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SWMOA 2016 annual symposium at Arizona
The Southwest Membrane Operator Association (SWMOA) will hold its annual symposium in Scottsdale, Arizona on 13-15 June under the theme The Growing Role of Membranes in the Thirsty Southwest. For...
CaribDA to conduct pre-conference workshop in Trinidad
The Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA) has added a pre-conference workshop entitled RO Optimization ahead of its upcoming annual conference and exposition. The workshop will be held on 31...
Global Water Market 2017
GWI has released its newest report, Global Water Market 2017, which details the water and wastewater operating and capital expenditures by utilities and industrial water users for the next five...
Desal R&D center ponders the future
Since the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA) was established in 2009, the Australian government has funded $20 million of the Centre’s research. That investment was...
Founder hands over reins
Statiflo International founder and chief executive John Baron has sold a majority stake in the UK-based company to Gareth Fry, the company’s managing director. Founded in 1983, the company focuses...
DEWA to use Sirb drone technology
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will expand its Sirb (Arabic for ‘fleet’) initiative to use drone technology for internal inspection purposes. Initially developed to...
EOIs invited for new desal plant
A request for expressions of interest (EOI) to develop a desalination plant in Tobago has been issued by the Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad & Tobago (WASA). The plant is to be located...
$2 million grant to El Paso City to recover fresh water from Kay Bailey desalination plant
A $2 million grant awarded to the City of El Paso, Texas, will partially fund an innovative concentrate management scheme by Enviro Water Minerals, which will recover fresh water and minerals from...
Outback town has long desal history
For most of its 100-year history, the South Australian town of Coober Pedy has been best known as the ‘opal capital of the world’. The town’s name itself comes from the Aboriginal term kupa-piti,...
Red-Dead pre-qual deadline extended
Jordan’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), through the Jordan Valley Authority, has issued Addendum 2, extending the final deadline for the submission of pre-qualification documents for the...
