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West Basin General Manager Richard Nagel Receives WateReuse President's ...

The President's Award is given by the WateReuse California Board of Trustees in recognition of extraordinary contributions by an individual to the California recycled water community. Paul Klein, President of WateReuse, described Nagel as "the primary ...See all stories on this topic »

Water Recycling on the International Space Station ...

The International Space Station uses technology that reclaims up to 93% of the water used ...www.realclearscience.com/.../water_recycling_on_the_internat...

Floods, Droughts and Agriculture

For example, in Sonoma County, California, recycled water is a routine part of the water system. In the past, recycled water was used primarily for landscape irrigation but, over the last ten years as demand significantly increased, the county ...See all stories on this topic »

From sewer water to drinking water

This fall, the utility's new president and CEO, John Balliew, plans to ask the Public Service Board to approve the first phase of a water reuse project that would turn 10-million gallons of sewage effluent a day into purified drinking water. The water ...See all stories on this topic »

Tide turns for water purification plan

For two years the city has run a demonstration project, filtering a million gallons of recycled water per day through a series of treatments, to produce a product of the same crystalline quality as distilled water. Most San Diegans are fine with that ...See all stories on this topic »

Current projects | Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence

Goal 1: The social, economic and environmental value of water recycling is ... Economic viability of recycled water schemesEconomic viability of recycled water ...www.australianwaterrecycling.com.au/current-projects.html

WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: Introducing a new treatment solution ...

Filtration+Separation, in association with Koch Membrane Systems, is hosting a free webinar on Thursday 16th May (10.00 EST, 15.00 BST, 16.00 CET) on the ...www.filtsep.com/.../webinar-announcement-introducing-a-ne...

American Water's Dr. Mark LeChevallier to Give ... - Yahoo! Finance

Hosted by The WateReuse Research Foundation, the conference provides an opportunity for the water reuse and desalination communities to hear ...finance.yahoo.com/.../american-water-dr-mark-lechevallier-15...

Report on SD drinking recycled water - 10News

The potential capacity for turning recycled water into drinking water is 40 percent, according to a report. Now San Diego leaders are developing a timeline ...www.10news.com/.../toilet-to-tap-could-account-for-almost-ha...

Oil company pins hopes on water treatment plant in Carlsbad

A state-of-the-art water treatment plant would allow oil companies in the Carlsbad area to use recycled water to create the brine water they need. That's what Key Energy hopes to build near a brine well that was recently approved by the state near East ...See all stories on this topic »

Abengoa named Desalination Company of the Year at Global Water Awards

B), the company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by Global Water Intelligence as the Desalination Company of the Year for its outstanding contribution to ...See all stories on this topic »

Rain barrels put free water to good use

Rain barrels are containers used to collect and store rain water, said Donna Stuckert, public relations coordinator for Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County. They have several benefits, from providing free water for house plants and ...See all stories on this topic »

Recycled antibiotics from polluted water

The presence of antibiotics in surface waters is harmful in that it breeds resistant bacteria and kills helpful microorganisms,which can degrade aquatic environments and food chains.In other words,infectious agents like viruses and illnesscausing ...See all stories on this topic »

Carnegie Wave Energy formally awarded A$1.27M seawater desalination plant ...

Carnegie's plant will be directly powered by CETO hydraulic energy from an offshore CETO system to demonstrate that wave energy driven seawater desalination has the potential to significantly and sustainably reduce the amount of electricity consumed by ...See all stories on this topic »Proactive Investors Australia

Every drop of water counts at Alexandria Earth Day event

Students from Matthew Maury Elementary modeled their creations on the catwalk. They made their own version of truffula trees inspired by Dr. Seuss' classic book "The Lorax." The kids painted recycled water bottles and then sculpted them with scissors, ...See all stories on this topic »WTOP