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WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire/ --
Five large municipal water agencies announced today that they have
joined together to advocate for a significantly increased federal
role in encouraging desalination. The group sees desalination as a
viable, cost effective means of making seawater and brackish
groundwater reliable sources to supplement national drinking water
supplies.
The new group, called "The
United States Desalination Coalition," intends to ask Congress
to approve legislation aimed at providing financial incentives and
grants for the development of desalination treatment facilities.
"The issue of scarce water has
become so serious that we no longer can afford not to invest in
desalination," said Bernie Rhinerson, chairman of the San Diego
County Water Authority and a member of the new coalition's board of
directors. "This coalition of water agencies intends to raise
the visibility of desalination at the federal level as a viable tool
for addressing the long term challenges posed by drought, increasing
population, and growing business and agricultural demands."
At the outset, the U.S. Desalination
Coalition is comprised of five large water agencies in California.
They are: City of Los Angeles Department of Water & Power,
Municipal Water District of Orange County, Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California, San Diego County Water Authority,
and West Basin Municipal Water District.
Coalition Executive Director Hal
Furman, a senior official in the Reagan Interior Department, said:
"Our coalition will grow as water agencies in other states
learn about our goals and approach. The need for a new, reliable
supply of clean water extends across the nation."
Coalition members, primarily
municipal water agencies, agree to share equally in the costs of the
initiative. Other interested parties are welcome to support and
participate in the coalition's activities at a reduced cost.
Source: The United States
Desalination Coalition
Contact: Hal Furman, Executive
Director of The United States Desalination Coalition,
+1-202-737-0700
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PPI Publishes
Corrugated HDPE Pipe Design Manual on CD
WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire/
-- The CD version of the Plastics Pipe Institute's corrugated
high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe Design Manual has been released.
The
manual is organized into eight chapters and covers the uses,
structural design and integrity, installation, and durability of
corrugated HDPE pipe. Also included is information on storm water flow
conveyances, soil issues and other pertinent field information.
The manual is written for
use by civil engineers, contractors and state and county highway
officials who design and install drainage systems. The CD has search
capabilities to direct the user to areas of the manual where key
search words appear.
To order a copy, call
LaShawn Smith at PPI at 1-888-314-6774, ext. 17.
The PPI is the major trade
association representing all segments of the plastics piping industry.
Member companies share a common interest in broadening market
opportunities that make effective use of plastics piping for water and
gas distribution, sewer and wastewater, oil and gas production,
industrial and mining uses, power and communications duct and
irrigation.
Water
Environment & Technology Magazine WE&T covers a wide range of wastewater treatment
and watershed management issues. Recent articles have
addressed antibiotic pollution; biosolids management; the
proposed capacity assurance, management, operation, and
maintenance (CMOM) rule; odor control; and total maximum daily
loads (TMDLs). Issues: 12 issues/12months
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Tetra Tech Completes Foster Wheeler
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PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--March 7, 2003--Tetra Tech, Inc. and Foster Wheeler Ltd.
announced today that the acquisition of substantially all of the
assets of Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation has closed. The
purchase price was $80 million in cash, subject to net asset value
and other adjustments.
Foster Wheeler Environmental
Corporation's former business will now operate under the name Tetra
Tech FW, Inc. Tetra Tech FW specializes in providing environmental
management services to the Federal government, which accounted for
over 80% of its revenue last year. In addition, Tetra Tech FW
provides hazardous and nuclear waste management, and other
engineering and technical services to solve complex problems for
government and commercial clients.
Tetra Tech's CEO, Li-San Hwang,
stated, "This acquisition will expand our lines of services
offered to existing customers, especially Federal government
agencies, and will enable us to attract new customers. We believe
that this acquisition is a win/win for Foster Wheeler Ltd and Tetra
Tech, and we are pleased to welcome all 1,600 new associates into
our family."
Tetra Tech ( www.tetratech.com
) is a leading provider of consulting, engineering and technical
services. With more than 8,000 associates located in the United
States and internationally, the Company supports commercial and
government clients in the areas of resource management and
infrastructure. Tetra Tech's services include research and
development, applied science and technology, engineering design,
construction management, and operations and maintenance.
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Estimated
$8.2B by 2007
Desalination - Hottest Segment of
Membrane Market
Northfield, IL -- Suppliers of liquid
purification systems employing membranes are thankful that there is
a steadily growing market in a world economy which has been anything
but robust. Specifically, suppliers of reverse osmosis,
ultrafiltration, microfiltration equipment, and membranes will enjoy
a $8.2 billion market in 2007 up from $5.9 billion this year. This
prediction is contained in the most recent update of the McIlvaine
online forecast entitled, RO, UF, MF World Markets.
The report points out that
desalination is the fastest growing segment of the market. Salt
water makes up 97 percent of the water in the world. Only 3 percent
is fresh water, and much of it is inaccessible. Desalination was
once a prohibitively expensive alternative but both capital and
operating costs have halved over the decade making this option much
more competitive. At the same time, contamination and scarcity have
made the alternative more expensive. The result is that the market
for desalination equipment and membranes will rise from $1.1 billion
this year to over $1.8 billion in 2007.
Reverse osmosis systems are used in
power, semiconductor, pharmaceutical and other plants that need
ultrapure processing water. However desalination is the biggest
segment. This explains why Saudi Arabia will be the third largest
purchaser of reverse osmosis membranes and systems in 2007. The
rankings will be as follows: 1. United States 2. Japan 3. Saudi
Arabia 4. China 5. South Korea 6. Spain 7. India 8. Germany 9.
Taiwan 10. United Kingdom
Microfiltration and ultrafiltration
do not play a big role in purifying saltwater but increasingly they
are replacing sand filters and chemicals as a means of purifying
drinking water. Membranes have proven their ability to separate the
disease causing microbes. Ultrafiltration finds considerable use in
food and biotechnology applications. The market for ultrafiltration
equipment and membranes will rise to $2.5 billion in 2007 up from
$1.8 billion in 2003. The world market for microfiltration will rise
from $1.6 billion this year to $2.2 billion in 2007. The market for
reverse osmosis membranes and equipment will exceed $3.5 billion in
2007 up from $2.4 billion this year.
Larger companies are entering the
field due to the attractive growth and synergy with existing product
lines. GE recently purchased Osmonics. It combined Betz, Osmonics,
and Glegg to form a water group. Several of the larger pump
companies have purchased membrane manufacturers with the intent of
combining separation with flow control. Other major companies such
as Suez, Dow, and USFilter (Vivendi) are long time participants in
the field. Nevertheless, there are still thousands of small
companies participating in the market around the world. They include
suppliers of vessels, membranes, equipment, and engineered systems.
The industry also is a major user of pumps, valves, instrumentation,
and piping.
People post their requests for help and offer their
suggestions to others in our open forum.
Mr. Poll is looking for carbon
filters:
I am chasing companies that supply
activated carbon filtration systems that may retro fit onto a small
potable water treatment plants. Three sizes
1 to 3 L/s
10 to 20 L/s
40 to 50 L/s
The small one would probably be either PAC or GAC the larger ones
would be GAC. Do you have any contacts in this area.
(Click
here to post a reply)
Regards,
Grant Poll
Director Engineering Services
Peak Downs Shire Council
Phone 07 49887232
Fax 07 49849618
Email: grant@peakdowns.qld.gov.au
Fidel needs a replacement for
ferric chloride:
We are currently using our filter
press for dewatering in manual discharge of solid sludge. Ferric
Chloride was stopped three years ago since the incineration plant
where the sludge are burned complained of rapid deterioration of
their stainless steel piping and equipment.
We are currently looking for an alternative to use with our
dried sludge so the filter press can operate automatically to
discharge the solid content .
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