Doheny proposal proves it’s possible to do desalination right in Orange County – California – USA Corporate profiteers like Poseidon have given seawater desalination a bad name, but a proposal in south Orange County shows that it is possible to use this technology responsibly. While Poseidon’s oversized, overpriced and outdated Huntington Beach project is widely opposed. The smaller plant South Coast Water District wants to build near Doheny State Beach has earned broad support, including from environmental groups like Orange County Coast-keeper. (LINK). Doheny proposal proves it’s possible to do desalination right in Orange County – California – USADME GmbH2018-09-21T19:13:55+02:00
Texas City Offers Industry a Choice: Pay an Exemption Fee or Face Higher Water Surcharges – Texas – United States With water shortages or potential water shortages facing many cities across the US, governments are struggling with how to work with industry to ensure the organizations are not depleting too much of the available water sources. Now, the town of Corpus Christi, Texas, may be implementing what it believes will be a solution: offering large-scale industrial companies a $0.25 drought surcharge exemption fee. The fee would allow industrial customers to pay an extra $0.25 per 1,000 gallons of water use. The surcharge exemption fee would not be mandatory, but […] Texas City Offers Industry a Choice: Pay an Exemption Fee or Face Higher Water Surcharges – Texas – United StatesDME GmbH2018-09-21T19:35:49+02:00
Is Desalination Feasible for Santa Monica? – Santa Monica – USA Coleridge was not writing about Santa Monica in this poem but he may as well have been. Santa Monica, like all of coastal Southern California, sits next to the Pacific Ocean, the world’s largest body of water but because of the salt, the water is undrinkable. This could soon change, however, as local water experts consider the possibility of removing the salt from the ocean to make it drinkable in a process known as desalination. It is a myth the greater Los Angeles area is a desert but its […] Is Desalination Feasible for Santa Monica? – Santa Monica – USADME GmbH2018-09-21T19:42:26+02:00
LG Chem Marches into the Brackish Water RO Market After Establishing Leadership in Seawater Desalination – Santa Clara – USA In August 2018, LG Chem was awarded a contract to supply replacement membranes to the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center, the largest plant of its kind in northern California and the focal point of the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s recycled water expansion. LG Chem will supply energy saving BW ES membranes to the 8 MGD (30,280 m3/day) facility. In addition following more than 18 months of trial, in June, LG Chem was awarded a contract to supply 3,170 energy saving BW ES elements to the Ground Water […] LG Chem Marches into the Brackish Water RO Market After Establishing Leadership in Seawater Desalination – Santa Clara – USADME GmbH2018-08-30T08:19:55+02:00
Proposal for Harbor Island desalination plant taking shape – Texas – USA Seven Seas Water, a private company based in Tampa, confirmed Friday that it has a proposal in the works to build a desalination plant and wants to partner with the City of Corpus Christi to do that. “Whatever the solution is, it has to be one that the city embraces,” said Doug Brown, CEO for Seven Seas Water. In the coming weeks, Seven Seas Water will send a detailed plan to the city of Corpus Christi in response to a request by the city on Wednesday for information from […] Proposal for Harbor Island desalination plant taking shape – Texas – USADME GmbH2018-08-28T13:10:43+02:00
Desalination plant could be coming to Ingleside.-Ingleside The City of Ingleside announced Wednesday they have an agreement with a company that wants to build a desalination plant on Corpus Christi Bay. Although the site has not yet been picked for the desal plant, it will cost about $800 million to build. However, no taxpayer money will be used. The City has signed a public-private partnership agreement with Poseidon Water based in Boston who will build the desalination plant and sell the water to the San Patricio County Water District and individual companies. Mayor Ronnie Parker said a stable water supply is what companies consider most important. Desalination plant could be coming to Ingleside.-InglesideDME GmbH2018-08-02T12:51:03+02:00
Desalination Deal Draws Criticism from Groups Concerned about Water Affordability. Today Orange County Water District released the terms of a new agreement with Poseidon Water for a corporate desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach. The agreement would require Orange County ratepayers to buy Poseidon’s costly desalinated water for 30-35 years, while guaranteeing a profit for Poseidon’s investors. (LINK). Desalination Deal Draws Criticism from Groups Concerned about Water Affordability.DME GmbH2018-06-04T00:29:55+02:00