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Jobs: SPI - Consulting Engineers

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00

SPI – Consulting Engineers has an immediate opening for a Project Engineer in Carlsbad, California. Responsibilities include membrane system design/specification, cost estimating and feasibility study preparation. The ideal candidate will have a BS or MS degree in civil, environmental or…

BuRec's new climate and hydrology projections

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00

The Bureau of Reclamation and its collaborators have developed new climate projections that incorporate downscaled data from the World Climate Research Programme. The data, representing 234 contemporary climate projections for the US, was downscaled to a 7.5-mile (12km) resolution. The…

Spotlight on University of Central Florida

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00

Although active in desalination and membrane-related research, several of the schools mentioned in WDR’s recent survey are not well known to many readers. So, we have asked professors at a few of these schools to shed some more light on…

Draft EIR out for public comment

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00

A draft environmental impact report (EIR) for the City of Santa Cruz’s proposed 2.5 MGD (9,462 m³/d) SWRO project was released for public comment last week. The project, which has been jointly proposed by the City and the adjoining Soquel…

New frac water recycling rules adopted

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00

Rules to encourage Texas oil and gas operators to conserve water used in hydraulic fracturing have been adopted by the Railroad Commission of Texas—the state agency regulating the oil and gas industry. The changes to the Commission’s water recycling rules…

Bradley Sessions establishes membrane process consulting firm

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00

Bradley Sessions, formerly with Carollo Engineers, has established AQC Consulting LLC, a specialty membrane process consulting firm, in Boise, Idaho. He may be contacted at sessions@aqclimited.com.

MIT engineering students tour Swansea desalination facility

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00

A group of MIT engineering students talked molecules, membranes and saline levels in a “high science” talk with Swansea Water Superintendant Robert Marquis. The students on Friday afternoon arrived at the Swansea Desalination plant in a big green Peter Pan…

Zephyr conducts environmental and cost studies for M&G desal plant

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00

Austin-based Zephyr Environmental is conducting an environmental modeling and cost/benefit study for a 6 MGD (22,710 m³/d) seawater desal plant for M&G Group’s (Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi) PTA/TEP plant, currently under construction, on the Corpus Christi, Texas Ship Channel.

Draft EIR for Santa Cruz SWRO to be released

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00

A draft environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed 2.5 MGD (9,462 m³/d) Santa Cruz, California, SWRO project is expected to be released for public comment later this week. The comment period will extend to 15 July. After being reconciled…

GE Power & Water introduces low fouling BWRO elements

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00

GE Power & Water has introduced a new low fouling BWRO element for waters with a TDS ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 mg/L. The AG LF Series is a TFC membrane with a unique coating technology that lowers friction on…

Siemens Water Technologies to continue to sell Memcor products

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00

Errata: Following last week’s WDR story about Siemens’ pending divestiture of its Siemens Water Technologies (SWT) business, CEO Lukas Loeffler contacted WDR to clarify that it intends to stay in the membrane market and will continue to sell the Memcor…

Nine DB contracting teams submit SOQs for Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00

WDR has learned that California American Water (CalAm) has received Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) for its proposed Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project (MPWSP) from nine design/build contracting teams. Plans call for the project to include a 9.6 MGD (36,336 m³/d)…

ERD design tool now available

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00

A new, computer-based design tool that compares operational and installed costs of commercially available energy recovery devices (ERDs) is now available for free downloading from the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRF). The tool, which was developed for WRF by CH2M Hill,…

Meeting to consider MF/UF standards

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00

At its upcoming Chesapeake Technology Workshop, AMTA/SEDA will hold a preliminary meeting to discuss the need to develop a standard procurement document for low-pressure, MF, UF and MBR membranes.

American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) executive director Harold Fravel told WDR…

Huntington beach project

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00

On 22 April, California’s notified Poseidon Resources that additional information was needed to complete Poseidon’s application for a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the proposed 50 MGD (189,250 m³/d) Huntington Beach Seawater Desalination Project.

Tom Luster, the Coastal Commission’s staff…