MONTHLY NEWS

The Cabildo of El Hierro opens the deadline for the submission of bids for the expansion of the Frontera desalination plant until 16th December

The installation of two sand filters at the Gran Tarajal treatment plant (Fuerteventura) is put out to tender for 469,267 euros.

Contract awarded for the engineering study, consultancy and monitoring of the upgrade of the seawater desalination plant in El-Mactaâ, Algeria

MITECO highlights the “important role” of “non-conventional” resources, such as reuse and desalination, in water management in the Mediterranean

The Castellón Provincial Council is committed to the Water Plan project that will include desalination plants in the provincial network to guarantee water to all the towns

ABAQUA will channel water from the Palma desalination plant to all the towns of Mallorca

The Catalan Water Agency earmarks more than 4 million euros to promote water reuse in urban areas

Seopan forecasts that Spain will not meet EU hydrological investment targets for sustainable development

The European Commission will refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to comply with the agricultural nitrates directive and for not taking sufficient measures to prevent water pollution

The Saline Water Conversion Corporation, the Saudi governmental institution responsible for water desalination, publishes its roadmap for achieving environmental sustainability

A recent survey conducted in the UK, Spain and the Netherlands shows increasing confidence in the use of reclaimed water

MITECO authorises new emergency measures for the supply of water for irrigation in La Palma, including the installation of new mobile desalination plants in the port of Tazacorte

Design of the world’s first submarine desalination plant using reverse osmosis technology begins

Saudi Arabia is studying the economic, technical and environmental feasibility of using desalinated water in agriculture

The Barcelona Metropolitan Area and El Prat City Council have set up a new system to supply reclaimed water to the Bunyola Canal, which will improve its ecological status

The ACA allocates more than 4 M€ through 26 subsidies to promote the use of reclaimed water for municipal uses

A CSIC research team in Granada has designed biofilters with olive residues capable of purifying three of the ten most common drugs in urban wastewater

The Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront, a tourist site located near the seaport of Cape Town (South Africa) will have a seawater desalination plant

According to an annual report published by China’s Ministry of Natural Resources, the country has launched 135 seawater desalination projects, with a daily production of more than 1.65 million tonnes of water

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