Tampa Bay Water joins the State of Florida, private businesses, water management districts and local governments in declaring April as Water Conservation Month.

The University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) has won a US$ 330,000 grant to study the risks
associated with microbes in water reuse systems.

Califronia agency recognized for the Advanced Water Purification Demonstration Program.

Osmoflo has won a contract to provide potable water to Kwajalein Atoll Joint Utilities Resources
which provides power, water, sewerage and potable water to Ebeye, in the Marshall Islands.

Researchers at Qatar University College of Engineering, in collaboration with a team from
petrochemical giant, ConocoPhillips’ Global Water Sustainability Centre, have developed low-
carbon desalination technology, membrane distillation.

Aurangabad state government has requested a detailed project report from an Indian Institute
of Technology professor who has proposed the construction of a 1,000 Ml/d desalination plant
near Mumbai to overcome water scarcity in Marathwada according to newspaper The Times of India.

India and Israel are looking to cooperate in water conservation, recycling and desalination.

The Emirates’ Federal Electricity and Water Authority (Fewa) is to build four desalination
facilities over the next ten years at a cost of more than Dh 3 billion (US$ 750 million) to
produce 600 Ml/d.

Darco Water Technologies has signed a deal with Aquaporin Asia to pilot and testbed zero liquid discharge systems for industrial wastewater treatment under Aquaporin’s three-year forward osmosis project.

The US Water Prize is the first of its kind recognition program that celebrates outstanding achievement in driving toward a sustainable water future.