city’s water needs. (LINK). El Paso to drink treated sewage water due to climate change drought – TexasDME GmbH2018-12-05T22:49:35+01:00