WATER REUSE AND RECYCLING ARTICLES

Groundwater supplies to be focus of CA advanced water treatment plant expansion

An expansion of a Long Beach water treatment plant will more than double the amount of recycled water to 8,000 acre feet, or 2.6 billion gallons, per year.

Studies show biosolids can boost phosphorus levels for years

New research shows how plant nutrients remain after wastewater biosolids have been applied to the soil. 

Water recycling technology to help two TX power plants reduce water usage

GE announced that its new wastewater treatment technology will be installed at two new natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle power plants in Texas.

Efficient water and wastewater management key to sustaining MENA's food and beverage industry

The Middle East and North Africa's (MENA's) wastewater content and overall water scarcity has emphasised the need to upgrade water management in its food and beverage industry.

Not just slime! Wastewater-grown algae used to heat buildings

Algal blooms have caused headaches for plant operators over the years yet a US-French collaboration called Ennesys believe that algae grown from wastewater can be recycled and used to generate heat...

Wastewater network and treatment plant contracts to be awarded in Oman, early 2013

A four-year USD$75.1 million contract has been awarded for the modernization of Oman’s wastewater network in the Amerat Western Area, part of a series of contracts being awarded in the country...

Portable MBR overcomes oil and grease wastewater challenges in Middle East

Results from a portable membrane bioreactor system installed near Abu Dhabi have shown how challenges such as low wastewater flows and oil, grease and chemicals were overcome...

Why water was not the right fit for Siemens

Put up for sale only weeks ago, Siemens Water Technologies has said that water treatment is outside of the scope of the group's future strategy but it would be a good acquisition for an industrial ...

Researchers reduce phosphorous in wastewater using iron sulphate

Rearchers at Aalto University in Finland have developed a method which they claim can take place at the same time as traditional wastewater treatment...

NWRI recognizes CA wastewater district for secondary treatment program

The National Water Research Institute honored the Orange County Sanitation District as the fifth recipient of the NWRI Award of Excellence for the successful completion of its 10-year Secondary Tre...