Water. Desalination + reuse
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PROJECTS CERamiC mBR dEmOnSTRaTiOn PROJECT agREEd in SingaPORE plant in 'hot standby' mode saved about Aus$ 10 million (US$ 9.7 million) a year, compared with continuous operation at one-third capacity. However, it created additional asset A ceramic membrane bioreactor (MBR) demonstration plant is to risks, as the plant was not designed to go through frequent be built at Singapore's Jurong Water Reclamation Plant following stop/start cycles. the signing of an agreement between the country's water agency, He had therefore requested a review to fully evaluate how best PUB, and Meiden Singapore (MSL), a subsidiary of Meidensha of to use the efficiency and effectiveness of the plant in the short to Japan. long term. MSL will also establish a research and development centre The plant is operated under an alliance between Seqwater, Veolia and assembly factory for ceramic membrane units in Singapore, 27/4/12 2:55 pm Page 1 Holland Pty Ltd. l Water Australia and John Project3 as well as a facility for development, production and after-sales service in Asia. MSL will also be the regional headquarters for Meidensha water business in Asia. The MBR demonstration plant will treat and recycle industrial used water, and construction is expected to complete by August 2013. The one-year demonstration study will focus on process optimization. WESTERn auSTRalia'S gWR SChEmE mOvES nEaRER Western Australia's state government is to spend Aus$ 2.5 million (US$ 2.54 million) in 2012-13 on preliminary design and investigation works to ensure that the Water Corporation is in a position to implement a groundwater replenishment scheme for Perth. Water Minister Bill Marmion said it was important the corporation was in a position to advance a long-term operating scheme following the Groundwater Replenishment Trial, which was completed at Beenyup in December 2012. The first stage of a full scheme, using wastewater treated to drinking water standards, involves expanding the trial plant to produce 7 million m3/year of water. Marmion said this could be fully operational by December 2015. miniSTER SEEkS REviEW Of gOld COaST dESalinaTiOn OPERaTiOn Queensland's minister for energy and water supply, Mark McArdle, said on 5 May 2012 that he was closely examining all options on the future of the Gold Coast Desalination Plant to save taxpayer losses on the 125,000 m3/d project. "It doesn't operate to its full capacity and keeping it idle is costing millions. The operating costs of the plant this financial year to the end of April has been Aus$ 14.2 million (US$ 13.8 million)," he said. The minister added that operating the August-September 2012 | Desalination & Water Reuse | 29 |