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West Basin continues to expand its use of Pall technology
NEWS cartridge filters, the ZeeWeed 700B membrane produces superior water quality and is virtually unaffected by variable raw water quality, claims the company. The BEV Series RO technology is specifically designed for producing ingredient water for carbonated soft drinks, juices, bottled water and non-carbonated beverages. Key features of Bevpak technology include: • multi-barrier process with NSF-certified membrane elements to meet required product specifications; • materials of construction and system design to enable sanitisation of ingredient water contact surfaces; • UF produces high-quality feed-water for RO, which improves reliability and increases the RO system uptime, even with highly variable raw water quality; • reduce chemical cleaning frequency and membrane replacement frequency caused by fouling; • installation simplicity with preconfigured pretreatment, pumps, piping and electrical systems greatly reduce the technical skill and time required for installation; and • internet connectivity enables remote monitoring, after-hours diagnostics and troubleshooting. ‘Bevpak is unique in its ability to handle the most challenging source water for our customers. By combining UF and RO on a single skid it reduces the footprint by up to 30%, compared with using those technologies separately,’ explained Kevin Cassidy, Global Leader, Engineered Systems – GE Water & Process Technologies. ‘Bevpak will give the beverage industry confidence that highly variable raw water can be treated to deliver the required product quality.’ The system is now commercially available, and a few major beverage companies have already implemented it at their facilities, says GE. Bevpak is manufactured at Water & Process Technologies’ facility based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. For further information, visit: www.gewater.com & www.ge.com
PUB signs agreements with Saudi and Australian companies
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ublic Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore’s national water agency, has signed two agreements that seek to deepen the island city-state’s collaboration with water utilities for knowl4
Membrane Technology
edge sharing and capability building in water supply, research and development, and innovation. Ng Joo Hee, Chief Executive, PUB, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corp (SWCC) and Western Australia’s Water Corp. The first MOU aims to support relations between the Singapore and Saudi Arabia governments, and facilitate knowledge exchanges in the field of water supply, water network management and innovation – including desalination technology, energy reduction, water management systems, leak detection, non-revenue water and automated metering. PUB’s MOU with Water Corp will promote cooperation and collaboration in the field of urban water supply, wastewater management and innovation, particularly in areas such as climate change adaptation, water quality management, wastewater treatment technologies (in terms of energy efficiency), water reuse, asset resilience, smart water technologies and customer engagement. Commenting on the agreements, Ng Joo Hee said: ‘Water utilities around the world grapple with many common challenges as we work to ensure a safe and adequate supply of water to our customers.’ ‘Climate change, pollution, population growth and urbanisation, and rising cost of operations compel water utility leaders to work ever closer together to co-create mutually beneficial solutions.’ ‘We are excited to collaborate with the SWCC and Water Corp on various innovation and advances in water treatment and supply. These partnerships also enable us to exchange invaluable operational knowledge and experience, and further strengthen our links to the global water industry.’ For further information, visit: www.pub.gov.sg, www.swcc.gov.sa & www.watercorporation.com.au
West Basin continues to expand its use of Pall technology
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n the USA, Pall Water – a division of Pall Corp and a member of the Danaher portfolio of water companies – is supplying further filtration systems to West Basin Municipal Water District, a wholesale water agency that provides imported drinking water to 17 cities and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The agency reports that it is expanding its existing Pall Water Aria Flex filtration system by 33%, and adding two new Aria Fast mobile membrane filtration units.
The agency previously purchased two Aria Fast mobile membrane filtration units to supplement the production of its five types of fitfor-purpose “designer” recycled water to meet the unique needs of its municipal, commercial and industrial customers. ‘Following our proven success working with West Basin Municipal Water District, we look forward to taking this next step together and providing smart, innovative water reuse solutions that will help conserve the region’s water supply in the wake of California’s ongoing drought and beyond,’ commented Thom Voll, General Manager, Pall Water. Already familiar with Pall Water’s robust membranes from the initial deployment of the Aria Flex filtration system, West Basin will use the modular low-pressure membrane units to treat ozonated secondary water for industrial and potable applications. The additional Aria Fast trailers will be used to treat 7571 m3 (2 million gallons) per day of ozonated secondary effluent originating from the City of Los Angeles’ Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. Unique challenges of the feed water include highly variable concentrations of solids and organics. West Basin is currently implementing a water reliability programme to reduce the agency’s dependence on imported water and develop drought-proof local water supplies. This programme includes water recycling, water conservation, groundwater desalting and the desalination of ocean water. For further information, visit: www.pallwater.com & www.westbasin.org
OriginClear aids Permionics’ drive to remove difficult contaminants
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ndia’s Permionics Global Technologies Llp is integrating technology from US water treatment systems company OriginClear Inc into some of its products to help it remove difficult contaminants from water. OriginClear of Los Angeles, California, USA, has entered into a license agreement with Permionics Global Technologies, the emerging technologies division of Permionics Membranes Pvt Ltd, a leading Indian filtration and membrane systems provider for process, wastewater recycling and water treatment. Permionics claims that it has more than 10 000 projects and installations in India and
September 2017
PUB signs agreements with Saudi and Australian companies
P
ublic Utilities Board (PUB), Singapore’s national water agency, has signed two agreements that seek to deepen the island city-state’s collaboration with water utilities for knowl4
Membrane Technology
edge sharing and capability building in water supply, research and development, and innovation. Ng Joo Hee, Chief Executive, PUB, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corp (SWCC) and Western Australia’s Water Corp. The first MOU aims to support relations between the Singapore and Saudi Arabia governments, and facilitate knowledge exchanges in the field of water supply, water network management and innovation – including desalination technology, energy reduction, water management systems, leak detection, non-revenue water and automated metering. PUB’s MOU with Water Corp will promote cooperation and collaboration in the field of urban water supply, wastewater management and innovation, particularly in areas such as climate change adaptation, water quality management, wastewater treatment technologies (in terms of energy efficiency), water reuse, asset resilience, smart water technologies and customer engagement. Commenting on the agreements, Ng Joo Hee said: ‘Water utilities around the world grapple with many common challenges as we work to ensure a safe and adequate supply of water to our customers.’ ‘Climate change, pollution, population growth and urbanisation, and rising cost of operations compel water utility leaders to work ever closer together to co-create mutually beneficial solutions.’ ‘We are excited to collaborate with the SWCC and Water Corp on various innovation and advances in water treatment and supply. These partnerships also enable us to exchange invaluable operational knowledge and experience, and further strengthen our links to the global water industry.’ For further information, visit: www.pub.gov.sg, www.swcc.gov.sa & www.watercorporation.com.au
West Basin continues to expand its use of Pall technology
I
n the USA, Pall Water – a division of Pall Corp and a member of the Danaher portfolio of water companies – is supplying further filtration systems to West Basin Municipal Water District, a wholesale water agency that provides imported drinking water to 17 cities and unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The agency reports that it is expanding its existing Pall Water Aria Flex filtration system by 33%, and adding two new Aria Fast mobile membrane filtration units.
The agency previously purchased two Aria Fast mobile membrane filtration units to supplement the production of its five types of fitfor-purpose “designer” recycled water to meet the unique needs of its municipal, commercial and industrial customers. ‘Following our proven success working with West Basin Municipal Water District, we look forward to taking this next step together and providing smart, innovative water reuse solutions that will help conserve the region’s water supply in the wake of California’s ongoing drought and beyond,’ commented Thom Voll, General Manager, Pall Water. Already familiar with Pall Water’s robust membranes from the initial deployment of the Aria Flex filtration system, West Basin will use the modular low-pressure membrane units to treat ozonated secondary water for industrial and potable applications. The additional Aria Fast trailers will be used to treat 7571 m3 (2 million gallons) per day of ozonated secondary effluent originating from the City of Los Angeles’ Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. Unique challenges of the feed water include highly variable concentrations of solids and organics. West Basin is currently implementing a water reliability programme to reduce the agency’s dependence on imported water and develop drought-proof local water supplies. This programme includes water recycling, water conservation, groundwater desalting and the desalination of ocean water. For further information, visit: www.pallwater.com & www.westbasin.org
OriginClear aids Permionics’ drive to remove difficult contaminants
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ndia’s Permionics Global Technologies Llp is integrating technology from US water treatment systems company OriginClear Inc into some of its products to help it remove difficult contaminants from water. OriginClear of Los Angeles, California, USA, has entered into a license agreement with Permionics Global Technologies, the emerging technologies division of Permionics Membranes Pvt Ltd, a leading Indian filtration and membrane systems provider for process, wastewater recycling and water treatment. Permionics claims that it has more than 10 000 projects and installations in India and
September 2017