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DesalData Weekly - May 26, 2020

Posted 26 May, 2020 by Mandy

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The Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park in Tamil Nadu, India.  Credit: travelnpleasure.com

INDIA – The 60,000 m3/d SWRO plant at Kuthiraimozhi village in Ramanathapuram has been recommended for coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance. The Tamil Nadu Water and Drainage Board’s (TWAD) proposal was previously rejected by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Environment Ministry, owing to the location being within the eco-sensitive zone of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park.

The TWAD filed a modified proposal to the EAC for clearance in which the intake and brine disposal point was moved outside the eco-sensitive area. The TWAD also proposed the creation of a series of artificial lagoons filled with brine to reduce brine disposal into the sea. The artificial lagoons would be 1 meter deep so the brine could be collected and the surplus utilized either by the Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation Ltd or private salt pan owners at Periasamy Puram. The EAC expressed appreciation for the proposal model to reduce brine discharge, but urged the TWAD to explore the possibility of zero brine discharge from the plant. (The Hindu)

 

 

ISRAEL – The Israeli real estate developer Azrieli Group announced that it has sold its holdings in GES Global Environment Solutions to Generation Capital for $30 million. GES constructs and operates seawater desalination facilities as well as industrial, municipal water and wastewater treatment plants. (Reuters))

 

OMAN – Oman’s Public Authority for Water issued a statement online saying that in April 2020, the total water production of all of Oman’s desalination plants reached 29,547,779 m3, representing an increase of 5.2 % compared to the same period last year. (Times of Oman)

 

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A Saltworks Technologies desalination unit.  Credit: Saltworks Technologies

 

CANADA – Saltworks Technologies announced the first full-scale order for their Ultra High-Pressure Reverse Osmosis (UHP RO) system with Nitto Hydranautics Pro-XP1 spiral wound membranes. The first full scale industrial client is a US manufacturer of advanced materials that will use the system to achieve reduced brine production while recovering clean water for re-use. Saltworks’ Ultra high-pressure RO operates at a 50 % higher pressure than seawater reverse osmosis systems, generating half the brine volume. Saltworks started working on the UHP RO system two years ago and has since been pilot testing the system on various customer applications including mining waters, factory wastewater, ion exchange regeneration waste and cooling tower blowdown. (Yahoo finance)

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