Antioch approves $27 million water rights settlement – California The state has agreed to pay Antioch $27 million in a settlement that guarantees the city’s 150-year old rights to pump water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta for the long term and will help pay for a planned desalination plant. In return, the city will ditch a provision in a 1968 water rights deal that required the state to reimburse it for one-third of the cost to buy substitute water from the Contra Costa Water District when the Delta water gets too salty, which has […] Antioch approves $27 million water rights settlement – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-04-17T14:27:28+02:00
12-Hour Shifts, Sleeping in RVs: Carlsbad Desalination Plant Gets New Crew – California A 10-person crew is in the midst of a three-week shelter-in-place shift at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, relieving an initial crew that self-quarantined on site for three weeks to continue producing clean drinking water for county residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting March 19, the first crew of 10 “mission-critical employees” was stationed at the plant to continue operations, working two 12-hour shifts each day and sleeping in RVs in the plant parking lot, according to Poseidon Water, which manages the plant. Food and […] 12-Hour Shifts, Sleeping in RVs: Carlsbad Desalination Plant Gets New Crew – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-04-14T14:23:08+02:00
Antioch to receive $27 million settlement from California’s Department of Water Resources – California On April 14th, the Antioch City Council will consider the adoption of a resolution approving a historic settlement agreement between the City and California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The agreement pays Antioch $27 million, which guarantees that they will be able to utilize its 150-year old water rights and remain in the Delta for the long-term. The $27 million, in addition to $43 million in State grants and loans, completes the financing for the $70 million brackish water desalination plant. Antioch to receive $27 million settlement from California’s Department of Water Resources – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-04-10T13:38:37+02:00
Carlsbad desalination plant running at full capacity with ‘shelter in place’ – California When your business is water, your business is essential. Over at the Desalination Plant in Carlsbad, it’s anything but business as usual. “We’ve had 10 people on the job for about 21 days. Each one of those people is a specialist and volunteered to be here. We’re doing something unique. We’ve brought in separate trailers for each one of the workers and groceries are delivered every couple days. We also have washer and dryers so they can wash their clothes,” says […] Carlsbad desalination plant running at full capacity with ‘shelter in place’ – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-04-08T11:25:43+02:00
Unsung Heroes: Carlsbad’s desalination plant workers – California The Carlsbad Desalination Plant turns seawater into clean safe drinking water. In an effort to keep delivering 50 million gallons of fresh water to the county daily the plant has gone on complete lockdown.As of March 19, 10 workers volunteered to quarantine themselves inside the Carlsbad plant for the next three weeks. The company said workers will continue to monitor and adjust gauges and switches, watching for leaks – doing whatever is needed to safeguard San Diego County’s only significant local source of drinking water. […] Unsung Heroes: Carlsbad’s desalination plant workers – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-04-02T16:08:59+02:00
Major southwestern city water supplies – Colorado For Phoenix, it’s water is supplied through surface water sources. The northern end of the city gets water from the Central Arizona Project, which is supplied by the Colorado River and Lake Mead. The southern end gets its water from the Salt River Project. Las Vegas gets 90% of its water from the Colorado River and Lake Mead and 10% from groundwater sources. The groundwater supplies up to 25% during the hot summer months when demand is high. In 1971 Las Vegas with a population of […] Major southwestern city water supplies – ColoradoDME GmbH2020-03-31T16:46:36+02:00
Midkiff farmer, Encore Green team on produced water project – Texas Amid talk of trying to expand the market for the water that’s produced alongside crude oil and natural gas beyond the oil patch, one company is putting its words into action. Wyoming-based Encore Green Environmental had visited the Produced Water Society Permian Basin’s conference last August to promote its idea of pairing the oil and gas and agriculture industries, sparking the interest of Cody Wilson and his S&S Wilson Farms in Midkiff. Today, the two are moving forward with a project that […] Midkiff farmer, Encore Green team on produced water project – TexasDME GmbH2020-03-29T17:27:51+02:00
Water & Wastewater Workers Considered Essential During COVID-19 Outbreak – California 10 workers are quarantined inside the Claude Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in Carlsbad, California for the next three weeks. The workers are monitoring and adjusting gauges and switches, watching for leaks, and completing other tasks needed to safeguard San Diego County’s only significant local source of drinking water. All 10 volunteered themselves. The Carlsbad plant is home to 40 employees overall, reported the San Diego Tribune. The request for volunteers was a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, reported the San Diego Tribune. Water & Wastewater Workers Considered Essential During COVID-19 Outbreak – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-03-24T14:53:06+01:00
Poseidon desal plant gets fresh analysis, but coronavirus delays Friday meeting – California A water board staff report prepared for the meeting provides apparent justification for the board to approve the project, but it also notes the board may disagree and request a revision. Poseidon Water needs just two more permits to go forward — one from the water board and then one from the Coastal Commission The workshop planned for Friday was to follow up a similar session held in December. At that meeting, several key issues continued to concern some board members, who […] Poseidon desal plant gets fresh analysis, but coronavirus delays Friday meeting – CaliforniaDME GmbH2020-03-14T15:19:24+01:00
U.S.-Israel consortium launches $21.4 million initiative to develop water-energy technologies Northwestern University and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), announced today the initiation of a U.S.-Israel consortium led by both universities for the development of new technologies to solve global water challenges. The multi-institutional, international program, called the Collaborative Water-Energy Research Center (CoWERC), has a total budget of $21.4 million, including a $9.2 million grant over 5 years from the U.S. Department of Energy and Israel’s Ministry of Energy together with the Israel Innovation Authority. CoWERC is part of […] U.S.-Israel consortium launches $21.4 million initiative to develop water-energy technologiesDME GmbH2020-03-11T18:24:09+01:00