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FEWA announce three desalination plants to complete by 2026
Following last month’s announcement that the UAE’s Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) would tender a 204,400 m3/d (54 MGD) SWRO project in the northern Umm Al Quwain...
Power plant could supply desalted water
During last week’s board meeting, the San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors directed its staff to work with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) on a feasibility study to determine what steps would...
EIR notice of preparation release for Doheny Ocean Desalination Project
California’s South Coast Water District has released a Notice of Preparation of an EIR for its Doheny Ocean Desalination Project. The District will hold a scoping meeting in Dana Point this...
Wasco test Bakersfield water treatment facility with Water Planet
Sweetwater Tech Resources’ Wasco produced water recycling facility near Bakersfield, California, has begun testing the treatment of 500 bpd of oilfield produced water with a Water Planet...
TWDB release draft of 2017 State Water Plant
Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has published the draft 2017 State Water Plan, and it is now available for public comment through 25 April. The $62.6 billion draft Plan includes numerous...
Submission of scholarship application for AMTA
The deadline for submitting applications for grants, scholarships and stipends for the American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) for this year is 1 June. The Affordable Desalination...
Calendar Update
Calendar Update: The Southwest Membrane Operator Association has changed the date of its 2016 Annual Symposium from 16-18 May to 13-15 June. The event will be held in Scottsdale, Arizona. For more...
Regional winners announced
The Northwest Membrane Operators Association (NWMOA) has announced the winners in the outstanding membrane plant and membrane plant operator categories as follows:
Outstanding Large Membrane Plant:...
Texas firm focuses on membrane cleaning
Throughout his 40-year desalting career, Stuart Mitchell spent most of his time in the field—the first 15 years in operations and service roles and the rest as a sales engineer with large membrane...
SWRO water declared ‘drought-resilient’
State regulators certified the water supply from theCarlsbad Desal Plant as drought-resilient, reducing the regional impacts ofemergency water-use mandates the state imposed in June2015. The State...
