Volume 45, Issue no. 39
A Membrane Survivor
The Survivors Club, the book by Ben Sherwood, chronicles cases in which people beat the odds and survived in the face of adversities ranging from… Continue reading
Ashdod takes another step forward
Initially tendered as a conventional turnkey project in early 2001, Mekorot Development & Enterprise (MD&E) expected the Ashdod seawater desalination… Continue reading
Biwater and CDM receives Florida NF plant contract
Biwater AEWT, in a joint venture with CDM Constructors, has been awarded a 2 MGD (7,750 m3/d) design/build nanofiltration plant contract for the City… Continue reading
District seeks intake consultant
On Friday, the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) released a request for proposals (RFP) to firms interested in providing consulting… Continue reading
Doosan appoints Erik Tynes as business development manager
Doosan Hydro Technology has appointed Erik Tynes as business development manager for the Eastern US, Australia and the English-speaking Caribbean. He… Continue reading
First osmotic power plant soon to open
Norway's Statkraft says it will open the world's first osmotic power plant at the end of November. The prototype plant will employ pressure retarded… Continue reading
IDA Congress Update
IDA members and WDR subscribers will get an early opportunity to see the 2009-2010 IDA Desalination Yearbook at the Dubai World Congress. In addition… Continue reading
LBWD receives federal funding for desalination and water reclamation projects
Long Beach Water Department has received $1.3 million in federal funding to be split between its seawater desal and water reclamation projects. Since… Continue reading
Mike Pankratz now available for independent services
Mike Pankratz has completed his Dubai assignment for Aqualyng and will now provide independent membrane plant commissioning, operation and inspection… Continue reading
Military RO to get makeover
A team led by Teledyne Scientific & Imaging in Thousand Oaks,California,and which also includes the University of Pittsburgh, University of… Continue reading
New line of antiscalant for RO applications
BASF has launched a new line of phosphorous-free and low phosphorous antiscalants for RO applications. BASF's Dr Gregor Schuermann told WDR, "Our… Continue reading
PEI appoints Jerry Dykstra as US East Coast's sales representative
Pump Engineering, Inc (PEI) has appointed Jerry Dykstra as the company’s US East Coast sales representative. He can be contacted at… Continue reading
Produced water study funded
Texas A&M University has been awarded a research contract to identify and test cost-effective technology to handle oilfield brine and fracture (frac… Continue reading
Richard Morris retires after 35 years in desalination industry
After spending thirty-five years in the desalting industry, Richard Morris has announced his retirement. He joined Weir in 1974 and later became an… Continue reading
Uninformed people = uninformed decisions
Advertiser, an Adelaide newspaper, reported the results of a desalination-versus-dam-versus-stormwater statewide poll last week. From a population of… Continue reading
WateReuse Association launches new publication
The WateReuse Association has released a new publication entitled Manual of Practice on How to Develop a Water Reuse Program. The book is said to… Continue reading
