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12 May 2008 Gold Coast SWRO project update
This week, WDR takes a look at the construction progress of Australia’s newest SWRO plant as it reaches the 75 percent completion mark. The 125 ML/d (33 MGD) facility is scheduled to make first water this November and be fully operational in January…
12 May 2008 Coquina Coast to consider the sea
Palm Coast’s city council unanimously approved an agreement with St Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and nine local governments – known as the Coquina Coast Cooperators (CCC) – to develop a preliminary design report for the proposed…
12 May 2008 Magnesium post-treat process tested
A new technique for adding magnesium to desalinated seawater has been developed at Israel’s Technion Institute and is being commercialized by Renewable Water Minerals Ltd. The company has set up a 1,000 m³/d (0.26 MGD) demonstration plant at kibbutz…
12 May 2008 A desal discharge menagerie
A new video of the Perth SWRO concentrate outfall has been shown at several recent conferences. The video shows one of 40 diffuser nozzles after 1 1/2 years of operation covered in what appears to be a diverse ecosystem that includes several species…
12 May 2008 Oman’s desalinated water demand increase in 2014
Population growth, economic development and a policy drive to move away from reliance on groundwater resources are expected to increase desalinated water demand by 15 percent per year in Oman’s main interconnected system from a current level of…
Tracker updates
27 Apr 2008 Bejaia
AEC intends to launch tenders for two 100,000m3/d SWRO plants east of Algiers before the end of 2008 (see…
27 Apr 2008 Jijel
AEC intends to launch tenders for two 100,000m3/d SWRO plants east of Algiers before the end of 2008 (see…
27 Apr 2008 Brisbane Bribie Island
One of several sites proposed by the SE Queensland Water Strategy document as a potential location for a…
27 Apr 2008 Brisbane River Mouth
One of several sites proposed by the SE Queensland Water Strategy document as a potential location for a…
27 Apr 2008 Brisbane Kawan
One of several sites proposed by the SE Queensland Water Strategy document as a potential location for a…
27 Apr 2008 Brisbane Marcoola
One of several sites proposed by the SE Queensland Water Strategy document as a potential location for a…
27 Apr 2008 Brisbane North Stradbroke Island
One of several sites proposed by the SE Queensland Water Strategy document as a potential location for a…
27 Apr 2008 Brisbane South Stradbroke Island
One of several sites proposed by the SE Queensland Water Strategy document as a potential location for a…
27 Apr 2008 Costa Del Sol
These plants form part of a general proposal for long-term provision of water to the Costa del Sol, although…
27 Apr 2008 Point Lisa Expansion
Trinidad and Tobago’s Water and Sewerage Authority is expanding the capacity of the existing Desalcott SWRO…