In partnership with association volunteers, Via will lead the development of programs to initiate, evaluate, respond and comment on regulatory issues within the framework of association policy as the Director of Federal Relations.

Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, has selected consultancy, CH2M, as a
winner of its Watermark Award which “recognizes outstanding contributions and commitment
to protect and raise awareness of Singapore’s water resources.”

Difficult-to-treat water filtration specialist, Spiral Water Technologies, has extended the
application of its technology into solids management.

Oman’s government-owned electricity and desalination company, Oman Power & Water
Procurement Company (OPWP), was poised this week to sign agreements with Spanish-Omani
joint venture, Myah Gulf Oman Desalination Company to develop a 250,000 m³/day
Independent Water Project (IWP) in Sohar.

Namibia is pondering a desalination programme to address water shortages and to supply
irrigation schemes that consume annually some 430 million m³ of water.

Researchers at Israel’s Bar Ilan University and the Tel HaShomer Hospital have concluded that
consumption of desalinated water has upped the incidence of heart disease and increased
death rates as a consequence.

Market analyst BCC Research has forecast in a recent report that global cumulative investments
in desalination facilities will hit close to US$ 48.2 billion by 2020, from some US$ 21.4 billion
in 2015 – a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.6%.


The agency has been in negotiations for months to purchase 20,370 acres of property owned by Delta Wetlands Properties in Contra Costa, San Joaquin, and Solano counties.

The plant, located in Culbertson, Montana, employs Sionix’s proprietary patented Dissolved Air Flotation technology.

AWWA supports recommendations from the National Drinking Water Advisory Council for improvements to the existing Lead and Copper Rule.