Water. Desalination + reuse
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REGIONS ASIA AND PACIFIC Support for indirect water reuse in Western Australia Western Australia's Water Corporation announced on 23 March 2012 that a survey it conducted had revealed that three out of four people support moving to a full recycling scheme. New survey results for the Water Corporation's Groundwater Replenishment Trial at Beenyup found that, of the 1,292 people who took part in the pulse survey, 79% indicated support for a full scheme with 21% opposed. The trial, which runs until December 2012, involves treating wastewater to drinking water standards and recharging it to groundwater, potentially boosting Perth's future water supplies. AWWA launches Desalination Community The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced on 27 February 2012 that it had launched a Desalination Community, a page on its website for networking and exchanging ideas. AWWA president Jerry Stevens Conference 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona, when he welcomed them in the opening session. The Desalination Community is the third commended the site to the delegates at the AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology Australia is falling well behind in the targets it has set itself for wastewater reuse, according to a study carried out for the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities by Marsden Jacob Associates. A national target of wastewater recycling of 30% by 2015 was set in 2007 with government support to help to achieve it. ASIA AND PACIFIC India "to have 500 desalination plants by 2017" India is set to have more than 500 desalination plants by 2017 in a market sector that is growing at 22%, according to a recently published market research report. Indian Water Desalination Plants Market Forecast & Opportunities 2017, published by TechSci Research, states that India currently has 182 desalination plants operating in different parts of the country. Membrane technologies are considered 23% cheaper for generating desalinated water when compared with thermal technologies, which is why 85% plants in India are membrane-based plants, the report says. Support from central government and some states has contributed enormously in growing demand for desalinated water in India. Two states are picked for special mention in the report: Gujarat - once considered a water scarce state but due to state government initiatives, the state now has the highest desalinated water generation capacity in the country. Tamil Nadu – State government support has enabled the state to have the second highest desalinated water capacity in the country, contributing 24% to total desalinated water output in India. | 32 | Desalination & Water Reuse | May-June 2012 in AWWA's series of online communities, usable by AWWA members and parties outside the association. Community web pages are dedicated to resources such as news, research, forums, products, and events. Australia failing to meet wastewater reuse targets On current estimates, national wastewater recycling by 2015 is expected to be 18.7-20.3%. However, the report, Progress against the national target of 30% of Australia's wastewater being recycled by 2015 notes that if existing key projects operated at maximum capacity, the national target would be much closer to realisation by 2015. China could desalinate 2.6 million m3 /d by 2015 China aims to increase its desalination capacity to 2.2-2.6 million m3 according to a statement released by the General Office of the State Council, China's cabinet, on the central government's website on 13 February 2012. The official news agency, Xinhua, says that currently China desalinates about 640,000 m3 /d by 2015, according to data from the website of Environmental Test Equipment, which predicted investment in the industry will reach Yuan 20 billion (US$ 3.2 billion) over the next four years. /d of seawater, By 2015, desalinated seawater will contribute to over half of newly- added water supply in islands and about 15% of water supply in coastal areas lacking fresh water, according to the government statement. With the expansion of facilities and advanced technologies, China will have 20 cities using desalinated seawater by 2015. Status and Prospects for Seawater Desalination in China. See feature from Chinese Desalination Association, page 28. MIDDLE EAST MEDRC announces 2012 scholarship deadline The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) has announced its 2012 Scholarship Fund for students from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The deadline for applications will be 30 June 2012. Applicants must be nationals from a MENA country holding the equivalent of a BSc or MSc. The scholarship program offers graduate students from the MENA region the opportunity to study at universities around the world while participating in a MEDRC research project. Through this approach, it is expected that students will gain skills that will make a long-term contribution to the further development of desalination in their respective countries.