News and information on H2O Innovation and the water treatment industry – Nouvelles et information sur H2O Innovation et l’industrie du traitement de l’eau
Dow Jones Newswire writer Laura Kusisto signs a profile of H2O Innovation published in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal. The paper talks about the issues of water recycling in the United States and elsewhere. The paper cites H2O Innovation and presents some of its flagship water recycling projects in the USA.
Read it here: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100707-708981.html (subscription required) or here
All those following water treatment have known for some time that water reclamation is no more a theoritical question, that it is taking place in more and more areas in the world. Take San Francisco for example.
A story from the Monday June 14th edition of The San Francisco Chronicle details what’s happening around the San Francisco Bay area, where a recycled water system has started to be put in service.
Nice feature on the water treatment industry and the oppotunities it offers for Canadian companies.
According to a report from Lux Research, the total membrane technology market will grow from $1.5 billion in 2009 to $2.8 billion in 2020.
Among its key observations:
- RO membranes are the largest technology, but ultrafiltration is set for fast growth. Reaching $1.3 billion in 2020, RO membranes will continue to be the biggest segment of the market. However, fueled in part by their promise in treating municipal wastewater, industrial process water, and other types of water, ultrafiltration membranes should see a healthy 6.5% compound annual growth rate, expanding from $0.4 billion in 2009 to nearly $0.7 billion in 2020.
- Although market size grows for RO, profits become more elusive. RO membrane prices have been eroded by a lack of differentiation, and undercut by competition from Chinese manufacturers. Providers have fought back by bundling value-added services and chemicals with their membranes, or tapping new technologies to improve membrane performance. But the limited number of solutions has forced most providers to pursue similar paths, and the lack of differentiation – and cost erosion – will persist.
- Recycled municipal water will boom. In regions of extreme water stress, such as India and China, the idea of municipal water recycling is catching on. The Indian government alone plans to spend several billion dollars over the next five to ten years treating the Ganges River. This expansion in municipal water filtration will drive growth in membranes for ultrafiltration, microfiltration, and low-pressure RO.
Working With Water reports on the Lux Research report.
The weekly publication The Economist has just issued a special report on water >
A comprehensive yet quick reading for all interested about water, its scarcity and uses. Published online on May 20, 2010, the report has generated numerous comments and questions from readers
A new report published by Ecojustice and Forum for Leadership on Water released on Monday May 17 reports that, ten years after the Walkerton events, rural and first nations communities remain at risk of waterborne disease outbreak. Entitled Seeking Water Justice: Strengthening Legal Protection for Canada’s Drinking Water, it can be read here >
1o years ago, Canada experienced its worst water catastrophe as an E-coli contamination hit the town of Walkerton, Ontario. More than 2,000 people became ill and seven died following the contamination.
CBC.ca has just put online a comprehensive report on the event with timeline and videos to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy.
Inaugurée officiellement le vendredi 30 avril dernier en présence du maire de la municipalité, l’usine de traitement d’eau potable répond désormais aux besoins des résidences, commerces et institutions localisés à Sainte-Irénée.
Martin Bordeleau, Ingénieur de projet chez H2O Innovation, était sur place lors de l’inauguration et de l’événement Portes ouvertes et a accueilli les citoyens, leur expliquant le fonctionnement du coeur de l’usine de traitement: le système de filtration membranaire. En effet, suite à un processus d’appels d’offres, H2O Innovation a été choisie par la firme d’ingénierie responsable de la conception de l’usine à titre de fournisseur pour le pré-traitement de l’eau brute (filtres à disques, à multimédias et à cartouches), le traitement (système de nanofiltration à membranes spiralées) ainsi que le système de désinfection (réacteurs UV).
Avant l’installation de cette usine de filtration, l’eau de la municipalité de Ste-Irénée présentait une forte couleur, une turbidité notable ainsi qu’un taux de trihalométhanes élevé en raison de la méthode de chloration qui était alors utilisée. Selon les citoyens rencontrés sur place, la qualité de l’eau potable maintenant offerte aux résidents de la municipalité s’est nettement améliorée.
Comme H2O Innovation a oeuvré à la conception de plus de 450 systèmes de filtration aux États-Unis et également au niveau international, l’équipe est toujours fière de participer à un projet au Québec, près de son siège social de Québec, car c’est ici-même que tout a commencé…
