Desalination of seawater
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France-based water companies Saur, Degremont and Sidem have incorporated the competing water desalination processes of distillation and reverse osmosis to serve markets in the Mediterranean and the Middle East with these technologies. Saur, in partnership with Unelco, supplies Las Palmas in the Canary Islands with fresh water from three desalination plants with a capacity that will reach 3,500 cu ft per day. Degremont, for its part, has a station that processes 1.06 million cu ft per day for the island of Palma de Majorca.
Publication Name: Water Engineering & Management
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0273-2238
Year: 2001
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Water utility mixes technology and creativity for control and communications solution
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The experience of the California-based Padre Dam Municipal Water District (PDMWD) in addressing a communications problem is an apt example of the efficacy, benefits and increasing importance of control and communications systems. In particular, the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system is a powerful tool that can help water utilities and districts to comply with regulatory requirements, reduce operating costs and improve customer relations and services.
Publication Name: Water Engineering & Management
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0273-2238
Year: 2000
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Company lowers operating costs with predictive maintenance
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French water distribution and treatment company Syndicat des Eaux de l'lle de France assures its service to its 4,000,000 customers through predictive maintenance. Predictive maintenance utilizes information on the condition of plant equipment such as control valves that show symptoms indicating that maintenance is needed. With the information, maintenance personnel know for how long the equipment should be used to prevent failures and expensive plant shutdowns.
Publication Name: Water Engineering & Management
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0273-2238
Year: 2001
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