Volume 45, Issue no. 27

5th NEWater plant opened

27 July 2009

Less than 18 months after being awarded the Changi NEWater Plant, Sembcorp has completed the first phase of Singapore's fifth and largest NEWater… Continue reading

Announcement of new post-treatment plant

27 July 2009

Renewed Water Minerals of Israel has announced the inauguration of a new post-treatment pilot plant project. The project, which is being undertaken… Continue reading

Board named

At its recent annual conference in Austin, the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) named its board of directors for 2009-2010: Executive… Continue reading

Desal project financing closes

27 July 2009

Befesa Agua has completed the financing to design, build and operate the 100,000 m3/d (26.4 MGD) Qingdao desalination plant in China's northeastern… Continue reading

Desalination forecast to be announced via webinar

27 July 2009

WDR subscribers are invited to attend a Webinar on Tuesday, 28 July during which GWI publisher Christopher Gasson will present the new global… Continue reading

Europe's largest SWRO plant opens

27 July 2009

During last year's drought, Barcelona was forced to import water by ship at a cost of 1 €/m3 ($1.42/m3; $5.38/kgal). Last week, the city took a big… Continue reading

H2O Innovation appoints new director of international sales

H2O Innovation has announced the appointment of Ian Cameron as director of international sales. He was formerly the sales manager for ERI, and will… Continue reading

Hurry up and wait

During its annual Membrane Technology Conference in Memphis in March, the AWWA had to cancel a one-day, pre-conference workshop on seawater… Continue reading

IWA issues call for papers for World Water Congress and Exhibition

27 July 2009

The IWA has issued its first call for papers for its World Water Congress and Exhibition, which will be held in Montreal, Canada on 19-24 September… Continue reading

Loeb memorial issue

27 July 2009

Elsevier will publish a memorial issue of Desalination in March/April 2010 in tribute to Sidney Loeb. Professor Loeb, who died in December 2008, was… Continue reading

New energy recovery device soon to be announced

WDR has learned that Energy Recovery, Inc (ERI) is about to announce the introduction of a new, higher capacity energy recovery device. The flow… Continue reading

Permitting complete on SWRO demo

West Basin Municipal Water District has received its final permit for a proposed $8 million seawater desalination demonstration plant in Redondo… Continue reading

Poseidon announces two new appointees

Poseidon Resources has announced the appointment of Stan Williams as vice president of project development. He is the former CEO of the Santa Clara… Continue reading

Reuse study complete

Hazen and Sawyer has completed a study and preliminary design of a wastewater reclamation facility for the University of Connecticut and has been… Continue reading

When $3.1 million is less than $1.2 million

Innovations in the desalination and water reuse industries are challenging consultants' specification-writing and bid evaluation skills. While… Continue reading