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Siemens awarded $14 million contract to supply membrane treatment system to Orange County Water District
The hollow fibre membrane treatment system from Siemens is part of the Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System expansion at Orange County Water District in California
Export Development Canada invests US$10 million to XPV Water Fund
XPV Water Fund Ltd Partnership will use Export Development Canada’s (EDC) equity investments to focused on growth investments in Canada’s water sector
Hyflux awarded S$43.8 million contract for stage one of the Tembusu seawater desalination plant
Hyflux subsidiary, Hydrochem has been awarded the contract by TP Utilities to engineer, procure and construct works for stage one of the seawater desalination plant
Tampa Bay seawater desalination plant passes final two performance milestone tests
Tampa Bay Water, American Water - Acciona Agua achieved 25 million gallon water per day (MGD) for 120 consecutive days and averaged 20 MGD for 12 consecutive months
ABB wins turnkey order worth £144 million
The Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (TRANSCO) chose ABB to expand a water treatment system in Abu Dhabi, to meet the Emirate’s growing demand for drinking water

Ofwat's Final Determination
Claire Young presents an overview of Ofwat's Final Determination process and what it means to you, the customer.
Editorial podcast - 15th January 2010
Claire Young presents a round-up of this weeks news from Working with Water
Editorial podcast - 4th December 2009
Claire Young presents a round-up of this weeks news from Working with Water
Editorial podcast - 27th November 2009
Claire Young presents a round-up of this weeks news from Working with Water

What does the future hold for renewable energy in the Middle East?
We are pleased to announce a new webinar from Renewable Energy Focus in association with the World Future Energy Summit, which addresses the future for renewable energy in the Middle East.
Filtration+Separation Webinar with Elmarco Inc.
The new Filtration+Separation webinar, in association with Elmarco, is free to access. Looking at nanofibers, the webinar will look at the nanofiber formation process, the benefits of nanofibers and the most suitable markets for their use.

Oil and gas: Produced water treatment for beneficial uses
Treatment of produced water from oil and gas production need not only be for environmental reasons, but also economic. Rajindar Singh of Integrated Water Technologies explains how filtration techniques can make this happen.
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Water treatment: Reverse osmosis softens water in Wisconsin
A city in the USA needed to replace its aging water softening technology. After considering the options, a new reverse osmosis system was selected.
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Membrane technology: Quality water in unique locations
Improvements in RO membrane elements have provided a threefold increase in the amount of treated water per element while reducing energy costs in desalination and water purification projects around the world. Currently, desalination plants with Dow Water & Process Solutions technology enable more than 218 million gallons of freshwater to be produced every day.
Rapid gravity filters in desalination pre-treatment
Mark Hadley, senior process engineer at Severn Trent Services, looks at how rapid gravity filters have developed to meet the demands for efficient solids removal at the pre-treatment stage of desalination plants.

Tubular case pumps for desalination
Bryan Orchard discusses the use of tubular casing water feed pumps in KBS's Frankenthal plant, Germany.
Using alternate energy sources: Decentralised membrane systems
Oil and water shortages are turning attention towards alternative energy sources. Rajindar Singh looks at the potential of fuel cells as an energy source for filtration, especially with water production processes.
The Tangled Web: Silent Threats & Invisible Enemies
In a 2009 report, MessageLabs Intelligence revealed that an average of 3,618 new Websites per day were identified as harboring malware and other potentially unwanted programs such as spyware and adware.
Wastewater pre-treatment: China looks to ultrafiltration
Flora Tong explains the role which ultrafiltration is playing as the city adapts to modern needs and an increased demand for water.
Efficient pre-treatment: Ultrafiltration in Russian power plants
This article examines ultrafiltration, as a solution to dealing with raw feed water, in Russia's power station water treatment plants.