Desalination & Water Reuse - All the Latest News
Veolia installing evaporator in Alberta oil sands
23 Jan 12, 07:01:00
Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies is currently installing an evaporator/crystallizer system at
Southern Pacific Resource Corp's STP-McKay project currently under way in northern Alberta,
Canada.
Financial meetings held over Gaza desalination project
23 Jan 12, 07:01:00
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) announced on 18 January 2012 that a delegation headed by
deputy secretary general Rafiq Husseini visited Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during the previous week to
present the Gaza water desalination project to financing institutions.
IDA energy task force to run WWF6 session
23 Jan 12, 07:01:00
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has organized a session titled Desalination: The
Sustainable Solution And Hope For Future Generations at the 6th World Water Forum in
Marseille, France, during 12-17 March 2012.
GE's Muscat takes over as Oasys Water CEO
22 Jan 12, 07:01:00
Former GE executive Bob Muscat has been appointed chief executive officer of Oasys Water, the US
forward-osmosis desalination specialist.
IDA releases program details for Morocco conference
21 Jan 12, 07:01:00
The International Desalination Association released details on 19 January 2012 of the
Program Highlights of the Desalination and Sustainability conference which will take place on 1-2 March 2012 in Casablanca, Morocco.
US ceramic membrane company expands to Singapore
21 Jan 12, 07:01:00
Ceramic filter-maker LiqTech International Inc of Nevada, USA, announced on 17 January 2012 the
opening of an expansion office in Singapore.
Tender for Chennai RO water-reuse plant feasibility
21 Jan 12, 07:01:00
Bids are due by 22 February 2012 for a prefeasibility study for a 45,000 m³/d
membrane-based tertiary wastewater treatment plant in Chennai, India.
Palmachim desalination expansion officially opens
21 Jan 12, 07:01:00
The expansion of the Palmachim desalination plant in Israel was officially opened on 17 January
2012.
Agnihotri elected to board of ThermoEnergy Corp
21 Jan 12, 07:01:00
Dr Dileep Agnihotri, the CEO and president of Advanced Hydro Inc, a company set up to
commercialise a novel antifouling membrane coating technology at the University of Texas -
Austin, has joined the board of ThermoEnergy Corp, a Massachusetts-based company engaged in
development and sales of municipal and industrial wastewater-recovery and clean power-generation technologies.
Cal Am leaves Monterey Regional Desalination project
16 Jan 12, 07:01:00
California American Water (Cal Am) announced on 17 January 2012 that it had withdrawn support of
the agreements behind the Monterey Regional Desalination Project.
New Dubai base for Black & Veatch
14 Jan 12, 07:01:00
Engineering company Black & Veatch (B&V) announced on 11 January 2012 that it has
moved its Middle East office to a new location in Dubai, UAE.
Four SEDA events posted for 2012
11 Jan 12, 07:01:00
The Southeast Desalting Association has posted four events on its website for 2012, including its
Spring Symposium in Bonita Springs, Florida, and a workshop in North Carolina.
SWMOA chooses San Diego for 2013 symposium
11 Jan 12, 07:01:00
San Diego, California, has been chosen by the Southwest Membrane Operators Association SWMOA)
for its Annual Symposium in 2013.
Pflugerville location for SCMA membrane workshop
10 Jan 12, 07:01:00
An introduction to the use of membrane technology in water and wastewater treatment is being
offered in a Texas workshop being held by the South Central Membrane Association (SCMA) on
9 February 2012.
Monterey supervisors block desalination credit request
10 Jan 12, 07:01:00
Monterey county supervisors on 11 January 2012 postponed approval of a request from the
Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) to draw as much as US$ 3 million from a
California American Water (Cal Am) credit line for payments related to the stalled regional seawater
desalination project.
Oman desalination workshop to look at red tides
09 Jan 12, 07:01:00
Experts from the Middle East and Australia are organizing a joint expert workshop on the dangers
for desalination plants of harmful algal blooms (HABs), commonly called "red tides" in Oman on 8-
9 February 2012.
IDA president to hold WEX desalination workshop
09 Jan 12, 07:01:00
The president of the International Desalination Association (IDA), Dr Corrado Sommariva, who is
managing director generation, ILF Consulting Engineers, Middle East, will be giving a workshop on
Economics and Management of Desalination on 30-31 January 2012 at the
2012 Water and Energy Exchange (WEX) international summit in Lisbon, Portugal.
Mann+Hummel acquire Brazilian RO/UF specialist
08 Jan 12, 07:01:00
Brazilian membrane water treatment specialist Fluid Brasil has been taken over by Mann+Hummel,
the German company announced on 9 January 2012.
Quindao desalination event gets IDA support
06 Jan 12, 07:01:00
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has announced its support for the 2012 Qingdao
International Desalination Conference, jointly organized by China Desalination Association (CDA)
and other groups, and supported by Asia-Pacific Desalination Association and related countries.
IDA chooses Singapore week to launch desalination academy
05 Jan 12, 07:01:00
The International Desalination Association's (IDA) newly established Desalination Academy is to be
formally launched in conjunction with Singapore International Water Week, 1-
5 July 2012.