State-owned water company Acuamed awarded this summer a $93.9-million contract to a JV of Sacyr Water, Sacyr Construction, Ferrovial water unit Cadagua and Ferrovial Construction to expand plant capacity to 120 cubic hectometers per year from its current 80 cu hm per year. The contract also covers four years of operation and maintenance by the JV.
Energy Recovery (NASDAQ) has secured over $12 million in contracts to supply PX Pressure Exchanger devices for three seawater desalination projects in the UAE. The projects will create nearly 1 million cubic meters of desalination capacity per day, with one involving a floating desalination barge in the Arabian Gulf. This offshore solution addresses the lack of coastal land and offers an innovative approach for water-scarce regions.
Since reverse osmosis (RO) is often limited to a water recovery of 70–85 %, implementing a secondary process like electrodialysis metathesis (EDM) to treat concentrate can increase system water recovery. This study explores salt-free electrodialysis metathesis (SF-EDM) as an alternative to conventional EDM to investigate its performance in the zero discharge desalination (ZDD) process. SF-EDM utilizes monovalent-selective ion exchange membranes, eliminating the need for sodium chloride (NaCl) as a substitution solution.
After the county’s recent drought, the board dramatically changed in 2022, when voters elected three newcomers to the five-member board. In the election next month, voters will select their representatives after being hit with historic double-digit rate increases to help fund those water supply projects.
Brownsville Mayor John Cowen says he had a very positive meeting with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials when they came to the city.
Cowen is hoping to secure millions of additional federal dollars from the agency for Brownsville’s desalination plant.
Shortly after the California Coastal Commission’s stunning rejection of Poseidon Water’s $1.4 billion ocean desalination plant proposal for Huntington Beach, Poseidon’s long—time VP of development, Scott Maloni, quipped on Facebook about the “unjust decision,” which put an end to big ocean desal in California for the foreseeable future.
As California continues to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate, the State must work to identify future sources of safe, reliable water for all. This week, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released a report identifying future planned desalination projects to help meet the brackish water supply goals identified in California’s Water Supply Strategy: Adapting to a Hotter, Drier Future.
Friday, September 27, 2024, Boston, MA. The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) proudly announces the nominees for the 2024-2026 Board of Directors, Term 21! All Class I and II members are eligible to cast their vote until November 13, 2024.
The election results will be announced on November 26, 2024. The newly elected board members will officially assume their roles on December 12, 2024, following the conclusion of the IDRA World Congress in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The port authority’s guiding commission, in a heated, hourlong special meeting Tuesday, voted 5-2 in favor of paying $62,025 in permitting fees to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, effectively kicking off the process to seek permission to intake seawater for the proposed 50 million-gallon-per-day facility.
he Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has served more than 100 billion gallons of water over the past seven years — a milestone reached in late October, the San Diego County Water Authority and plant owners announced Tuesday.
The plant, which produces 50 million gallons of drinking water daily, enough for 400,000 homes meeting 10% of San Diego County’s water demand, is the largest in the United States.
