Aww June 2014

June 2014 / Vol.
XXXVII Issue 6
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Siphon Effect on Designing & Operating

Force Main Lines in Huge Pumping Systems
(P.21)
Wastewater Treatment
Systems Rooted
Development
(P.09)
Hydrosmart Water
Conditioning for
Vineyard Productivity
Studying the
Available Data of the
Wazzani Spring
(P.41)
(P.17)
June 2014
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June 2014 / Vol. XXXVII Issue 6

Introduction
Issue Content.......................................................................01
Opening Letter & CPH Team.......................................02
MENA Water Digest.............................................................04
Water TREATMENT
DESALINATION TECHNOLOGY
Sterilization
Disinfection Methods to Experience
An Upbeat Future
07
Greywater Treatment
Wastewater Treatment Systems
Rooted Development
08
FEATURE
Irrigation Technology
Hydrosmart Water Conditioning for

09
Borehole Pumps
Engines, Generators & Compressors
Investments in Non-Oil and Gas Segment
to Drive the Demand for Compressors
in MENA
Ozone & UV Systems
Global Ultraviolet Disinfection Equipment
Market Shines with Growth Ahead
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COUNTRY / REGIONAL REPORTS
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Italy
GE to Recycle up to 98 Percent of
Produced Water at Italian Oil Field
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Lebanon
Studying the Available
Data of the Wazzani Spring
41
Scandinavia
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Monitors Greenhouse Gas Emissions
44
South Korea
South Korean Water Purifier Market to
Meet Higher Expectations
49
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Cover Story
DEPARTMENTS
Corporate Happenings......................................................52
Products & Services.........................................................56
Interviews & Profiles.......................................................55
Events
Events Preview.....................................................................59 Events Review...................................................................63
SERVICES
Coming Events........................................................................ 65
Buyers Guide...................................................................66
INFO
Advertisers Index...........................................................68
Closing Letter............................................................................70
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INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHTS
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Solar Desalination
A Bright & Sunny Solution:
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General Information.......................................................69
Helping Advance MENA & Beyond! Since 1977
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One of the common mistakes in designing force

main lines is not considering siphon effect on operation and protection of
pumping systems. This
article discusses the practical examples & solutions of
such an important destructive phenomena caused by
the nature of pipe profile.
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(P.21)
Systems Rooted
Development
(P.09)
Hydrosmart Water
Conditioning for
Studying the
Available Data of the
Wazzani Spring
(P.41)
(P.17)
Cover Photo Courtesy of:

Layne Bowler Pompa
Sanayi A.S.
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Opening Letter
Satellite & Sensing
Technology to
Study Water Resources
Most countries around the world are facing difficulties in securing their
drinking water needs. The reasons behind these problems are likely to be
an increasing number of population and excessive use of water, as well as
the contamination of surface and groundwater, making it unfit for drinking. In addition to these difficulties, the amount of water available on earth
is constant over time, despite the disparity in these quantities between
one year and another.
This in turn has pushed researchers to find new ways in order to contribute
to the knowledge of water locations and the quantities available, as well
as developing methods used in water desalination and wastewater treatment and rational use of water for irrigation purposes. One of the methods
that scientists and specialists have recently developed to determine the
locations of the surface and groundwaters reservoirs, and their quantities
is the satellite and sensing technology. In collaboration with NASA, the
World Resources Institute has discovered a way to use the information
provided by satellites to improve the management and use of water. Approximately 200 miles above the Earths surface, two satellites circle the
planet, always between 106 and 193 miles apart. But while these twins
called Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) live in space,
theyre providing invaluable assistance in managing natural resources on
the ground.
GRACE has created a unique picture of groundwater level changes around
the Earth over the past 11 years. This information is already helping water
users and policymakers manage scarce groundwater resources. Its also
providing an example of how satellites and remote sensing are reshaping the water world. Most countries around the world invest in these waters without having exact information on the amount of water available
in each water reservoir. So it is hard to know the amount of water being
pumped and invested and its impact on natural feed rates. This is so much
like withdrawing money from your bank account without knowing the
amounts available in your account, and this is surely dangerous.

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Dr. Bakenaz A. Zeydan - Head of Water Engineering Department, Tanta University, Egypt
Dr. Eng. Darwish Ibrahim Yousef - Prof. of Yousef Office for Science & Engineering, Syria
Dr. Jalal Halwani - The Lebanese University, Lebanon
Eng. Mohamad Amin Saad - President Masar Technologies, USA
Dr. Mritunjay Chaubey - Pentair Water, India
Euro Ing. Prof. Nidal Hilal - Director of The Centre for Clean Water Technologies,
Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre, School of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea
SA2 8PP, UK.
Dr. Riyad Abou Maizar - Associated Consultants Engineers (ACE), Bahrain
Dr. Walid Saleh - Intl Network on water, Environmental & Health (INWEH), The
United Nations University, Jordan
Dr. Yousef Al. Rumikhani - Assistant Professor - King Abdul Aziz City for Science &
Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia
Prof. Adel Sharif - University of Surrey, UK
Dr. Ing. Aiman Eid Al-Rawajfeh - Tafila Technical University Dep. Chemical
Engineering - Jordan
Dr. Sajid Mahmood (Azeemi) - Assistant Professor in Water Resources Management, COE
in Water Resources Engineering, Lahore, Pakistan
Dr. Adil AL Tamimi - Associate Professor of civil enginering and Director of the institute of
Materials Systems IMS School of Engineering, Anerican University of Sharjah UAE
MENA Water Digest

Iran
USD10 Billion Power Deal
Discussion with Moscow
Tehran and Moscow are currently negotiating to sign a deal worth USD10 billion in
the power sector, according to Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak. The energy
minister said Russian companies are hard
at work on the terms of the contracts, adding that the next session of an intergovernmental commission would be held in the
Iranian capital, Tehran, in September. We
recently discussed with the Iranian energy
minister Hamid Chitchian a whole package
of projects worth nearly USD10 billion,
which could be carried out in the electricity sector. These are for the construction of
thermal power plants, the involvement of
Russian companies in equipment supplies
and the renovation of supply networks.
Novak said. Iran plans to develop cooperation with Russia in the nuclear power sector as well. Moscow plans to sign an agreement with Tehran this year to build up to
eight new nuclear reactors in Iran. According to Reuters, negotiations on the agreement are in the final stage, noting that two
reactors could be constructed at the Bushehr power plant and six others will be built
at other Iranian nuclear sites.
Kuwait
Natural Gas from Qatar
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC)
has signed an agreement with Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Ltd (2) (Qatargas
2) to supply KPC with liquefied natural gas
in 2014. Under the agreement, eight LNG
cargoes will be delivered to Kuwait by the
end of the year. The Minister of Energy and
Industry, Dr. Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada,
said: This is a very important milestone in
Qatar's standing as a reliable energy supArab Water World (AWW)
plier as it marks the first direct agreement

between the two companies and the first
ever deliveries of LNG to Kuwait onboard
Q-Flex vessels and it marks a significant development in LNG trade in the region. The
LNG is sourced from Qatargas 2 -- Train 4,
a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum
and ExxonMobil which started production
in 2009, and delivered onboard Q-Flex LNG
Vessels to KPC's Mina Al-Ahmadi LNG receiving terminal in Kuwait.
Oman
Rapid Progress in Fleet
Management Project
MiX Telematics has made impressive
progress with the Public Authority for
Electricity and Water in Oman (PAEW) in
improving their overall fleet performance.
The fleet management solution, implemented in collaboration with regional
partner Fleet Management Systems International (FMSi), is installed in around
400 government service vehicles and has
brought about positive results in just three
months. Were delighted to work alongside PAEW, which serves a population of
over 1.5 million people and transports more
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than 650,000 cubic meters of water per day

on average. For them to achieve their aim
of connecting 90% of the Omani population to the water network by 2035, its essential that they make use of tools that optimize their safety and efficiency, said Alan
Hall, Managing Director at MiX Telematics
(Middle East and Australasia).The fiveyear-long fleet management contract with
PAEW is set finish in 2018. We look forward
to working with the customer to sustain the
improvement achieved to date, and to aid

them in deriving even further value from
the solution, concluded Hall.
Qatar
Deal for Expanding
Electricity Networks
Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) announced that it
hasinked contracts worth approximately
USD2.11 billion for the expansion of electricity networks with a number of local and
international companies to implement the
Phase 11 of Qatar Power Transmission System Expansion Plan. All the projects falling
under phase 11 are vital and important for
the country as it includes construction of

sub-stations, laying of high voltage cables
and dismantling of few OHLs at major infrastructure-oriented projects of the country
across the capital city and suburbs such as
New Doha Ports, Doha Rail and Metro projects and Qatar 2022 projects among others.
The upcoming projects involve contractors
and consultants for transmission and distri-
Saudi Arabia
Hybrid Desalination Plant
Begins Operations
Saline Water Conversion (SWCC) announced that its USD7.2 billion Ras Al-Khair
system comprised of multistage flashing

(MSF) technology, which involves heating
seawater to produce steam. The plant will
comprise of eight MSF units and 17 RO units
with the capacity to produce 160 million
gallons a day and 68 million gallons a day
respectively. Once fully operational, it will
be the world's largest desalination plant,
with the capacity to produce 1.025 billion
cubic meters of desalinated water daily.
UAE
Commencing 25km
Water-Transfer
Network Project
bution (T&D) infrastructure development

to implement through appropriate international and local private EPC participation.
The EPC contracts for Phase 11 are for the
supply and commissioning of transmission
lines and substations alongwith dismantling of few overhead lines (OHL).
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hybrid desalination plant on the Arab Gulf

has commenced production of water. Construction on the plant commenced in early 2011. It is expected to generate 15,000
jobs in total. The plant was connected to
the country's power grid in February and
is operating at 380kV capacity at present.
It will initially pump 900,000m of water to
the Saudi capital Riyadh, and 100,000m
to the Hafr Al-Batin region. As well as reverse osmosis (RO), the plant uses a hybrid
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commenced work on a

25km water-transfer network project. The
project is part of DEWAs commitment to
maintain Dubais position as a global hub
for trade, finance and tourism, by providing a reliable infrastructure that is capable of meeting the requirements of a
rapidly-developing city. This is also part
of DEWAs strategy to increase the efficiency and reliability of the citys water
systems to meet growing demand and
the increase in water flow. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA said,
The project has extended the main water pipeline use Glass Reinforced Epoxy
(GRE) with different thicknesses, in addition to extending the control system and
remote control from a pumping station in
Al Quoz using 1,200mm-wide pipes, and
the storage complex in Mushrif, and from
Sheikh Zayed Road to Palm Jumeirah, using 900mm-wide pipes. The AED 170 million (USD46.28 million) project is intended
to increase the quantity of water flow and
ensure the continuity of water to meet
demand to support current and future
projects in Dubai. DEWA started the project in January 2014 based on its planned
strategy, and work is expected to finish on
the extension of the major water systems
within 20 months, added Al Tayer.
Water Treatment
Sterilization
Disinfection Methods to Experience An Upbeat Future.........................P.07

Complete and Extensible....................................................................................P.08
Greywater Treatment
Wastewater Treatment Systems Rooted Development..........................P.09

Ovivo Takes it to the Bridge...............................................................................P.10
BIODOS Uses State-of- the-Art Technology.................................................P.10
The Filtering Micro Sieve ROTADISC...............................................................P.11
MICRODYN-NADIRs First BIO-CEL XL Order...............................................P.11
Sustainable Savings for Wastewater Treatment.........................................P.12
Desalination Technology
Solar Desalination
A Bright & Sunny Solution: Solar Desalination............................................P.13

Manz to Drive Solar Energy Plans in Saudi Arabia.....................................P.14
Adionics Unveils a New Disruptive Technology, AquaOmnes............P.14
Photo Courtesy of ESTRUAGUA Water Technology
Disinfection Methods to Experience

An Upbeat Future
t is noted that many people die every year from contaminated water since the water quality is declining. Different water sectors face
problems to keep the early water quality through conventional treatment/disinfection approaches. Meanwhile the water quality regulations are becoming more stringent, complex and costly. Driven by rising demand for water reuse, the market for disinfection systems is
expected to reach USD2.96 billion globally in 2019, according to a report by Frost & Sullivan. While chlorine-based products will continue to
dominate, UV systems are expected to experience rapid growth.
Industrialization and urbanization, coupled with more

stringent legislation, is requiring extensive water reuse,
the report states. Disinfection, in this context, is regarded
as an excellent secondary treatment step in the water reuse cycle, which can yield water for use in non-food crop
irrigation and industrial cooling. This includes growth in
water-critical industries such as power, food and beverage and pharmaceuticals.
The sterilization services industry has been growing at a
healthy growth rate in the past decade, says MarketsandMarkets. There has been a rise in stringent regulations
regarding sterilization imposed by authorities in several
developed nations, and this has led to companies outsourcing their sterilization activities to third parties; this is
also referred to as contract sterilization services. MarketsandMarkets explains that this trend has helped OEMs
of medical devices to reduce their costs substantially. According to the same source, the developed economies
of U.S. and Europe are major markets for sterilization
equipment and services companies; however, emerging
markets provide significant investment opportunities for
manufacturers as developed countries reach saturation.
The Asian market is expected to display favorable growth
in the coming years, primarily due to rise in awareness,
growth of aging population, increase in number of surgeries, and growth in per capita income.
However, there is a little completion between sterilization
and disinfection techniques. Experts believe that there
is a shift from chlorine to UV systems, with more than 25
percent of wastewater treatment plants using this environment friendly technology. With UV systems, water
passes by ultraviolet lamps submerged in the effluent,
which alter the DNA of the bacteria or microorganisms.
As a result, they cannot multiply and are rendered inactivated, so they cant harm humans. UV has been around
"Developing
nations prefer
low-cost
solutions,
even if the
quality of the
product is
compromised"
more than 100 years and has been used in various industries for equipment sterilization.
On the other side and despite the widespread acceptance that disinfection is vital to managing scarce water
resources, high overall expenditure including capital
investments, running costs and service and maintenance
outlays is acting as a major restraint to uptake, says Frost
& Sullivans report Global Water and Wastewater Disinfection Systems Market. This is particularly the case in developing and poorly developed countries. Developing nations prefer low-cost solutions, even if the quality of the
product is compromised, said Frost & Sullivan's Energy &
Environmental Research Analyst Vandhana Ravi. This is
demonstrated by the fact that gas chlorination, despite
its hazardous nature, still dominates the APAC and Middle
East and Africa market, even while the Americas and Europe shift towards sustainable solutions. Frost & Sullivan
explains that municipalities and government entities will,
therefore, have focus on raising awareness about quality
issues and sustainable alternatives. Companies, on their
part, need to design high-performance, cost-effective disinfection solutions.
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Editor & Researcher
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Rooted Development
he demand for pure potable water is met by a wide array of wastewater treatment technologies, including physical treatments, chemical treatment, biological treatment, screening, and membrane filtration. These technologies have witnessed an outstanding growth
throughout the past decade, and industry experts forecast the global markets for wastewater recycling and reuse technologies to increase
from USD9.5 billion in 2012 to USD23.4 billion in 2017, reflecting a five-year CAGR of 19.7%. BCC Research, which offers these market expectations, explains that these global markets increased from nearly USD6.7 billion to USD9.5 billion during the period from 2009 to 2012, equivalent
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The market expansion projected for membrane wastewater treatment technologies is rooted in industrial productivity and development and expansion of municipal
and packaged wastewater treatment systems, according
to a report by SBI Energy. Key regional considerations include trends in upgrading existing facilities, demand for
new facilities, shifts towards higher wastewater control
standards in Asia and especially in China, and control and
removal of emerging pollutants such as pharmaceuticals.
The same report says that as technology cost and operation period energy requirements for membrane technologies continue to decline, membrane wastewater
treatment technologies are expected to find application
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installations, including strong increases in wastewater
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process water reuse and recycling for non-industrial uses
Demand for reclamation is particularly strong in arid regions where water supply is limited. In these instances,
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Greywater treatment
Ovivo Takes it to the Bridge

Ovivo is on course to complete a major refurbishment
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Ovivo was awarded the contract partly because of its
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BIODOS Uses State-of- the-Art Technology

Grey Water is the generic term given to water from
showers, bathtubs, laundry and bathroom sinks. Properly treated, this water can now be recycled and reused
for landscape irrigation and flushing toilets. BIODOS
with its cooperate partner GLOBAL ENFILTEC uses a
state-of-the-art filtration VPMF (Variable Pore Structure
Micro Filter) system, to turn this wasted precious natural resource into a perfect renewed source. The VPMFs
principal is similar to the micro fiber bundle which is
compressed by inlet flow pressure to become a temporary filter layer. After capturing the SS (Suspended
Solid) particles for a suitable term, this temporary filter
layer is disassembled by backwash water to be fed in
reverse direction for the filtration. This VPMFs execute
depth filtration is to be accomplished by folding micro
fiber and is backwashed in the state of disassembled
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work installation. Due to the increase in the hydraulic
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Greywater treatment
Sustainable Savings for Wastewater Treatment

Sustainable solutions can offer more than just environmental benefits. Green technologies can offer
significant cost savings as well. Virginia utility Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) was looking for
these when Chief of Special Projects, Charles Bott, approached World Water Works regarding the innovative and very environment friendly DEMON deammonification system. This unique system replaces
the complicated methods of conventional nitrogen
removal with a two-step single-stage process that
provides many benefits. In addition to reducing a facilitys energy requirements and carbon footprint, this
process completely eliminates the need for chemicals. A few months after installation, HRSD has not
only been presented with the American Association
of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES)
Honor Award for Environmental Sustainability, but
is also on track to save USD200,000 this year. When
companies talk about sustainable solutions, they
often focus strictly on the environmental benefits and
the upfront cost of the installation, explained Chandler Johnson, Chief Technology Officer at World Water
Works, However, with systems like the DEMON treatment process, innovations that help save the environment can also help to save your facility money.
Environment friendly DEMON deammonification system
A Chemical-free and carbon-fixing process

The DEMON process was developed by researchers at
the University of Innsbruck, led by Dr. Bernhard Wett,
as an alternative to traditional methods for removing
ammonia from wastewater. Conventional nitrogen removal has required a large amount of energy, a carbon
source -- usually methanol, and often other chemicals
as well. These systems use a multi-step nitrification/
denitrification process: The waste ammonia (NH3) is
oxidized to nitrite by ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB);
this nitrite is oxidized again to nitrate by nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB); and then this nitrate is converted
into nitrogen gas in two additional biological steps. The
first two steps require relatively high levels of dissolved
oxygen, supplied by blowers. The last two require an
additional carbon source (usually methanol) and produce a large amount of sludge, which is expensive to
handle and dispose.
Upgrading capacity with innovation

HRSD operates thirteen different wastewater treatment plants across southeast Virginia, serving over
1.6 million people and handling a total of 249 million
gallons per day (MGD). Since its founding in 1940, the
group has been dedicated to innovation in wastewater treatment, new technologies and even patenting
unique processes. HRSD initially approached the DEMON project from the perspective of cost management. Responding to new regulations on wastewater
quality, HRSD had added denitrification filters to its
York River plant. This upgrade was undertaken with
the expectation that the plant would be expanded
from 15 MGD per day to 30, but when that expansion
was delayed, they were left with a partial 15 MGD and
partial 30 MGD plant that was very expensive to operate from a chemical standpoint.
DEMON changes all of this. It employs a two-step,

single-stage process to provide equally effective
nitrogen removal. First, the same ammonia oxidizing bacteria convert about half of the ammonia into
nitrite. Next, a second class of bacteria (Anammox)
converts the remaining ammonia with this nitrite to
produce nitrogen gas. Anammox bacteria work in an
anaerobic environment, so this second step requires
no dissolved oxygen and therefore no extra energy. It
also requires no methanol or other chemicals.
Bott had seen operational DEMON systems while

over in Europe, and when he returned stateside,
he was sure this was the perfect solution for HRSD.
With a lot of these processes that are emerging in
Europe, they almost seem too good to be true, he
explained, But once you see them in action, and you
see that they are accomplishing exactly what they
promise, when I got back from Germany, I was dying for a DEMON.
Overall, DEMON completely eliminates the need for

chemicals, greatly reduces sludge handling volumes
by up to 90%, and reduces nitrogen removal energy
requirements by up to 60%. In addition, since the
Anammox consumes carbon dioxide, the DEMON
process is carbon fixing and can reduce the carbon
footprint of a wastewater treatment facility.
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A Bright & Sunny Solution:

Solar Desalination
oupling renewable energy (RE) sources with desalination has the potential to provide a sustainable source of potable water. A wide
variety of options are available to link RE and desalination technologies. Solar energy and in particular concentrating solar power (CSP)
has significant benefits in Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region, according to The World Bank. Given its huge potential in terms of
resources and significant prospect for development, CSP is a competitive energy supply option over time. Moreover, as the only economically
viable RE technology to store and provide power on demand, CSP is especially suitable to power desalination plants, most of which are required
to operate around the clock.
Historically, in the Middle East water and power have

been produced in facilities next to each other. Excess
power is used to heat the water in thermal desalination plants.
Despite its history, desalination technologies are currently developing quickly with a lot of companies preempting demand and investing heavily into R&D says
Frost & Sullivan. Developing trends include improving
cost competitiveness of RO technology (membrane improvements and energy recovery devices) and more
hybrid plants across the GCC region (recent years have
seen GCC demand for desalinated water increasing at
a rate of 9-11% but demand for power increasing at a
rate of 4-6%. As a result, Frost & Sullivan explains that a
total of 39 million cubic meters/day of desalination capacity is expected to be added by 2020 in the Middle
East region. This translates into an approximate investment of between USD45 - 50 billion. As a result, desalination started to take up new levels in the region. The
potential of renewable desalination is witnessing an exciting interest in MENA countries. Being one of the most
popular renewable energy sources in Saudi Arabia, the
country is on track to build the worlds largest solarpowered water desalination plant in Al-Khafji Governorate on the Arabian Gulf coast that will have the capacity
to produce 30,000 cubic meters when completed.
The potential
of renewable
desalination
is witnessing
an exciting
interest
in MENA
countries
Future outlook for CSP (Concentrating Solar Power)

desalination
The growing demand for fresh water is creating a large
and rapidly growing market for desalination, and hence
significantly large energy demand. The cost of CSP desalination likely will decrease in response to technical
innovation, new materials, and efficiency improvements, just as desalination did when RO was first introduced, according to a recent MENA Development
Report by The World Bank titled Renewable Energy
Desalination, An Emerging Solution to Close the Water Gap in the Middle East and North Africa. Demand
and competition among suppliers will be the primary
driving forces that cut costs. Desalination and energy
professionals believe it will take another 15 years to
develop the required critical mass to reduce costs. An
important precondition is that international agencies
and governments as well as the private sector promote
renewable energy (such as CSP) for national power supply as part of the long-term strategy to increase energy
security and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says
The World Bank. Notable research and development efforts are being supported by the European Union, Germany, Spain, and the United States. Similar initiatives
are being undertaken by MENA governments including
Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Qatar, and the United
Arab Emirates.
Prepared by:
Dina Fawaz
Acting ER Manager/Senior Editor & Researcher
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Desalination Technology Solar Desalination
Manz to Drive Solar Energy Plans in Saudi Arabia

Manz AG, a high-tech German multinational engineering company, has announced its intention to
grow its business activities in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia by seeking investors in its CIGS (Copper Indium
Gallium Diselenide) thin-film solar technology that
generates electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity. Our participation
as co-organizer of the [CIGS] workshop at this prestigious event does not only show our commitment
to the Saudi market, but shows the progressive and
technology-driven outlook of the Saudi Government
through the impressive advances in solar research
being conducted at KAUST, said Dieter Manz, founder
and CEO of Manz AG. We plan to strengthen our involvement in advancing this sector and delivering soDieter Manz, Founder
lutions that positively affect the Saudi economy and
and CEO of Manz AG
people. Dr. Claus Kuhn, vice president Thin-Film-Solar
at Manz, discussed how CIGS will provide the highest
potential for cost reduction and efficiency increases

with solar energy in the Kingdom and highlighted
that 80% of the material along the value chain necessary for the production of CIGS solar modules will be
sourced locally, creating jobs in the country. CIGS
technology is the most promising solar technology
with 10% higher energy yields compared to polycrystalline panels, said Kuhn. Today we come with a fully
integrated, turnkey solution, under the brand name
CIGSfab that offers production lines that can be configured for an annual output of between 40 and 500
MW. With an efficiency of 20.8% on a CIGS solar cell,
our exclusive research partner, the renowned Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW),
holds the efficiency world record in all solar technologies. Due to this exclusive partnership, Customers of
a Manz CIGSfab are granted exclusive access to this
mature German world-record technology.
Adionics Unveils a New Disruptive

Technology, AquaOmnes
AquaOmnes by Adionics is a new technology removing salts from water through saline water deionization
by liquid-liquid absorption. In other words, it removes
salts from water at ambient pressure and without the
scaling barrier. There are three main benefits: it is a
low energy, low liquid discharge, and a truly low cost
effective technology. This technology could, at least,
halve the price of produced water when compared
to the current best of breed technologies available
for desalination. AquaOmnes is designed for any kind
of saline water, from Municipal to Industrial, including brines, and their related applications. Adionics
is moving forward to implement the AquaOmnes
technology this year in the Middle East for a significant client. In March this year, AquaOmnes technology has been selected by the Worldwide Innovation
Challenge Commission sponsored by the French
Government in the category Value-creation through
Sea: desalination and marine wealth. AquaOmnes is
a patented technology invented and developed by
Adionics. His Founder and CEO, Guillaume de Souza,
presented the technology on Monday May 5th during
the IFAT fair. It is a real turning point. So far, the classic desalination technologies were removing water
from saline water. Our AquaOmnes technology does
the opposite: it removes salts from saline water. For

seawater for example, we move only 3.5% of the mass
and therefore consume far less energy. It works from
brackish water to highly concentrated brine. This is
where the innovation lies and we aim to democratize
this way the access to desalination for all, Said de
Souza. Adionics is a private French company created
in 2012 after 5 years of Research with the ambition
to become one of the leading technology provider in
the desalination supply chain.
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Feature
Vineyard Productivity....................................................................................................P.17
Affordable and Accurate: IRROMETER Company................................................P.18
Valmont Irrigation: New Drop Hose Docking Stations.....................................P.18
Photo Courtesy of Valmont Irrigation

ydrosmart has entered an unprecedented phase of scientific research and development starting from 2009 and extending into 2015.
Dr. Bob Moore, Research and Development Manager at Hydrosmart Agronomic, says that agronomic and physical test results have
been coming in fast, showing that all of the great testimonials provided by farmers over more than a decade have been based on
verifiable science. In the following, Moore shows evidence of application of Hydrosmart to the vineyard industry in a time of drought. The
company continues to receive excellent reports back from satisfied clients, whose businesses depend on use of low water quality resources.
Essentially, the way Hydrosmart works is that it dissolves
the minerals in borewater. It teases the minerals apart
after the water has been underground for a long time
and minerals have accumulated to high levels and have
found each other, explains Moore. Equilibrated minerals in the groundwater interact with each other and are
poised to precipitate and cause trouble once reaching
the surface. As well as causing pipe blockages, dripper
and spray blockages, these minerals also cause crusts
to form around plant roots, depriving them of water.
Moore continues, By breaking up the minerals in water,
we dissolve scale and soil crusts, and free plant roots to
take up the water that they desperately need.
Clients of the company expect a high level of commitment to backup support, ongoing advice, and hydrological knowledge. Hydrosmart staff provides this service by
phone and email. Local customers also drop in occasionally to discuss their successes. Here, Hydrosmart shares
agronomistBrett Irvines extract from Agronomic comment on Hydrosmart for Growing Grapes 2014.
There are just two table grape vineyards located in the
vicinity of the western Queensland town of Cunnamulla and they are side by side and irrigate from the same
point from the Warrego River. They are predominantly
growing the Menindee seedless variety with the same
rootstock, trellis design and drip irrigation system. During regular farm visits to the region in February 2013,
I noticed a rapid deterioration in the vine health on
both vineyards. Tests on the Warrego River water quality showed EC of 2600 but the most dramatic issue appeared to be the high sodium carbonates and bi-carbonates similarly emanating from river and bore water
sources. Upon seeing this I advised both vineyard owners to consider installing a Hydrosmart unit to treat their
water used for foliar spray applications and irrigation.
By breaking
up the
minerals
in water,
we dissolve
scale and soil
crusts, and
free plant
roots to take
up the water
that they
desperately
need
J Biggs farm, Cunnamulla
One of the owners was in a position to do so rapidly and

installed it in such a way to enable treatment of both the
bore and river water being added to a new farm storage dam. On farm, results were startling over the season
on J Biggs, (manager, Matilda Made Fruit Company at
Cunnamulla since 1997), vineyard using the Hydrosmart
when compared with the other vineyard: carbonate deposits on valves, hydraulic tubing and the drippers reduced significantly, and vines maintained a full growing
canopy. Poorer canopy growth on the untreated farm
lead to the application of nearly 2.5 times the irrigation
water. The untreated farm suffered heavily from bunch
stem necrosis and lost considerable (30+%) fruit. Hydrosmart offers a cost effective means of limiting the
damage caused to farms by drought induced low water
quality. It assists greatly in maintaining the crop and infrastructure in a commercially viable state.
Source:
Hydrosmart
Web: www.hydrosmart.com.au
.2015 2009 Hydrosmart

Hydrosmart Agronomic
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Affordable and Accurate: IRROMETER Company

Since 1951, IRROMETER Company has been a specialist in irrigation technology world-wide. From its
first introduction of an affordable and accurate tensiometer to its newest products in solar powered soil
moisture monitoring, IRROMETER strives to be innovative and practical in all efforts toward irrigation
optimization and water conservation. Of primary use
in the field of water conservation world-wide is Irrometers WATERMARK Soil Moisture Sensor. Developed
in 1978 and used extensively in research, agriculture,
landscape, horticulture and environmental applications, this solid state electrical resistance sensing device is used to measure soil water tension at the root
zone. The WATERMARK is designed to be a permanent
sensor, placed in the soil to be monitored and read
as often as necessary with a portable or stationary
device.With use of the hand-held WATERMARK Meter,
users manually read and record data from individual
sensors. Automatic data collection is done with a
WATERMARK Monitor, providing users with a reliable,
simple, and effective means of collecting information. Stored readings are downloaded to a computer
for display. Software included with the WATERMARK
Monitor is used to set up an individual site profile,
launch the data-logger, download recorded history
The WATERMARK Monitor
and graphically display the results. Data access options for the WATERMARK Monitor improve productivity by bringing important soil moisture information to
users. Remote areas and multiple crop locations can
be monitored from a central location with complimentary hardware that can be combined to suit any
application. Optional cellular service provides access
from anywhere in the world via the Internet.
Valmont Irrigation:
New Drop Hose Docking Stations
Valmont Irrigation is offering a new sprinkler application option for growers who rotate crops of varying
heights. AquaDock drop hose docking stations support two ground clearances in one drop hose assembly. Growers can easily change the drop hose height
from the ground using a lift pole to place the sprinkler
head into the docking station. This new product was

designed to provide a convenient way to change drop
hose length and to improve crop production, said Dale
Shelton, a Pasco, Washington, USA, grower who holds
the patent on AquaDock. With traditional drop hoses,
we noticed dry rings in the corn crops; causing uneven
crop growth and yield, Shelton said. Using the AquaDock has allowed us to eliminate those dry rings and
apply fertilizer evenly to produce uniform crop growth
and yields in our fields. Wrapping hoses used to take a
lot of time. Now we can hang the hoses in a fraction of
the time while keeping our irrigators on the ground.
AquaDock allows growers to tailor water application to
varying crop clearances without compromising uniformity or efficiency two essential elements in yield and
profit, said Jerry Gerdes, product manager for water application at Valmont Irrigation. AquaDock maintains
a high level of uniformity when growing high crops,
Gerdes said. If the drops are left low, they can drag
through the plants causing dry rings, which can affect
yield. AquaDock is available for new machines and for
retrofitting existing pivots.
AquaDock drop hose docking stations support two ground

clearances in one drop hose assembly
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Industry Spotlights
Borehole Pumps
Force Main Lines in Huge Pumping Systems.......................................................P.21
SAERs Tailor Made Solution for Project in Iraq....................................................P.23
New Energy Borehole Pumps.................................................................................P.24
Thompson Pump Hosts 2014 Pumpology School...........................................P.24
Submersible Pumps for Water Extraction.............................................................P.25
Danfoss' High Pressure Pumps..................................................................................P.26
Efficient Irrigation Pumps...........................................................................................P.26

to Drive the Demand for Compressors in MENA...............................................P.27
Bobcat Engine Coming to Europe in 2015............................................................P.29
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Global Ultraviolet Disinfection Equipment Market
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ne of the common mistakes in designing force main lines is not considering siphon effect on operation and protection of pumping
systems. In many projects, force main lines are subjected to sever siphons that damage force main lines during filling time or normal
operating conditions. Unfortunately, we blame pipeline manufactures for such failure and no one knows the exact reasons. This paper
discusses the theoretical background and practical examples and solutions of such an important destructive phenomena caused by the
nature of pipe profile, eventually causing pumping failure in many projects. An engineer should be aware of the fundamentals of hydraulics
mechanics and should have practical experience of being familiar with such natural phenomena to be able to put the right solution and
design for such complicated systems. This phenomena is causing power limitations and cavitation on operating pumps, not only reducing its
performance but more important reducing overall pumping enhancement and has its sever influence on protection systems.
Theoretical background
A siphoned force main line is extended from the main
pump station at location a with distance zero, and water level at suction tank of x meters to destination tank
of water level at y meters and extended at almost L KM
in length. The force main line is divided into two sections,
the first reaches its max. Elevation of Z meters meters at
L1 meters length is considered ascending force main line
section. Force main line started to drop dramatically after
its max. Elevation of Z meters descends until it reaches
destination tank at L distance and Y meters water level
with relatively small elevation difference from pump station at a location. Due to the fact that the static head is
very small in relation with the max, and an elevation of
force main line at L1 distance in meters, a sever siphon is
created & care has to be taken to control not only the selection and operation of required pumps, but also the estimation of force main diameters at different sections.
In order to understand the above problem, we need to
know how to estimate the required head on the above
system that represents our case. In a simple and logic way,
the total pump head can be estimated as follows:
Total pump head = H static (y-x) + ascending head (z-x) descending head (y-z) (-ve due to gravity) + hfL in ascending line + hfL in descending line.
Eliminating the equal ascending and descending heads
(z-y) & (y-z) from the equation, we find out that the total
head only depends on the Static head difference between
the two tanks & friction losses across the hall pipe length.
Therefore pipe profile doesnt affect the required head of
operating pumps on steady state conditions.
In another precise way, whenever the elevation across the
pipe profile reaches any lower or higher elevation, the required pumping monomeric head on the system wont
be affected. In fact, the latter is very difficult in our case
because the elevated highest point z at distance L1 is far
from the delivery point y which will create a very sever
siphon during normal operating conditions that will definitely damage the force main line based on amount of sub
pressure at highest point.
If the pipe material can overcome small siphons, air valves
should be eliminated or carefully selected to brake such siphons & could be installed with the proper type in case we
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Installing
pressure
sustaining
valve at
the end of
force main
line, which
can elevate
HGL and
prevent its
intersection
with pipe
profile
succeed in elevating HGL and preventing its intersection

with pipe profile, as entering air to the system shall reduce
flow rate & siphon will be worse as HGL will fall down and
power limitations on operating pumps will cause pump
trip and water hammer waves. Not to mention that the
pump trips, due to pumping two phase flow of water mixture with air, require almost 7 times the power required for
pumping the same volume of water.
Available solutions for the above siphon problems
1- Installing pressure sustaining valve at the end of force
main line, which can elevate HGL and prevent its intersection with pipe profile. This solution is a part of the final solution as pressure differential through the valve depends
on limits of vibration and manufacture limitations of
evaporation across such control valves. Attention is a must
when selecting such valve as any deviation of its calibration may result in destroying of force main line.
2- Siphon break chambers (open weir pit) which open
the pipe at siphon tip and convert the downstream pipe
to natural gravity line. (The above solution is good for
sewage and raw water lines as clear water can be polluted and needs to be protected; it also acquires land for
such reservoir).
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Borehole Pumps
and we are not able to determine the main reasons of
force main line failure in such cases as siphon appears during filling time and after sudden power failure and enters
huge amount of air to force main lines, which will be discussed in our case study of 10th of Ramadan raw intake
pumping system.
3- Reducing force main pipe diameter at downstream part

creating more friction losses by increasing fluid velocity, results in elevating HGL to safe reasonable levels. (Descending force main line diameter has to be reduced to
optimum value, resulting in elevating HGL in both steady
and transient conditions in addition to using proper types
of three stages air valves preventing sudden closing of
valves surge nozzles.)
4- Combination of last two solutions can be effective for
medium capacity force main lines; it results in reducing differential pressure across PSV and reaching desired performance of pumping systems. Not to mention that this solution is not applicable for distribution networks as pressure
sustaining cant be controlled because of the nature of the
bleeding points across force main lines.
5- Reducing invert levels of force main line at the tip of siphon area elevating HGL to safe operating condition. This
solution is costly and depends on the nature of the land
and extended length of siphon tip area and is difficult to
be maintained as special tunneling should be constructed
for huge pumping systems.
6- In many cases we find the destination tank water level
higher than the highest elevated area of force main lines
Reducing
invert levels
of force main
line at the
tip of siphon
area elevating
HGL to safe
operating
condition
Case study: 10th of Ramadan raw intake force main line

pumping system conveying 7.2 m3/s through 2.5 meters pre-stressed force main line
10th of Ramadan raw intake force main line is extended
from main pump station at Ismailia canal of 9-11 meters
water level of suction tank, to destination tank of booster
pumping system of 68.15 meters water level of receivable tank and extended to almost 13.5 KM in length. The
force main line is divided into different sections, the first is
extended in normal slope until it reaches almost 18 meters static level at almost 4.4 KM and then extended in a
sharp slop until it reaches almost 60 meters static level at
10.0 KM and then extended horizontally until it reaches its
highest level at 64 meters at 12.0 KM, then goes down in
descending slope to reach 57 meters elevation at 12.5 KM
and finally reaches the destination tank of 68.15 meters.
The system does not only have a filling time siphon ve
pressure which reached its highest point to -6 meters WC
(at pipe bottom invert level), but also at startup of operating pumps after sudden power failure because of the
penetration of a huge volume of air during surge interval (great part of it will remain mixed with water, then
pumps experience a power failure), and lowering water level in destination tank because of the nature of its
feeding pipe and the leakage through the system during
power failure time.
We proposed a good solution for this system which calls
for replacing the last air valve chamber by a siphon break
chamber. The solution did not only resolve those problems, but also increased water flow across the system.
Source:
Eng. Elhamy Moh. Samy Moh. Nagib
Chairman & CEO
Alamal Trading & Engineering Co.
E-mail: alamal4321@yahoo.com
10th of Ramadan siphon break chamber final solution

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SAERs Tailor Made Solution for Project in Iraq

SAERs objective is that of optimize energy costs, giving high efficiency products: few companies in the
water industry have the capability to project and
manufacture tailor made solutions for diversified
markets. SAER distinguishes itself for advanced solutions completely made in Italy in an extended and
completed range, using high quality materials with
complete process automation, ensuring top delivery
times and a unique flexibility. Thanks to this SAER was
chosen to realize, for a very important water supply
work in Iraq, a new series of multistage double suction split case pump. The project has been entirely
studied, engineered, manufactured and tested in
SAER premises. The result: 6 units of multistage split
casing electric pumps; SKDZ 4p 250-630 A/2; ready in
approximately 6 months.
The facts:
1000 m/h
280 m
ABB motor 1200 kW 6,6 kV
Hydraulic efficiency 84%.
Impellers in Stainless Steel Aisi 316
Shaft in Stainless Steel
Balanced mechanical seal.
among the best on the market, also because of the

real and complete made in Italy production. The
range is recognized as one of the most capable and
extensive one: surface and submersible motors up
to 400 HP, split casing pumps up to 5000 m/h, high
pressure pumps up to 60 bars, end suction, monoblock, multistage and residential pumps & booster sets.
The products are manufactured to stringent quality
standards utilizing materials selected for their reliability and durability such as bronze marine, DUPLEX,
stainless steel AISI 316, carbon steel etc.
Cutting edge technology
To better serve its customers, SAER provides expertise
and competence as well as next-generation solutions
for water pumping: in SAER premises there are two
state of the art testing rooms where the tests may be
carried out in the presence of accredited bodies for
the certification tests or witnessed by the customer.
Thanks to many different options and configurations,
it is possible to check electric pumps with the following characteristics:
Max Flow 5000 m3/h
Max Power 1500 kW
Max Pressure 100 bar
Max Feeding Tension Low voltage: 1000 V
High voltage: 11 kV
Feeding Frequency 50 / 60 Hz
SAER is a unique reality in its kind: still a family run

Company but with presence in over 100 countries, offers flexibility, complete automated production, R&D
dept and knowhow of over 60 years of history; all this
joint to an impressive delivery time: whether small,
medium size or big pumps, SAERs pump is settled
Surface and submersible pumps, surface electric

pumps, submersible electric pump, surface and submersible motors: all of these items can be tested
inside SAER facilities. The tests that can be carried
are many, such as: Pump performances according to
different standards; Electrical tests on electrical motors (according IEC 60034, efficiency measurement included, according to IEC 60034-30); Determination of
temperatures; Noise measurement (according to UNI
EN 12639); Vibration measurement; Material Analysis
with the issue of certificate 3.1 according to EN10204.
The markets
The technologies offered by SAER made the Italian Company the perfect partner also for industries
and contractors operating in fields such as mining,
offshore and naval, where for example, the delivery
time and high quality are the issue. In fact the costs
of operation and maintenance account for the largest
share of the total cost of a pump throughout its life
cycle. So it is necessary to have a high quality product, with top performances and easiness of maintenance, available in short time.
Multistage double suction SAER split casing
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industry spotlights
Borehole Pumps
New Energy Borehole Pumps

Caprari proposes the new Energy range, a true generational step forwards in terms of borehole pump
design. The range is part of the companys philosophy
dedicated to energy saving and environment care.
Caprari designs engineering complies with all the
directives, regulations and standards governing the
production of borehole pumps. Research conducted
by Caprari results in technical and technological solutions with a high impact thanks to advanced methods
and new manufacturing processes. The products in the
Energy series feature proprietary devices. E6P and E8P

Energy features are: Top level efficiency ratings and
performance; Machines that conform to 2009/125/EC
Directive (EcoDesign-ErP) and 547/2012 Regulation;
Very thick components and smooth surfaces (typical of casting technology): sturdiness, long-life and
high-level reliability; Performance curves centered on
the duty point with specific impeller trimming can be
created; Applications with up to 100 g/m3 of solids;
bearings protected against the entrance of sand with
non-return sealing lip; coupling-motor coupling area
protected against the entrance of solids. DEFENDER
(Caprari International Patent): It protects the cast iron
components from graphitization and passivates those
in stainless steel, thereby guaranteeing long life and
reliability against corrosion; Appropriately sized and
fewer studs to facilitate disassembly and maintenance.
Thanks to its exclusive and diversified know-how, Caprari offers the finest and most efficient solutions for the
main water requirements: deep well pumping, waste
and drainage water lifting, residential, industrial and
agricultural water supply and distribution, and water
treatment in general.
The products in the Energy series feature proprietary devices
Thompson Pump Hosts

2014 Pumpology School
Thompson Pump and Manufacturing Company, Inc.
held their 24th annual Pumpology School April 23-25,
at their corporate facilities in Port Orange, Fla. Thompson Pump hosted 42 attendees from 15 states, Canada
and Peru. The three-day workshop included training
sessions for sales and service-oriented professionals
on pumping fundamentals, dewatering and bypass applications, selecting the correct pumping equipment,
designing, installing and maintaining pumping systems, troubleshooting, pump maintenance, and more.
Pumpology School offers hands-on demonstrations
and classroom training from industry experts. Upon
completion of training and successfully passing a comprehensive examination, attendees are recognized as
certified Pumpologists. Thompson Pump is respected
worldwide for its sophisticated heavy-duty lines of
high quality, high performance pumps, ranging in size
from 2 to 18 inches. Thompson Pump sells and rents
their entire line of pumps in the areas of public works,
construction, energy, agriculture, dewatering, mining,
sewer/lift stations, and water/waste water. Types of
pumps designed and manufactured by Thompson include wet prime trash pumps; dry prime trash pumps
Hands-on service training
with compressor-assisted or vacuum-assisted priming

systems; sound attenuated pumps; utility trash pumps;
diaphragm pumps; hydraulic power units with submersible pump heads; rotary, vacuum and piston wellpoint pumps and high pressure solids-handling centrifugal pumps. With these different types of pumps,
as well as a full complement of accessory hoses and
piping, Thompson can supply the proper pump and
system for a wide variety of applications.
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Submersible Pumps for Water Extraction

tor's availability. The motor thrust bearing is water-lubricated and fitted with
self-aligning tilting pads. Requiring no maintenance, it easily copes with the
stresses and strains of continuous operation thanks to the material combination of stainless steel and hard carbon. The dynamically balanced rotor
makes for smooth running of the pump set.The KSB range of submersible
borehole pumps covers a flow rate range of roughly 1 m/h to 2,700 m/h.
The type series dependent discharge heads peak at 1,550 m.
The UPA 250C type series is designed for

and characterized by durability and long
service lives
Water extraction pumps are often

subjected to challenging operating
conditions, particularly in respect
to the volume of the solid content
in the water being extracted. What
is needed is a robust pump capable
of withstanding abrasive wear. KSB
Aktiengesellschaft is meeting these
challenges with its UPA 250C submersible borehole pump range. KSBs
UPA series is intended for use in general water supply, irrigation, mining,
groundwater drawdown and management, fire-fighting and pressure
boosting applications. The pumps
have a maximum discharge head of
UPA 250C of 460m and a maximum
flow rate of 330m/h and depending
on the motor selected, fluid temperatures up to 50C can be handled.
Such is the robust design and construction of the UPA 250C pump; it
can be used for pumping water with
solids contents of up to 50g/m. A
patented sand separator protects the
pump against abrasive wear and the
pump's encapsulated bearings are
maintenance-free.
The operating reliability of the pump
is further increased by the use of a
check valve with anti-blockage valve
disc, and its integrated spring prevents water hammer due to the minimum closing time. This contributes to
protecting the entire well system and
all of its components. A wear-resistant
mechanical seal keeps the pumped
fluid from mixing with the fluid in the
motor space, thus enhancing the mo-
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Borehole Pumps
Danfoss' High Pressure Pumps

Danfoss High Pressure Pumps, part of the Danfoss
Group, has a clear mission: to develop, manufacture
and market the best high-pressure pumps and energy recovery devices for the reverse osmosis (RO)
market. The high-pressure pumps, called APP pumps,
are characterized by having some of the highest ef-
ficiencies in the market. The pumps are easy to

maintain and can boast of having the markets smallest footprint. The APP pumps are also available in
offshore versions for the oil and gas industry these
pumps are designed according to the American Petroleum Institute Standard API 674. The energy
recovery device, called iSave, is an isobaric energy
recovery device that is fully integrated with its own
positive displacement booster pump and electric
motor. Like APP pumps, iSave devices are characterized by having some of the highest efficiencies in
the market. The small and compact devices are easy
to install and operate. The pumps and energy recovery devices are sold for both land-based, marine
and offshore use as well as mobile and containerized
applications. All products are made in Duplex and
Super-Duplex materials, making them the perfect
choice for high salinity sea water reverse osmosis applications. Danfoss High Pressure Pumps offers an extensive range of pumps and energy recovery devices
a range which is continuously being expanded
and which today has units in operation in more than
15,000 RO systems throughout the world.
APP pumps family
Efficient Irrigation Pumps

The Emirate of Abu Dhabi contains approximately
80,000 water wells, many of which are used for the
purpose of crop irrigation. Fresh water tables have
dropped by as much as 5 meters per year and are
now as deep as 400 meters requiring more powerful
pumps to draw water from the ground. With this depletion in water resources Abu Dhabi Food Control
Authority (ADFCA) has begun a re-education program that encourages the efficient use of water and
the maintenance of systems with an aim of extending
the life of groundwater reserves and reducing water
abstraction. For the purpose of the efficient irrigation of farms in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, ARJ Water
Technology supplied efficient Lowara Z series 6
submersible pumps, 6 Franklin Electric submersible
motors, and Franklin Electric SubMonitor voltage and
temperature controls for pump and motor protection.
Equipment offered by Lowara and Franklin is available for the agriculture segment for the pumping of
water from wells and reservoirs, and the supply of water through irrigation pipelines. Included in ARJ Water
Technology product range, clients can find heavy-duty submersible borehole and surface, stainless steel,
single-stage and multistage pumps and motors. In
addition, the safe and reliable management of wasteArab Water World (AWW)
Z6, ZN6 submersible pumps for 6'' wells
water, and the complications it can pose, is critical

in every community. Through its partners, ABS and
Lowara, ARJ Water Technology provides a complete
range of pumps and systems to move wastewater
and storm water into the drainage system and further
onto, and within, the wastewater treatment plant.
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to Drive the Demand for Compressors in MENA
he Middle East and North Africa (MENA) features amongst the fast-growing regions in the world second to Asia Pacific. While the oil
and gas industry has been the key contributor to the regions development, the local governments unified vision towards diversification
beyond the traditional limits and foray into the non-oil and gas has been paying rich dividends. Manufacturing and extended downstream
activities have been continuously invested in to ensure sustenance on the growth path. Economic growth, coupled with a growing populace, has
led to substantial increase in the regions inherent energy/infrastructure requirements. The power and industrial infrastructure has witnessed
a massive upgrade followed by significant investments. Barring disputes arising out of sectarian divides and political situations, the region
is largely destined to establish itself as an economic superpower over the next decade. Demand for equipment is a natural consequence of
industrial growth. Rotating equipment, a critical machinery of any industrial setup, of which compressors are an essential part, continues to
witness installations in the region.
As per Frost & Sullivan estimates, 2012 revenues for
the compressors market in MENA were more than
USD1,600 million, and the same has grown at a healthy
rate (more than 7.0 percent). The market for Centrifugal
Compressors during this period was estimated at more
than USD1,080 million while that of Positive Displacement (PD) compressors was in excess of USD520 million. Overall, the MENA market for compressors is forecast to become a more than USD2,000 million-opportunity by 2016. Frost & Sullivans research on PD (includes
Reciprocating and Rotary Screw Compressors) and
Centrifugal Compressors market suggests that a paradigm shift is likely to take place, with the emergence of
non-oil and gas segment as a primary demand driver.
Chart 1: Total Industrial Compressors Market: Product Types
Industrial
Compressors
Posi4ve
Displacement
(PD)
Centrifugal
A paradigm
shift is likely
to take place,
with the
emergence of
non-oil and
gas segment
as a primary
demand
driver
Chart 2: Total Industrial Compressors Market: Revenues,

MENA, 2012
PD
Compressor
s
32%
Centrifugal
Compressor
s
68%
Table 1: Total Industrial Compressors Market: Competitive

Landscape, MENA, 2012
Product
Major Suppliers
Centrifugal Compressors
GE, Siemens, Atlas Copco, Elliot

Group, Dresser-Rand
PD Compressors
Atlas Copco, Dresser-Rand, Neuman and Esser, Gardner Denver,

GE
Source: Frost & Sullivan analysis
While there is minimal value addition (engineering) locally, supplier investments targeting manufacturing/
assembly operations in the region are being explored.
Traditionally, compressor installations in the MENA
were dominated by American and European vendors.
However, the penetration of Asian (mainly Korean) Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors resulted in greater acceptance of compressors
from their respective countries, intensifying competition in the MENA compressors market.
In the short term, resurgence of industries across the region is expected to create opportunities for established
and new market entrants. However, given the dynamic
nature of this region, compressor suppliers planning
to expand or enter the MENA market might need to
periodically reexamine their strategies in accordance
with changing regional dynamics in order to maintain
Source: Frost & Sullivan analysis
Growing Market and Intensifying Competition

Given that the predominant demand for compressors is
from the oil and gas industry, most of the global manufacturers who cater to this industry are present in the
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MENA. Major manufacturers, specializing in customized

engineering solutions and having robust product portfolios, cater to most of the high-value projects (especially, oil and gas) and those involving compressors for
critical process requirements.
As is the case globally, major multi-national corporations like General Electric (GE), Siemens, Atlas Copco, Elliott Group, and Dresser-Rand also dominate the MENA
market for compressors. These companies have gradually built up extensive solution portfolios suiting local
requirements, and their presence in the MENA spans
across pre-sales and sales support, marketing, and comprehensive after-sales support.
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Chart 4: Total Investment by End User Industry: MENA, 20082020 (Note: Cancelled Projects are not included; Infrastructure
and Real Estate projects have been excluded)
a competitive edge. The ability to deliver differentiated

services drives solution providers competitiveness and
can be a key decisive factor.
Saudi Arabia will continue to be the biggest market
for compressors
Being one of the biggest markets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
continues to attract various compressor manufacturers.
It even encourages suppliers to set up local manufacturing or assembly facilities in order to tap into this market. The sheer size of the economy, diversified nature
of industrial projects, and with a stable business environment, the demand for compressors is likely to stay
healthy. While demand from the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) is likely to be sustained, Qatar and Kuwait remain
markets with massive potential, which may or may not
be realized in the near future. State policies on various
aspects of the oil and gas industry are the main reasons
for tempered market growth in these countries.
Resolving issues pertinent to global sanctions, politiChart 3: Total Investment in Industrial Projects: MENA, 20082020 (Note: Cancelled Projects are not included; Infrastructure
and Real Estate projects have been excluded)
North Africa
16%
The GCC
57%
Rest of Middle East

27%
Power & Water

25%
Rest of no-oil &
gas
57%
Source: Frost & Sullivan analysis and Zawya
Escalating
energy
requirements
have
necessitated
the
construction
of gasfired plants
that need
compressors
Source: Frost & Sullivan analysis and Zawya
cal uncertainty, and the sectarian crisis experienced by

countries such as Iran, Iraq, Egypt, and Libya, which otherwise offer a huge potential, will be key in determining the progress of these economies. The demand for
compressors will be commensurate to the investments
being realized.
Investments in the non-oil and gas sector will drive
the demand for compressors
In spite of the flagging number of large-scale Greenfield projects (especially in the past five to six years) in
the oil and gas industry, demand from this segment is
likely to continue accounting for the maximum market
revenues. This is due to the substantial requirement of
compressors as an integral part of the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas industry.
Massive investments continue in the power and water
segment, catering to the requirements associated with
burgeoning population and rapid industrialization.
The segment is likely to emerge as the second biggest
source for compressor installations in the next four to
five years. Also, the continued expansion (current and
Oil & Gas

18%
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envisaged) of the petrochemicals, chemicals, and fertilizers sector, especially in the GCC, is expected to generate significant demand in the compressors market.
Additionally, there is a huge after-sales opportunity afforded by the large installed base, commissioned over decades. Exacting the requirements of compressors, which
thereby raise the overall cost through certifications, safety features, instrumentation requirements, diagnostics/
monitoring, etc., largely contribute to the revenues.
Effective tapping of aftermarket will hold key to
healthy margins
The replacement market is expected to be a substantial driver for the rotating equipment industry; as old
equipment undergoes overhaul, retrofits, part replacements, or complete substitution with improved technology is a common feature. Escalating energy requirements have necessitated the construction of gas-fired
plants that need compressors. Growth in non-oil and
gas-based projects such as petrochemicals, power, desalination, water and wastewater, infrastructure, and
metals and mining will increase the overall demand for
compressors, and moderately reduce the dependence
of compressor manufacturers on any specific industry.
Furthermore, this is should particularly benefit compressor manufacturers with a limited range of American
Petroleum Institute (API certified compressors in their
product portfolios. Non-oil and gas segment presents
significant opportunity for the installation of non-API
certified compressors. Meanwhile, factors such as the
rising average price of oil continue to encourage additional investment in capital-intensive exploration and
production activities, as well as value-added processing and refining.
Possible growth impediments in the long term included reduced investments in the MENA projects due to
significant build-up of regional overcapacity, discovery
of major oil and gas sources in other countries (major
gas finds in the US, investment in shale gas, deep-sea oil
production, and others) as well as the growing impetus
world over to develop renewable energy sources. Also,
countries in the region are in a state of political uncertainty and unhealthy contagion. Political tensions over

succession in Saudi Arabia, sporadic political unrest in
Kuwait, global sanctions on Iran, economic imbalance
of Iraq, and the effects of the Arab spring in Bahrain, Jordan, and Lebanon, among others, has dampened investor sentiments. Political instability, along with a weak
global economy, has a diminishing effect on investor
confidence and end-user businesses, which is likely to
affect the compressors market. Investments targeted at
extending the downstream activity, and continued industrial diversification will be vital for sustaining the regions growth. Volatility in the global market for oil and
gas will have an impact the compressors market in the
short term.
Industry Challenges
Delay and complexity in qualifying as an approved vendor
Adherence to stringent testing / quality requirements
End users reluctance to adopt new technology
Intensifying competition, specifically for standard off-the-shelf
compressors
The outlook
for PD and
Centrifugal
Compressors
market is
optimistic
ating unemployment and economic disparity, and the

need for economic diversification will be instrumental
in fuelling industrial growth. The outlook for PD and
Centrifugal Compressors market is optimistic, with a
moderate growth rate of around 7.5-9.0 percent from
2013 to 2016. The untapped potential for downstream
activity in countries such as the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and
Iraq, for various reasons (such as the moratorium on Gas
projects in the North Field, Qatar), provides opportunities for substantial growth in future. Additionally, new
modern cities in the MENA region, growing population,
increasing industrialization, and international mega
events (as planned in Qatar) will provide the next industrial boom for the compressors market.
Source:
Virein Kumar Yadlapalli
Program Manager
Industrial Automation & Process Control Practice
Middle East and North Africa, Frost & Sullivan
Web: www.frost.com
The need for a stable source of oil revenues (in the face
of depleting/ageing fields), creating value-added products (through increased downstream activities), allevi-

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Bobcat Engine Coming to Europe in 2015

Bobcat has announced a range of new EU Stage IIIB
and Stage IV compliant diesel engines to be used in the
companys market compact loader products in Europe,
due for introduction in 2015. Bobcat engines have been
developed with a new combustion system to meet the
EU Stage IIIB/Stage IV regulations without the need for a
diesel particulate filter (DPF). The new combustion system is called the ULPC (Ultra-Low PM Combustion) system. Over the next 12 months, Bobcat is planning to release more details on the new Bobcat EU Stage IIIB and
Stage IV compliant compact machines and their engines
to be introduced in Europe in 2015, along with additional features and solutions that will further benefit customers. Development of the new Stage IIIB and Stage IV
compliant engines resulted from collaboration between
Bobcat, Doosan and some of the worlds top engineering consultants and engine design firms, including
Ricardo, FEV and others. These new solutions combine
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Bobcat engines have been developed with a new combustion system
Doosans 50 years of engine-building experience with

Bobcats 50 years of compact equipment leadership.
Overall, the combination of Doosans experience with
that of the other partners in the project has capitalized
on more than 200 years of experience in engine design
and development and compact equipment expertise.
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industry spotlights
Ozone & UV Systems
Global Ultraviolet Disinfection Equipment Market

Shines with Growth Ahead
echNavios analysts forecast the global UV disinfection equipment market to grow at a CAGR of 12.7 percent over the period 2012-2016.
One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increased advantages of UV disinfection. The global UV disinfection
equipment market has also been witnessing an increase in industrialization. However, the development of electronic ballast could pose
a challenge to the growth of this market.
TechNavios report, the Global Ultraviolet Disinfection Equipment Market 2012-2016, has been prepared
based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from
industry experts. The report covers the market in the
Americas, and the APAC and EMEA regions; it also covers the global UV disinfection equipment market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years.
The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors
operating in this market. The key vendors dominating
this space include Advanced UV Inc., GE Lighting LLC,
Severn Trent Services Inc., and Siemens AG.
Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavios
CleanTech team said: Industrialization is a process by
which agrarian-based societies seek social and economic growth by their transformation into industrial
societies. In industrial societies, the standard of living
and scale of production of various goods is high, thereby resulting in an increase in the supply and usage of
water. Moreover, the rapid industrialization worldwide
and the depleting water resources have resulted in a
huge demand for safe, usable water. For instance, the
F&B industries need huge quantities of water for their
manufacturing process; therefore such industries can
deplete the water supply in regions where they are situated. Similarly, the increase in the standard of living as
a result of the growing industrialization has led to the
use of consumer goods such as dishwashers, washing
machines, and jacuzzis. Since the water supply is insufficient to meet these growing demands, it becomes necessary for industries and the public to reuse and recycle
water with the help of UV disinfection equipment. Thus,
the rapid industrialization is expected to foster the demand and growth of the global UV disinfection equipment market.
Rapid
industrialization is
expected to
foster the
demand and
growth of the
global UV
disinfection
equipment
market
According to the report, one of the major drivers in this

market is the advantages of UV disinfection, particularly in its applications in the water industry. For instance,
water treatment methods that use chemicals are risky to
handle and create residues that are harmful to the environment. On the other hand, UV disinfection equipment
are easier to operate and do not involve the creation of
harmful residues.
Further, the report states that one of the major challenges
in this market is the development of electronic ballasts.
There are various mismatches between the perceived
and actual performance of electronic ballasts, which are
expected to have a negative impact on the growth of the
market during the forecast period.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including
inputs from key participants in the industry. The report
contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape
in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.
Source:
TechNavio
Web: www.technavio.com
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GoodlifeUVs Breakthrough in UV Systems

It is a known fact that any material submerged under
water for a few days attracts impurities (TSS, hardness, TDS, etc.) from the water leading to fouling of
the material surface. In conventional UV systems,
the Quartz sleeve is submerged under water, hence
within a few days the Quartz sleeve gets fouled and
this will render the UV system ineffective as the fouling and/or scale formation will not allow the UV
rays to effectively pass through the water. Therefore
the Quartz glass needs periodical cleaning either
manually or by installation of automatic wipers. Also,
the Quartz Glass is fragile and can lead to breakages while cleaning. Fouling inside conventional
UV systems is a major maintenance concern, which
GoodlifeUV system internal working
GoodlifeUV has successfully overcome. GoodlifeUV

systems use high percentage UV-C transmitting Advanced Fluoropolymer (AF) tubes, instead of Quartz
Glass, through which water is passed. AF tubes have
non-fouling characteristic, so no impurities/salt stick
to the surface of the tubes. Hence, there are no fouling issues, no periodic cleaning requirements, and no
issues of breakages. This provides consistent disinfection results. GoodlifeUV offers a complete range of
ultraviolet water disinfection systems, with expertise
in developing high flow UV systems, and custom built
systems based on specific client requirements. The
systems have been successfully performing in many
wastewater and seawater plants. All GoodlifeUV systems products are designed to maximize results and
minimize operation and maintenance cost.
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Ozone & UV Systems
Energy Efficient Ozone Oxidation Systems

Xylem Inc. has launched a new, more energy efficient
and virtually maintenance free generation of its Wedeco
SMOevo and PDOevo ozone oxidation systems. These
systems now use Effizon evo 2G, a new, uniquely designed and robust electrode technology. The Effizon evo
2G electrode delivers up to 25 percent more energy efficient ozone production operates at very high cooling
water temperatures and is able to provide extraordinarily
high ozone concentrations of up to 21 weight percent
(wt%) for oxygen systems. The next generation Effizon

evo 2G electrodes produce ozone from oxygen or air using a unique Wedeco double-discharge gap technology.
Ozone is formed on both sides of the dielectric, which
increases ozone production due to lower power density
and more effective cooling. The electrodes are manufactured from inert materials making them highly resistant
to corrosion and practically maintenance free. The electrodes typically do not require any regular replacement
or cleaning. Moreover, the distinctive Wedeco electrode
also features an increased surface area providing superior cooling properties that enhance ozone production
efficiency. The Effizon evo 2G electrodes are also offered
with a standard, ten-year warranty. These Wedeco systems have the highest tolerances to hydrocarbon impurities in the feed gas used to convert oxygen to ozone,
providing customers with efficient ozone production
and at the same time, a wide selection when choosing
oxygen suppliers. In addition, SMOevo and PDOevo systems with Effizon evo 2G electrode technology operate
efficiently, even at very high water cooling temperatures
of up to 35 degrees Celsius, and also at high ozone concentrations for oxygen and air feed gas.
Wedeco-SMOevo system
Removing SRBs for Offshore Oil & Gas

UV disinfection, supplemented by periodic shock
dosing using chemical biocides is perfectly suited to
down-hole injection applications, and has proved to
be both a cost effective and highly efficient method
of removing harmful microorganisms such as SRB's
(Sulphate Reducing Bacteria) from water sources. A
correctly sized UV system such as the featured ATG UV
disinfection package dramatically reduces the amount
and frequency of chemical dosing and vastly reduces
the associated handling/transportation costs. Estimated savings for a SRB treatment application such
as down-hole injection switching to UV treatment are
substantial in chemical biocide cost savings alone. The
system is highly compact and easy to operate. All the
equipment was installed within a custom made, 20ft
offshore rated shipping container and the design utilizes an inline configuration that makes it easy to install
into restricted space. Furthermore the systems are fully
automatic and unlike traditional chemical treatments,
cannot be overdosed and do not increase the toxicity
of the water with harmful biocides. Whilst occasional
shock dosing with chemicals is still needed, this does
not require the complex monitoring equipment that
would be necessary if biocides were used as a primary
disinfectant for everyday operation. ATG UV TechnoloArab Water World (AWW)
Standby UV chambers 1,500 m3/hr SRB Treatment
gy have recently designed and manufactured a state of

the art, containerized UV disinfection package for the
treatment and removal of SRB's (Sulphate Reducing
Bacteria) from sea water. To avoid problems associated
with maintenance and corrosion the UV systems, manifolds and associated piping are manufactured from Super Duplex 25% Cr Steel.
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Country / Regional Reports

Italy
Produced Water at Italian Oil Field...............................................................P.34
Course in Desalination in Genoa...................................................................P.35
The Arsenic Issue in Drinking Water.............................................................P.38
ISOMAG FLOWIZ Next: The Water Dominator..........................................P.38
DEMONT: Desalination towards Innovation.............................................P.39
Lebanon
Studying the Available Data of the Wazzani Spring..............................P.41
Protecting Underground Water....................................................................P.42
Quality Is OK.......................................................................................................P.42
Scandinavia
Monitors Greenhouse Gas Emissions..........................................................P.44
Swedens Bluewater Fast Tracks International Growth.........................P.46
Rapid Detection of Psaudomonas Aeruginosa........................................P.46
Watermaster: Versatile Shallow Water Specialist....................................P.47
VACON 100 FLOW Improves Water Pumping........................................P.48
Ultrac ABs Leak Detection Equipment.......................................................P.48
South Korea
Meet Higher Expectations...............................................................................P.49
Integrated Membrane Solutions..................................................................P.50
Photo Courtesy of HSY
country / RegionAL reports
Italy
Produced Water at Italian Oil Field
he crude oil production site at the Tempa Rossa oil field in Corleto Perticara, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy, will use GEs
advanced evaporator and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technology to recycle up to 98 percent of produced water. Total E&P Italia
S.p.A. has six wells in the Tempa Rossa oil field, and GE will provide the technology to engineering, procurement and construction
(EPC) contractor Maire Tecnimont S.p.A, which is overseeing the development of the project for Total E&P Italia.
As one of the most important oil fields in Italy, the

Tempa Rossa project, along with the nearby Val dAgri
oil field, will create enough oil to meet approximately
10 percent of Italian oil needs. The execution of the
work will comply with the most severe requirements
in terms of health, safety and environment for a facility of this nature in Italy. The Tempa Rossa oil field
needed an innovative and energy-efficient solution to
treat the water and meet stringent discharge regulations, and GEs technology was deemed the best technology for recycling water at this facility.
The project marks the first application of GE-produced water treatment in Europe, leveraging on GEs
wide experience in produced water treatment in Canada, the United States and Australia. When producing
crude oil, the water that is pumped as a byproduct
called produced water. Oil wells can produce enormous quantities of water, and this produced water
needs to be treated or hauled away from the site. At
the Tempa Rossa oil field, GEs ZLD crystallizers will
demineralize the produced water, which will be available for firefighting. The remaining brine will be concentrated into solid salt crystals for disposal. The ZLD
technology will enable Maire Tecnimont S.p.A to meet
new national environmental regulations governing
water discharge.
Italy had become increasingly dependent on oil and
natural gas imports. New oil fields, such as Tempa
Rossa, will enable Italy to become less reliant on imports, improving the export/import commercial balance. Once fully operational in 2016, Total E&P Italias
six wells in Tempa Rossa will have a daily production
capacity of approximately 50,000 barrels of crude oil,
230,000 m of natural gas, 240 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and 80 tons of sulfur.
GE rendering of typical evaporator and crystallizer system (Photo Credit: GE)
temperature for demineralized water production and

firefighting reuse.
The energyefficient
technology
will treat up
to 52 m3/h of
feed water
per line
GE will provide two identical produced water treatment units including de-oiling, forced circulation
brine concentration, evaporation and crystallization
for ZLD. It is a complex process in which GEs multiple-effect steam-driven units will be used for concentration and crystallization. Vapors generated during
the evaporation process are condensed in GE energy
air condensers and air coolers to meet the required
The energy-efficient technology will treat up to 52

m3/h of feed water per line and will be able to recover
up to 98 percent of produced water as distillate and
solids. The delivery is expected to be completed by
the first quarter of 2015 with installation by the third
quarter of 2015.
Marie Tecnimonts technical expertise and knowhow in similar projects around the world was crucial
for the development of this project. Were pleased
that our innovative water treatment technologies
will be used to recycle its produced water, enabling
compliance with strict water reuse regulations and a
reduction in operational costs associated with water
consumption, said Yuvbir Singh, general manager,
engineered systemswater and process technologies for GE Power & Water. Once Maire Tecnimont installs the GE evaporation technology for the Tempa
Rossa oil field, it will represent the first application of
our produced water treatment in Europe.
The entire scope of the project includes the Tempa
Rossa oil field development project, as well as the
central process facilities of the oil center where the
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crude oil is treated, along with the treatment of the
associated gas and water, the LPG storage center, the
surface facilities on the well pads and the connections of the flowlines and pipelines with Snam Rete
Gas and with Taranto Refinery pipeline.
GE Power & Water provides customers with a broad
array of power generation, energy delivery and water
process technologies to solve their challenges locally.
Power & Water works in all areas of the energy industry including renewable resources such as wind and
solar; biogas and alternative fuels; and coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy. The business also develops advanced technologies to help solve the worlds
most complex challenges related to water availability
and quality. Power & Waters six business units include
The delivery
is expected to
be completed
by the first
quarter of
2015
Distributed Power, Nuclear Energy, Power Generation

Products, Power Generation Services, Renewable Energy and Water & Process Technologies. Headquartered in
Schenectady, N.Y., Power & Water is GEs largest industrial business.
GE works on things that matter. The best people and
the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home,
transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world. Not just imagining. Doing.
GE works.
Source:
GE Power & Water
Web: www.ge-energy.com

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Course in Desalination in Genoa

The European Desalination Society (EDS) is organizing a course in desalination in Genoa, Italy, one focusing on thermal desalination held on June 25-26, 2014,
and the second focuses on material selection for SWRO
& thermal desalination. The lecturer will be Dr. Corrado
Sommariva. The course is designed for students that
are already familiar with desalination technologies and
for managers who desire to acquire a specific knowledge about seawater desalination.
tween thermal and SWRO design and process parameters, including energy and seawater consumption, will
be analyzed. This is followed by detailed evaluation of
two major desalination methods: MSF and MED distillation as well as novel desalination technologies such
as LTD and membrane distillation. The technology description includes theoretical principles of the process,
principles of desalination system operation, system design, evaluation of the economics of the process.
Thermal Desalination
The course will start with basic concepts of water
chemistry and desalination mass and energy balance
performance ratio energy input. Main differences be-
Material selection for SWRO and thermal desalination

The course will start with basic concepts of material
selection, plant lifetime and fundamentals of corrosion
including various types of corrosion and prevention
measures (coating, cladding cathodic protection etc.).
Then the course will analyze in detail the prevailing
metals used in desalination plant such as Duplex and
superduplex, superaustenitic steel their features and
application and their application desalination. Theoretical aspects such a pitting and crevice resistance will be
analyzed against plant operational data. Material used
for each application such as process pumps, high pressure piping heat transfer tubes used for thermal desalination (titanium, cupronickel etc.) and their features as
well will be presented along with the historical development to the state of the art and future outlook.
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Serving the Water, Wastewater, Desalination & Energy Sectors in MENA
Since
1977
KSB Aktiengesellschaft is meeting todays challenges with its UPA 250C submersible borehole pump range.
KSBs UPA series is intended for use in general water supply, irrigation, mining, groundwater drawdown and
management, fire-fighting and pressure boosting applications. The pumps have a maximum discharge head
of UPA 250C of 460m and a maximum flow rate of 330m/h and depending on the motor selected, fluid temperatures up to 50C can be handled. Such is the robust design and construction of the UPA 250C pump; it can
be used for pumping water with solids contents of up to 50g/m.
Italy
The Arsenic Issue in Drinking Water

Throughout history arsenic has been used as a poison
and even today, arsenic continues to poison millions of
peoples worldwide. The element occurs naturally in the
soil and can enter the water supply easily. Natural groundwaters contain predominantly As (III), due to high reducing conditions. In natural surface waters, As (V) is the
dominant species. The WHO organization advices a maximum concentration of 10 ppb. Although arsenic can be
found in surface water, groundwater is the main source of
arsenic in water. In groundwater arsenic exists as waterinsoluble inorganic forms, i.e. As (V) or As (III) anions, depending upon the pH. Generally, a concentration of As
above 10 ppb can be found naturally in groundwater. For
example in Bangladesh, the groundwater concentrations
of arsenic may exceed 100 ppb on some locations.
The arsenic has short and long-term health effects, such
as: stomach pain, difficulty swallowing, skin lesions, convulsions, low blood pressure, vomiting, pigmentation,
gastrointestinal problems, bladder cancer, gangrene,

immunological disorders, skin cancer, limb loss, endocrine disorders, kidney cancer, keratosis, hematological
disorders, liver cancer, neurological effects, reproductive
problems, etc.
Today, an increasing number of municipal water supplies
have been found contaminated by Arsenic in a lot of cities
spread across industrialized countries (e.g. Europe, USA,
Canada), which in turn increases the public debate concerning the Arsenic issue and the consequences to the
human-health. Consequently, the major water regulation
authorities and safety authorities (e.g. EPA, ARPAM etc.)
are now increasing the control of the municipal water
supply and putting in force measures to try to reduce the
Arsenic contamination from drinking water.
Arsenic can be removed from drinking water in various
ways, by using the following techniques:
Precipitative processes, including coagulation/filtration
(C/F), direct filtration, coagulation assisted microfiltra
tion, enhanced coagulation, lime softening (LS), and en
hanced lime softening
Adsorption processes, specifically activated alu
mina (AA)
Ion exchange (IX) processes, specifically anion exchange
Membrane filtration, including reverse osmosis (RO),
and electrodialysis reversal (EDR)
The As-V can be better removed than As-III. As-III can be
removed when it is pre-oxidized to As-V. OSMO SISTEMI
has developed a vast experience in the design, construction and follow up of Arsenic Removal Plants. These developed systems are designed, fabricated and serviced to
empower water treatment decision-makers or end users
to have the necessary tools to achieve their objectives,
first technical and finally economic benefits.
Vast experience in the design, construction and follow up of

Arsenic Removal Plants
ISOMAG FLOWIZ Next: The Water Dominator

Isoil Industria, a worldwide supplier of electromagnetic flow-meters, presents Flowiz Next as an integrated
solution containing all elements required for an accurate and complete measure in one single housing: 6
internal batteries able to guarantee the operations also
without mains power supply; high capacity data logger to collect data for more than 10 years with no risk
of losing them; one or two pressure inputs, one temperature input, a graphical display for a complete and
immediate visualization, and most of all the GPRS wireless transmission technology using an internal modem
and a simple SIM card. A complete set of flow, volumes,
pressure and temperature data from the field stored
inside a logger with time references and sent by e-mails
with excel attachments. This is the ultimate solution for
managing data from a water network. This universal

technology, based on standard protocols and software
such as GPRS and Excel, makes the solution available all
over the world and compatible with all existing systems
and is now complemented by ISOD@M, a Data Acquisition and Management software for complete monitor
and analysis of flow meters net and water loss control.
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Trade Associations
Assopompe
President: Carlo Banfi
Web: http://en.anima.it/ass/assopompe
Activity: Member of ANIMA. It promotes awareness on market trends
and statistics as well as exchange and dissemination of basic know how
in design and application of pumps and pumping systems.
European Desalination Society

E-mail: balabanmiriam@gmail.com
Web: www.edsoc.com
Activity: Wide organization for individual and corporate
members interested in promoting desalination water reuse and water technology members are welcomed from
other regions outside Europe.
AVR (Italian Valve and Fitting Manufacturers Association)

President: Maurizio Brancaleoni
Web: www.associazioneavr.it
Activity: Member of ANIMA. It represents the main Italian manufacturers of valves and fittings in Italy and abroad.
Events
Courses in Desalination
Genova Italy / June 25-27, 2014
Lecturer: Dr. Corroda Sommariva
E-mail: balabanmiriam@gmail.com
Web: www.edsoc.com
Activity: Thermal desalination and material selection for
SWRO and Thermal Desalination.
Italian Trade Agency ITA

Web: www.italtrade.com
Activity: Promotes the internationalization of the Italian
Companies, provides information support and advice to Italian foreign
companies.
GEOFLUID
Piacenza - Italy / October 14, 2014
E-mail: info@piacenzaexport.it
Web: www.geofluid.it
Activity: International exhibition on technologies and
equipment for prospecting, extracting and conveying underground fluids.
Aquaitalia
President: Giorgio Moro
Web: http://en.anima.it/ass/aquaitalia
Activity: Member of ANIMA. It is the association of manufacturers and
companies producing equipment, chemicals, accessories and components for the treatment of primary water for civil, industrial and swimming pools
DEMONT: Desalination
towards Innovation
DEMONT is an international EPC contractor
actives in power, petrochemical, and industrial
sectors, and specialized
manufacturer of desalination plants and industrial boilers & heaters.
In the desalination industry, DEMONT deals with the
prestigious Brands REGGIANE (founded in 1904) and
SOWIT (founded in 1961), well-known Italian brands in
the thermal desalination technology, internationally
affirmed in the sector since almost 50 years. DEMONT
is reaffirming the tradition of the original Brands incorporated early 2012, improving the potentialities
and focusing on the technology development and innovative applications. The company is in position to
perform desalination plants based on MSF (Multistage
flash) and MED (Multiple Effect Distillation) systems.
The wide capacity range covers large size MSF and medium size MED Units, with the highest performance ratios. The activities are extended to the upgrading and
revamping of existing plants and supplying systems
associated to desalination.
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Studying the Available Data of the Wazzani Spring

Encased between Rachaya and yammouneh faults, which form the western north limit of the Arabic plate, lies the Wazzani plain that is
crossed by a small river the Hasbani. From this river, the Artesian Wazzani spring arises and is surrounded by a Basaltic land. The basalt
magma that reached the surface through the faults and cracks encrusted in the Hasbani bed and covered the Cretaceous land. In this
small area, there are different kinds of rocks, aged from the oldest the Jurassic to the recent quaternary soil. Being open to the sea, the area
receives a large amount of rainwater per year estimated around 800 to 1000 millimeters, excluding snow water. The sketch in the article
shows the result of the compressed water of Wazzani spring that drilled and removed the Cenomanian calcareous roof and the basaltic cover
for millions of years. According to Alain Guerre (1973), Fluoresceine that was injected in the upper Jurassic (Aiha village) located north of
Wazzani, appears in the Jurassic spring of Chebaa and in Wazzani inside middle cretaceous. The passage from Jurassic karstic aquifer to the
karstic cretaceous aquifer through faults in the impermeable layers of lower cretaceous was shown. The hydrogeological map of Lebanon
(published by UNDP, Lebanon Groundwater report- New York -1970) shows the injection and the appearance places of Fluoresceine trace in
Jurassic and Cretaceous karstic springs.
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Lebanon
Protecting Underground
Water
The Lebanese Ministry of Water
has put forward in 2012 a Technical Control mechanism by which
every citizen wishing to exploit
his eventual underground water
has to pass by. It consists of creating a technical barrier aiming
to limit over exploitation by water wells (less than 150m deep).
A well dug for agricultural use
For this purpose, the Ministry
qualified several internationally recognized Third Party Inspection offices (TPI), among them is the French company
Apave. The job of these companies is: Step 1: the citizen
has to provide them with all necessary documents and
proofs needed for such endeavor according to the Ministry by laws in this field. Step 2: the TPI conducts a first
inspection visit to the site and issues a first report expressing possibilities of influence of such projected works on
neighboring systems. Step 3: the Ministry delivers or does
not deliver a well permit. Step 4: in case of permit delivery,
work inspection is carried out periodically by the TPI.
Public Sector Firms
Fonderies Ohannes
Kassardjian s.a.l was
established in the year
1939 in Lebanon as the
first foundry of the Middle East specialized in
the manufacture of brass,
gunmetal & cast iron
Tailor-made fittings by OK
products used for water. Since then, the trade mark OK that refers to the first
initials of the Founder Ohannes Kassardjian, has been a
symbol of high quality and reliability. This company has
gathered the means of success throughout the years of
its long existence: Up to date equipment and means of
production; High level of technology and experience;
Managerial and security in performance; Honorability
and security performance. Following its inception, the
company has developed into one of the major foundries in the Middle East, constantly striving to enhance its
technical know-how and develop its production facilities with the major concern of supplying quality products to the water authorities and contractors.
Ministry of Environment
E-mail: webmaster@moe.gov.lb
Web: www.moe.gov.lb
Minister: Mohamad Mashnouk
Activity: Responsible for the environment of Lebanon forestation.
Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW)

Minister: Arthur Nazarian
Web: www.energyandwater.gov.lb
Activity: Plans, studies and carries out Hydraulic projects.
Levant Desalination Association (LDA)

E-Mail: info@levantdesal.org
Web: www.levantdesal.org
Activity: LDA is committed to the development and promotion of
desalination technology in water supply, water re-use, water pollution control, water purification and water treatment in the Levant
area including Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine.
Beirut & Mount Lebanon Water Establishment

Web: www.ebml.gov.lb
Activity: Serves around 450,000 customers responsible for the development and implementation of capital investment programs in line
with the general master plan set by the Ministry of Energy and Water.
The Litani River Authority
Web: www.litani.gov.lb
Activity: Implements the Litani irrigation, drinking water and
electricity projects, ensures water monitoring at all rivers, conducts studies to implement dams and mountain lakes, etc. under the
supervision of the Ministry of Energy & Water.
Events
Project Lebanon 2014
Beirut Lebanon / June 3-6, 2014
Web: www.projectlebanon.com
Activity: The International construction and water trade exhibition
for Lebanon and the Middle East.
Council for Development & Reconstruction (CDR)

President: Eng.Nabil Jisr
E-mail: infocenter@cdr.gov.lb
Web: www.cdr.gov.lb
Activity: CDR is engaged in all phases of project implementation planning, feasibility analysis, detailed design, bidding, expropriation, executive, operation and maintenance of most public facilities among which
water and wastewater projects.
Quality Is OK
Publications
Arab Water World Magazine (AWW)
Editor-in-chief: Fathi Chatila
E-mail: f.chatila@cphworldmedia.com
Web: www.awwmag.com
Activity: B2B magazine which provides information on the latest
developments and technologies related to the Water, Wastewater,
Desalination & Energy sectors.
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Scandinavia

Monitors Greenhouse Gas Emissions
lobally, little attention is paid to gaseous emissions from wastewater treatment processes. This contrasts greatly with the regulatory
monitoring that is applied to the quality of water emissions from such facilities. However, in Helsinki, Finland, a large municipal
wastewater treatment facility continuously monitors its emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) to help in the citys efforts to
combat climate change and also improve the wastewater treatment process. Employing a multigas FTIR (Fourier Transform InfraRed)
analyzer from Gasmet, a Helsinki-based manufacturer of analytical instrumentation, the plants managers are able to measure the
effects of process control on GHG emissions such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. This also provides an insight into the fate
of nitrogenous compounds within the wastewater stream.
Background
The Viikinmki wastewater treatment plant was built
in 1994 to process wastewater from both domestic
(85%) and industrial (15%) sources. However, the average temperature in Helsinki between December and
February is around minus 4 degrees Celsius, with extremes below minus 20 and even minus 30 degrees
Celsius, so the plant was built almost entirely underground to avoid the freezing temperatures. Underground construction is common practice in the Nordic
countries, providing other advantages such as land
availability above the plant and the provision of stable
conditions for process control and odor management.
The Viikinmki plant is the largest wastewater treatment facility in Finland, handling approximately
270,000 m of wastewater per day, which amounts
to about 100 million m per year. The wastewater is
treated in compliance with the Finnish Wastewater
Discharge Permit, which is stricter than the EU Water
Framework Directive for parameters such as nitrogen
removal, phosphate content, BOD, COD and suspended solids. Following treatment, the purified / treated
wastewater is conveyed 8km out to sea and to a depth

of over 20m. This might seem superfluous, but the 16
km long discharge pipe was built in the 1980s and was
designed to ensure that discharged wastewater did
not accumulate on the shallow and scattered shore
and nature reserves along the coastline of Helsinki.
The
Viikinmki
plant is
the largest
wastewater
treatment
facility in
Finland
The
Viikinmki
plant is
the largest
wastewater
treatment
facility in
Finland
Viikinmki Wastewater HSY (Photo courtesy of HSY)
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The treatment process is based on the activated

sludge method and includes three phases: mechanical, biological and chemical treatment. Traditional nitrogen removal has been enhanced with a biological
filter that utilizes denitrification bacteria.
The organic matter contained in the sludge produced
in the wastewater treatment process is exploited by
digesting the sludge, and the biogas generated in the
digestion process is collected for further use. Thanks
to the energy produced from biogas, the treatment
plant is self-sufficient in terms of heating and about 70
percent self-sufficient in terms of electricity. However,
the plant aims to be fully energy self-sufficient in the
near future, and around 60,000 tonnes of dried waste
sludge is sold each year for landscaping purposes.
Gas monitoring
As a result of the size of the plant (E-PRTR reporting)
and the commitment of the Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority (HSY) to the protection of
the environment, it was necessary to monitor or model gaseous emissions. At the beginning of the E-PRTR
reporting requirements (2007) HSY modeled the annual gaseous emissions based on grab samples. However, monitoring was relatively simple to implement
because the plant is enclosed underground and a gas
exhaust system was already in place.
Initially, a portable FTIR analyzer from Gasmet was
hired for a short period to assess the plants emissions
and for research purposes. However, as Mari Heinonen,
Process Manager at Viikinmki, reports: The gas emissions data were very interesting but they were not
representative of the annual emissions, and posed
more questions than they answered. We therefore
purchased a continuous emissions monitoring system

(CEMS) from Gasmet, which was installed in late 2012
and we now have our first full years data for 2013. Very
little data has been published on the GHG emissions
of wastewater treatment and as far as we are aware,
Viikinmki is the only plant in the world conducting
this type of monitoring, so our data is likely to be of
major significance.
The Gasmet CEMS employs an FTIR spectrometer to
obtain infrared spectra from the waste gas stream by
first collecting an interferogram of the sample signal
with an interferometer, which measures all infrared
frequencies simultaneously to produce a spectrum
from which qualitative and quantitative data are produced. For example, the CEMS at Viikinmki continuously displays emissions data for CH4, N2O, CO2, NO,
NO2, and NH3.
Over a number of years, Gasmet has established a library of FTIR reference spectra that now extends to
simultaneous quantification of 50 gases or identification of unknowns from a collection of 5000+ gases. This
means that it is possible to reanalyze produced spectra
with the instruments PC based software (Calcmet) and
thereby to identify unknown gases a major advantage of FTIR. Whilst FTIR is able to analyze an enormous
number of gases, the technique is not suitable for noble
gases, homonuclear diatomic gases (e.g., N2, Cl2, H2,
F2, etc.) or H2S (detection limit too high).
Gasmet FTIR technology was chosen for the Viikinmki
plant because of its ability to monitor multiple gases
simultaneously. However Heinonen says: The system
has performed very well, with very little maintenance
required. Zero point calibration with nitrogen (background) just takes a few minutes each day and is fully
automated. Water vapor calibration is conducted at
least once per year, but under normal circumstances
no other calibration is necessary. With the benefit of
the monitoring data, Heinonen has calculated the annual emissions for methane to be around 350 tonnes,
and for nitrous oxide around 134 tonnes. This means
that the emissions per cubic meter of wastewater
equate to 3.5g of methane and 1.34g of nitrous oxide.
it will be
possible to
use the gas
monitoring
data to
improve
process
control
Viikinmki Emissions Monitor (Photo courtesy of Gasmet

Technologies)
process control: Traditional monitoring/control systems focus on concentrations of oxygen, nitrate and
ammonia in the water, but if we detect high levels of
N2O gas for example, this may indicate a problem in
the process that we can use as a feedback control. The
monitoring data for gaseous nitrogen compounds
(N2O, NH3, NOx) complements water analysis and provides a more complete picture of the nitrogen cycle
in the treatment process. Clearly, further research will
be required, but this work may indicate a need to consider the fate of nitrogenous compounds beyond just
those in the wastewater; the removal of nitrogen from
wastewater is a key objective, but if this results in high
N2O emissions the process may need to be managed
in a different way.
Source:
Gasmet Technologies
Looking forward, Heinonen believes that it will be

possible to use the gas monitoring data to improve
Web: www.gasmet.com
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Scandinavia
Swedens Bluewater Fast Tracks

International Growth
Swedens Bluewater premium water purifiers are fast
emerging an international contender in the high-end
segment of the residential and light commercial water
purification industry. The Bluewater name may be
new in the water business, but the brand incorporates
three acclaimed water purifier product lines acquired
from Swedens Dometic AB and Kuna Group. And like
the old Scandinavian Vikings, the brand is taking the
world by storm with successful launches in Europe,
North America and China. Since its launching at Aquatech Amsterdam in November 2013, Bluewaters premium water purifiers that harness unique, patented SuperiorOsmosis technology are racking up trade and
consumer interest as well as sales in Europe, the United
States, China, Indonesia and elsewhere. Bluewater
is the registered trademark of Blueblue AB, a Swedish Bluewater managing
company owned by Bengt Rittri, who also owns the air- director Niclas Wullt
cleaning brand, Blueair, available in over 50 countries.
Bluewater SuperiorOsmosis technology delivers on-
demand cleaned water direct from the tap. Innovated

and manufactured in Sweden, the water purifiers remove practically all contaminates, including microorganisms, pesticides, heavy metals and toxins. Bluewaters unique SuperiorOsmosis is second-generation
reverse osmosis, said Niclas Wullt, Bluewater Managing
Director. With the correct pre-filtration, our technology purifies most types of tap drinking water, including brackish water with TDS levels of up to 7500 PPM.
There are many water filter technologies, but Bluewaters patented reverse osmosis solution also dramatically reduces the water wastage normally associated
with traditional RO systems by up to 80 percent, said
Wullt. Bluewater has invested in innovating and delivering superior technology and design approaches that
ensure its water cleaners are as efficient as possible in
removing pollutants from tap water without wasting
unnecessary amounts of water common to traditional
reverse osmosis systems.
Rapid Detection of Psaudomonas Aeruginosa

Colifast AS is a Norwegian biotechnology company
and a specialist in the development and delivery of
automated instruments for detection of fecal contamination. The Colifast technology has been in the
market since 1992 and is used to monitor water and
food quality in order to protect public health and
the environment. The Colifast Pseudomonas aeruginosa Test enables rapid detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water samples down to the level
of 1 cfu per sample volume (100-250 ml). Sample
preparation is done by the membrane filtration (MF)
technique or by direct addition of water sample
(higher levels). The Colifast Pseudomonas aeruginosa test can be combined with all Colifast analyzers or be used as a simple basic test. The detection
is based on bacterial growth and the activity of specific enzymes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains.
This specific activity produces fluorescence which
is detected by the Colifast analyzers providing Presence/Absence results. Semi-quantitative information
can be obtained by determining the Time To Detect
(TTD), when fluorescence intensity reaches a certain
threshold. The test was a part of an EU project, EC
framework 5, which stated a sensitivity and specificity of 99% and 100%, respectively and a 10-16/18
hour detection time for Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(1-20 CFU/100 ml). The Colifast Pseudomonas aeruginosa test can be used for HACCP testing under
non-sterile conditions, at site without any laboratory
facilities. The rapid results shorten the time to make
decisions. Typical applications are bottled water,
swimming pools and Jacuzzis.
The Colifast Pseudomonas aeruginosa test used in Jacuzzis
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Watermaster: Versatile
Shallow Water
Specialist
Watermaster by Aquamec, is an amphibious multipurpose solution for all shallow water work. Watermaster
technology is widely used around the world for applications such as flood prevention, river and lake restoration,
removing vegetation caused by eutrophication, cleaning
polluted and sedimented urban canals and various construction projects in water environment. Watermasters
capabilities include: suction dredging, backhoe dredging,
raking & pile driving all from dry ground to 6 meters
Hundreds of Watermaster units can be seen in over 60

countries worldwide
depth. Watermaster reduces investment, operational and

maintenance costs since one machine does the work of
many separate machines. Watermaster is truly amphibious in all work modes, capable of operating in water, wetlands and on dry ground able to reach and work at the
most challenging sites. Mobilizing Watermaster is easy.
Transport on a standard trailer, unload and walk independently into water without crane assistance. Watermaster
has its own propulsion system, four stabilizers and a flexible boom so moving, anchoring and operating in water
is also quick and independent. Watermaster is operated
by one man, no assisting vessels, extra labor, separate anchors, wire-cables or winches are needed. Watermaster
technology is currently solving shallow water challenges
with hundreds of units in over 60 countries worldwide.
Watermaster is a serial product manufactured in Finland.
Concept has been continuously developed since 1986.
Aquamec has the ISO 9001 Quality certificate and the ISO
14001 Environmental certificate. The unique mobility,
heavy duty versatility and field-proven reliability supported by Watermaster service network make Watermaster
the smart solution for hard work.
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Scandinavia
VACON 100 FLOW Improves Water Pumping

KRS-Vesi is responsible for water supply in the Kristinestad area on the west coast of Finland. Controlling
the pumps with VACON 100 FLOW AC drives results in
an even flow and reduces pressure spikes in the pipes.
KRS-Vesi saw that modernization was necessary at their
Friiveli booster station and Osvald waste water pumping station. After modernization, each of the pumps is
controlled by a VACON 100 FLOW drive, thus replacing
the more conventional AC drive-contactor-combination
and direct on-line starting of pumps. The VACON 100
FLOW has dedicated functions that benefit flow control
processes. It provides multi-pump functions as standard,
which improve reliability and efficiency. Communicating with each other via a Modbus RTU communications
protocol, the drives are able to judge how many pumps
are needed at any particular time and at what speed the
pumps should operate and notice if there is a fault in
one of the motors, pumps or AC drives. If the demand
exceeds the maximum capacity of the leading pump
and more capacity is needed, auxiliary pumps are con-
The most important benefits of the VACON 100 FLOW units at

KRS-Vesi in Kristinestad are a steady flow and pressure
nected as needed. The leading pump and the auxiliary

pumps run in parallel, saving energy and reducing wear
on the pumps. Starting the pumps smoothly decreases
the stress on the electrical network and mechanical
parts and reduces pressure spikes in the pipeline. Commissioning the VACON 100 FLOW is easy and quick and
does not require any special skills.
Ultrac ABs Leak Detection Equipment

help solving this dilemma, Ultrac has carefully studied
the dynamic properties of water-filled plastic pipes. Making use of this knowledge and applying electronic signal
processing has resulted in a monitoring system that is
capable of identifying leaks in plastic pipes at distances
up to 400 meters. The Ultrac range of equipment includes
the Ultrac hydrophone and the Ultrac accelerometer for
picking up leak noise signals, and the Ultrac Leak Finder
for processing the signals and thereby making them perceptible to the equipment user.
The location of leaks in water

distribution pipes is considered by network managers
a very important issue. The
majority of pipelines being
installed today are made of
different types of plastic ma- Ultrac hydrophone
terials and it is well known
installation
among skilled network technicians that it is difficult, if
not impossible, to locate leaks in this type of pipes. To
Trade Associations
Global Water Partnership

Contact: Ania Grobicki
E-mail: ania.grobicki@gwp.org
Web: www.gwp.org
Activity: Advances governance and management of water resources for sustainable and equitable development.
Swedish Water House (Stockholm International

Water Institute SIWI)
Contact: Katarina Veem

Email: Katarina.veem@siwi.org
Web: www.siwi.org
Activity: Connects Swedish Water Stakeholders from different
sectors with each other and with international process
and discussions.
Danish Water Forum

E-mail: www.danishwaterforum.dk
Activity: Promotes and expands the role of
the Danish water sector at the international scene with an aim
to promote the Danish expertise particularly in development.
Swedish International Development Cooperation

Agency (SIDA)
Email: info@sida.se
Web: www.sida.org
Activity: Supports over 2000 projects in over 100 countries in areas covering water, infrastructure and urban development.
Events
Stockholm Water Prize
Contact: Jens Berggren
E-mail: Jens.berggren@siwi.org
Web: www.siwi.org
Activity: The global award for outstanding achievements in
water-related activities.
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Meet Higher Expectations
n the past, home appliances have been all about convenience regarding quickly freezing foods or washing clothes. Now, the paradigm is
shifting towards wellness, as increasing number of people are putting wellness and safety on the front, rather than convenience. Gradually,
people have started understanding the influence of drinking safe and pure water on the quality of human life, thereby which offers great
market potential for water purification products. In South Korea, most of the water purifier sales are made through rental system.
South Korea is one of the Asian Tigers, with one of the

worlds fastest-growing economies from the early 1960s
to the late 1990s. South Korea is still one of the fastestgrowing countries in the 2000s, along with Hong Kong,
Singapore, and Taiwan. South Koreans have adopted
the western culture earlier than the other Asian countries primarily because of the per capital income.
The unorganized sector in the South Korean water purifier market comprises of small & local manufacturers.
Unorganized players get advantage of cost but as the
per capital income of Koreans were higher, unorganized players could not gain much ground in the water
purifier industry. South Korean water purifier industry
has seen tremendous growth in last three years due to
which the market size has doubled in last three years.
The reason for the growth of water purifier industry is
due to affordable rental system, increasing health consciousness and increasing disposable income.
... growth of
water purifier
industry is due
to affordable
rental system, market share with 1.068 million units, reaching USD1
billion in 2011. UV and UF have contributed sales of
increasing USD306 million and USD 214 Million with 518 thousand
Coway was the first company to introduce the conunits and 1.7 million units respectively in 2011 in South
cept of water purifiers on rental which has been highly
health
Major sales channel used for water purifiers are
greeted by South Korean consumers, which in turn, has
consciousness Korea.
through reseller & direct sales which, together accounthelped Coway to make strong foothold in South Korean
and
ed for 68% of the total South Korean water purifier sales
water purifier market. The second most powerful player
in South Korean water purifier market is Chugho Nais.
increasing in 2011.
Chungho Nais is followed by Tong Yang Magic. It is bedisposable The water purifier market in South Korea has a huge poing estimated that market share in South Korean water
tential. According to Karan Chechi, Research Director, Avpurifier industry is expected to witness some drastic
income
erage selling price of water purifiers in South Korea are
extremely high when compared with other emerging
economies such as Brazil, India & China primarily due to
imports. The market is at maturity stage in industry life
cycle. The continuous product innovation and decreasing prices would act as a key for future growth.
changes where Coway would be leading with 42.20%

market share by 2017 followed by Chugho Nais with
16.1% and Tong Yang Magic with 8.9% market revenues.
According to recently published report by TechSci Research, South Korea Water Purifier Market Forecast &
Opportunities, 2017 South Korean organized water
purifier market has been expected to grow with the
CAGR of around 16% which is anticipated to reach close
to USD3.837 Billion by 2017. RO based water purifiers
have been leading the market with nearly 66% of the
Source:
TechSci Research
Web: www.techsciresearch.com
.
.
TechSci .
3.837 %16 2017
. .2017
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South Korea
Integrated Membrane Solutions

In April, CSM contracted an engineering firm in Kazakhstan to supply both RO and UF membranes to a
drinking water treatment plant within the Karagandy
Province. The Korean based membrane manufacturer

mainly supplied spiral-wound reverse osmosis and
nanofiltration membranes; however beginning in
Dec. 2013, CSM added a hollow fiber UF membrane
to their manufacturing line to provide integrated
membrane product offerings, after 1-year-reliability
test in Korean municipal plant. The contract is to
supply a package of UF/RO membranes to a potable
water plant with a capacity of 12,000 m3/day. The intake feed water from Balhash Lake will be pre-treated
using CSM hollow fiber UF membranes before entering the low pressure RO system for TDS removal to
save total OPEX and meet drinking water standards
in Kazakhstan.
CSM products, manufactured by Woongjin Chemical
Co Ltd, are innovative and cost-effective reverse osmosis, nanofiltration and ultrafiltration membranes as
well as cartridge & micro-filters serving the municipal,
industrial and residential markets. The goal of CSM is
to achieve thorough customer satisfaction in the filtration and separation industry. Supported by a global network of branch offices and subsidiaries in the
US, China, Japan and India along with numerous authorized dealerships throughout the world, the company is committed to ensuring better quality, reliable
technical support, competitive prices and responsive
delivery time to customers.
Pilot test system in Korea
Trade Associations
Korea Water & Wastewater Works Association
(KWWA)
Web: www.kwwa.or.kr/english/
Activity: Works as a bridge between industry
and academics and governments through the exchange and
expansion of the knowledge and information on the water
supply and wastewater.
ENVEX
Seoul / June 10-13, 2014
Web: www.envex.or.kr
Activity: International exhibition on environmental technology
& green energy.
Water Korea
KINTEX - Goyang City / March 17-20, 2014
Web: www.waterkorea.kr
Activity: Biggest domestic general exhibition for
water and sewage industry. It is a representative brand of Water Korea industry as well as the trend on international water
and wastewater industry
Korea Water Purifier Industry Cooperative

Web: www.kwpic.ct.kr
Activity: Promotes economic status of Cooperative
members and balanced development of the Korean
economy, by facilitating healthy growth in the water purifier
manufacturing industry.
Water Expo & Conference Korea

Daegu, South Korea / October 22-24, 2014
E-mail: waterexpo@exco.co.kr
Web: www.waterexpo.co.kr
Activity: Water business to business exhibition and conference.
Events
Korea Water Forum
April 12-17, 2015
Web: www.koreawaterforum.org
Activity: Establishes an international water network contribution to solve challenges, and develops public education on water.
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Departments
Corporate Happenings
Dow Earns Bronze Edison Award Honor.......................................................P.52
Metito & Zulekha Hospital Join Forces..........................................................P.52
GE Named Water Company of the Year.........................................................P.53
Singer Valve Inc. Appoints Gary Wyeth.........................................................P.53
Water Risk Information: Available for
Financial Professionals Worldwide..................................................................P.54
Total Strengthens Partnership with Saudi Zahid Group.........................P.54
Interviews & Profiles

NWWC: The Right Pumping Solution.............................................................P.55
Products & Services

Steel Industry Related App Launched...........................................................P.56
Schramm Introduces the T250xd....................................................................P.56
Chemineer Model 20 Top-Entering Agitators.............................................P.57
Photo Courtesy of Schramm Inc.
DEPARTMENTS
Dow Earns Bronze Edison Award Honor

Fast on the heels of designating FILMTEC ECO
Reverse Osmosis (RO) Elements as the companys
second Breakthrough to a World Challenge, Dow
garners a prestigious Edison Award. Dow was presented with the Bronze Edison Award for FILMTEC
ECO Elements in the Energy/Sustainability and Commercial Resource Management category. The judging committee recognized FILMTEC ECO Technology
for its ability to significantly reduce the energy required to remove impurities from water. A program
within the Edison Universe organization, the Edison
Awards have recognized and honored some of the
most innovative products and business specialists
in the world. Recognizing the perilous state of water
demand, Dow Water & Process Solutions scientists
developed FILMTEC ECO RO Elements, which includes one of the most advanced water purification
polymer chemistries available today. FILMTEC ECO
Elements can help deliver up to 40 percent better
water purification while using up to 30 percent less
energy, resulting in up to 19 percent less operating
costs. These benefits provide manufacturers, who
DOW FILMTEC ECO RO Elements recognized for energy and

cost savings in manufacturing
need water as a critical utility or as a process ingredient, with an ecologic and economic win when making the products used every day such as electronics,
clothing, food and beverages.
Metito & Zulekha Hospital Join Forces

Arab Water World (AWW) Magazine had attended the
ceremony of signing the agreement between Metito
represented by its CEO Mutaz Ghandour and Zulekha
Hospital, represented by Dr. Zulekha DAUD, Managing
Director. The ceremony had taken place in the auditorium hall of Zulekha Hospital in Sharjah, UAE on 28th of
April 2014. On this occasion, AWWs representative in
UAE Fouad Hammad had the opportunity to meet Rami
Ghandour, Managing Director of Metito and Zanubia
Shams, CEO at Zulekha Healthcare Group of Zulekha
Hospital, to get more details on these charitable associated activities between the two companies to achieve
drinkable water for some schools in India.
Ghandour has pointed out that Metito had been always associated with such humanitarian projects to
help people in the third world countries to have access to pure drinkable water. This time we are happy
to be associated with Zulekha hospital in the UAE to
perform together a project in Nagpur village in India
where Metito will provide four schools with necessary
installations and plants to have access to pure drinking
water for the students. Metito had already realized several projects in India where it has 7 offices in various
cities, said Ghandour.
From her side, Shams informed AWW that Zulekha
Hospital used to perform such charitable activities in
India during the past years, and this time they choose
Nagpur village in Maharashtra State as Dr. Zulekha
comes from that village in India, where she had lived
and studied before coming to the UAE and founded
Zulekha Hospital. Its a significant gesture for us to
help students in this village to get pure drinking water in association and assistance of Metito, who have
shown lot of interest to be our partner in this charitable project and promise achieving the plant in a
short period of time to provide safe drinking water for
30,000 people in the city, said Shams.
During the signing of the agreement
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GE Named Water Company of the Year

Recognized for its outstanding commitment and contributions to the water industry, GE was named Water Company of the Year at the annual Global Water
Awards. The award recognizes the water company that
made the most significant contribution to the development of the international water sector in 2013. GE
representatives accepted the award at a dinner earlier
this month in Paris, France, during Global Water Intelligences Global Water Summit 2014. According to the
awards program, GE Water has transformed itself into
the most formidable industrial water company in the
world, positioned at the center of the water-energy
nexus. GE Water has consistently placed itself at the
cutting edge of innovation right across its portfolio. No
one else proved so adept at turning challenges of the
water-energy nexus into opportunities for corporate
water users, utilities and the environment.
Throughout 2013, GE introduced several innovative
products and provided advanced water treatment solutions for numerous projects across the globe. Among
GEs offerings that were announced last year, there were
many significant technology contributions including
Steamate LSA corrosion protection technology; the AG
LF membrane; TrueSense for Process, an online crude

overhead monitoring system; new pressurized and
submerged ultrafiltration membranes designed for pretreatment of feedwater for seawater reverse osmosis
systems; and GEs LEAPprimary, which is an innovative
primary treatment technology for use with GEs ZeeWeed membrane bioreactor (MBR) and LEAPmbr system. In 2013, one of GEs standout contracts included
the commissioning of GEs high-performance LEAPmbr
technology at a wastewater treatment plant in Spain.
The Procavi S.L. plant purchased the technology in order
to improve water quality and increase production without the need for expansion.
Singer Valve Inc.

Appoints Gary Wyeth
Singer Valve is pleased
to announce the appointment of Gary Wyeth as Account Manager for South
East Asia.Jody Malo, International Sales Manager for
Singer Valve said, We are
very pleased to have Gary
join our team with his local knowledge and special
expertise in Advanced PresGary Wyeth, Account Mansure Management he will be
ager for South East Asia
extremely valuable for helping utilities in these regions.His territory includes
all of South East Asia, India and Pakistan. Living in
Asia for over 19 years, Gary comes with many years
of experience in the water industry and has a passion to help water utilities improve their operations
as well as save water to enable a better water supply
to more customers. He has a Masters Degree in Civil
Engineering and is a member of the IWAs Water Loss
Specialist Group.
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DEPARTMENTS
Water Risk Information: Available for Financial

Professionals Worldwide
The World Resources Institute (WRI) announced
the integration of the WRI Aqueduct Overall Water
Risk map with Bloombergs interactive mapping platform, BMAP. It is available to the more than 320,000
subscribers of the Bloomberg Professional service. Integrating Aqueduct with Bloombergs BMAP tool will
give influential decision makers access to the worlds
most comprehensive, detailed global water-risk information alongside Bloombergs proprietary visual com-
modities data. Water is essential for all life. It gives

us the energy, food, and economic growth we need.
But we face a growing freshwater crisis -- impacts
from water-related risks have already cost ecosystems,
communities, and businesses untold billions, Betsy
Otto, director of WRIs Water Initiative, said. More and
more organizations are recognizing this reality and
taking action to reduce their water-related risks. Aqueduct provides the most current, comprehensive,
and high-resolution (15,000 sub-basins) global water
risk mapping tool available. Aqueducts overall water
risk map, the layer incorporated into BMAP, heat maps
water risk calculated by using indicators that consider
how much water may be available in a given location,
the general quality of that water, and what potential
regulatory and reputational risks are associated with
a site. Demand is projected to increase in the coming years and decades for limited, unpredictable, and
often polluted water resources especially among
businesses so the need for water risk mapping and
mitigation will likely grow.
Aqueducts global water risk mapping tool
Total Strengthens Partnership with

Saudi Zahid Group
Total has announced that it has invited direct foreign investment in its Marketing and Services affiliate, Total Maroc, and that Zahid Group, headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has become a
30% shareholder of the company. Total Maroc is also
currently preparing an initial public offering (IPO)
on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, which would allow individual Moroccan shareholders and institutional investors to acquire 15% of the shares of Total
Maroc. The IPO is expected to be launched in the
near future. Total will continue to retain a controlling interest in Total Maroc and operate it. Having
outside partners acquire interests in our affiliates is
a key component of Totals strategy in the petroleum
products and services retail sector in Africa and the
Middle East, and a critical factor in long-term success, explained Momar Nguer, Senior Vice President,
Africa/Middle East at Total Marketing & Services.
Not only does it allow us to further strengthen the
local roots of Totals different affiliates by giving
local and regional investors a stake in their performance, it also opens up new business opportunities
through partners that trust Total as an operator, he
The signing ceremony
added. Waleed Y Zahid, President and CEO of Zahid Group said, I have every confidence that our
newly expanded partnership here in Morocco will be
founded on the same principles that have governed
our relationship to date, and will result in another
successful collaboration for us to further build on.
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NWWC: The Right Pumping Solution
he need for sustainable water solutions is pushing industry specialists to give out proper answers to help customers during tough
times. National Water Works Co. (NWWC) stands out with innovative pump solutions on the water market. Arab Water World
(AWW) Magazine had the chance to meet NWWCs Chief Executive Engineer Essam Zahra to garner an elaborated perspective on
the companys effective role in the water industry.
Q. Would you please provide a general overview of

NWWCs history, and tell us and where are its offices located?
Essam Zahra: NWWC was established in 2000 as a Water Works Division at Saudi Mechanical Industries (SMI
Founded 1982) to carry out all Electromechanical Contracting Sales activities, produces pumps that are tailored to the Middle East regions environment and can
efficiently pump water from the deepest wells. In 2008
it was decided to initiate a strategic cooperation agreement with Abdullah Naser Al-Mousa Group that has
several branches and warehouses in different areas of
the kingdom and a wealth of equipment, parts, motors, and pumps. The Mousa Group added a trading
dimension to the new emerging company capitalizing
on Al-Mousa Group reputation and expertise in importing and trading equipment for over 40 years. We
supplied quality of engineering supply, contracting of
all required water, waste water and electromechanical
equipment supported by worldwide manufacturer of
high quality products from Saudi Arabia, Asia, Europe
and USA. We have 8 branches throughout the Kingdom and 2 sales offices.
Essam Zahra, NWWCs Chief Executive

Engineer
the customer requirements, then we feed our partners of pump manufacturers with all data and suggestions to change the design of the pumps to meet
the customers need which will automatically lead
to the right pumping solution. In addition, NWWC
always is on the hotline with its partners for any new
market needs. This pushes our partners to involve in
the market needs which leads to improving their industries accordingly.
Q. How do you see the current market for pumps, especially in the Middle East & North Africa?
Q. What were your main projects during 2013 and the

first half of 2014, and on what basis did you undertake them?
Zahra: Water pumping is one of the main sensitive issues in the MENA region, all of this regions countries
suffered the lack of water resources, so the governments did their plans in order to face this lack and
secure the resources, even by digging wells to get
ground water, constructing dams or by constructing sea water desalination plants, so in the coming
decade the pumps will be badly needed and much
more than previous years. The construction market is
very strong in MENA countries as well, so the requirement of pumps is needed as well, to serve the high
rate of water demand for all types of uses; eventually
the pumps market in the MENA region will be much
stronger than before.
Zahra: NWWC served customers in Saudi Arabia; National Water Company and the Ministry of Water
and Electricity are the main customers that NWWC
concentrate its efforts on, as they control water pumping and distribution in the kingdom.
In 2013 NWWC finalized big projects for all water
utilities in the kingdom, but the company succeeded
in supplying and installing 45 submersible pumps
for Riyadh Water Supply Enhancement Project. This
project was a story of success as NWWC succeeded
to supply, install and operate this huge number of
special pumps professionally in a limited time.
In 2014 the company continued its support to its
customers and supplied, installed and operated six
submersible pumps for MAADEN Company at Hazm
Aljalameed. NWWC is still running many projects in
the kingdom.
Q. How did NWWC help the pump industrys evolution

process all through its different stages?
Zahra: As NWWCs scope is to present Totally Integrated Pumping Solution to its customers, we study
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DEPARTMENTS
Products & Services
Steel Industry Related App Launched

Robor is proud and excited to be the first South African steel tube and pipe manufacturer to announce
the launch of an industry related app compatible
with Android and iOS smartphones. The app (short
for application) can be downloaded for free and offers
users readily available information regarding the full

Robor offering, as well as other useful information
and tools applicable to steel products and services.
This app enables people out in the field, to have easy
access, through a mobile device, to Robors steel
products and services, as well as other useful industry related offerings, such as steel calculations, steel
specifications and smart tools. The app will undergo
continuous improvements and updates to remain an
important app in the industry. Established in 1922,
Robor is a world-class manufacturer and supplier of
welded steel tube and pipe, cold formed steel profiles
and associated value added products. The company
also supplies, distributes and adds value to carbon
steel coil, sheet and plate and structural profiles. As
one of the largest steel tube and pipe manufacturers
in Southern Africa, Robor is active in most industries,
including mining, transport - rail and road, construction, engineering, manufacturing, agriculture, energy,
water and automotive. The company also has the
capability to manufacture specialized items suited to
the unique requirements of these markets.
Easy access to Robors steel products and services
Schramm Introduces the T250xd

Schramm Inc. introduces the T250XDthe latest addition to Schramms Telemast line of trailermounted drilling rigs specifically designed for shale.
We are excited to introduce the T250XD and expand our product offerings customized to meet the
latest trends in unconventional shale drilling, said
Schramms CEO Ed Breiner. After listening to our
customers, we designed the T250XD to help operators cut costs by utilizing a smaller, more mobile
and cost-effective rig for top-hole drilling, decreasing the time and money otherwise spent on larger
and much more expensive rigs designed for deeper
and directional drilling. The T250XD builds upon the
success of Schramms Telemast line designed for
deeper drilling applications, including increased top
drive travel, added BOp clearance, and an operators
control room as well as the ability to interface with
remote operating centers around the globe via satellite or the internet. The T250XD provides 250,000
lbs (113, 398 kg) hook load using Schramms patented Telemast technology and is equipped with
Schramms LoadSafe XD fully-automated, hands-free
pipe handling system. These and other technologies
are helping operators not only address many shale
The T250XD set up in Schramm Inc.s parking lot before being shipped to OTC
expansion concerns, including improving worker

safety and lessening road wear, but also lower
operating costs and increase profits. The T250XD
Telemast rig offers a highly portable, innovative
solution to shale drilling that demand the highest
levels of safety and productivity with minimal environmental impact.
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Chemineer Model 20 Top-Entering Agitators

The Chemineer Model 20 HT/GT agitators are designed
for a wide range of service in the chemical, pharmaceutical, ethanol and biofuels, water and wastewater, FGD,
power and other general process industries. The agitators feature a high-efficiency gearbox designed specifi-
cally for agitator service. Models are available in right

angle and parallel shaft configurations to meet specific
application requirements from critical chemical reactor
systems to routine storage. The agitators incorporate a
modular design package that reduces the number of
replacement parts that need to be carried in inventory
by the customer. The wide range of speeds available
provides improved process control and greater application versatility. The Model 20 HT/GT agitators are
designed to meet AGMA, OSHA, ANSI, IEC, DIN, EU and
ATEX standards and requirements. Other features include: Quick and easy seal change capability that saves
time and reduces maintenance costs; Variety of seal options for application versatility; High energy efficiency
due to an optimized gear design and lighter weight
shaft diameter requirements; Standard cast dry well
seal eliminates lubrication oil leakage from gearbox
this design is superior to maintenance intensive, unreliable lip seals; Reversible rotation to meet a variety of
process requirements; Reliable performance and long
life resulting from the cast gearbox with heavy duty
output shaft and bearings.
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Events
Events Preview
Watertech India 2014: A New Wave of Opportunities.............................P.59
IFAT Environmental Technology Forum in 2015........................................P.59
AIS Announces Major Sponsorship of WAHC 2014..................................P.60
Aquatech China: Solutions for Chinese Water Challenges....................P.60
German Water Partnerships Annual Conference 2014...........................P.62
WWEM 2014 Exhibition Almost Full..............................................................P.62
Events Review
wire 2014 und Tube 2014:
Strong Together for Future Markets...............................................................P.63
ISK-SODEX: A Good Level of Orders &
A High-Caliber Trade Audience.......................................................................P.64
Photo Courtesy of Australian Innovative Systems (AIS)
Watertech India 2014:

A New Wave of Opportunities
Messe Frankfurt India has announced that the third
edition of Watertech India, Indias international trade
fair for water & wastewater treatment & management,
will take place at Pragati Maidan from 10 12 September 2014. The trade fair will present business opportunities for companies providing solutions for water &
wastewater treatment and management. Re-locating
from Gandhinagar in Gujarat to Indias largest exhibition center - Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, the show is
set to attract key public and private sector professionals, government officials and decision makers keen to
source wastewater management technologies and
equipment. Over the last two years, Watertech India has
been recognized as the trade fair providing innovative
sustainable technology and solutions that have the collective support of business, research and government
associations. Raj Manek, Managing Director, Messe
Frankfurt India comments, We have received support
from major industry associations and government authorities for the third edition of Watertech India. Their
strong backing has strengthened our commitment to
provide a platform to identify green solutions that can

be implemented at institutional and municipal levels.
After the very encouraging feedback from authorities
and active involvement of municipal representatives
from 18 states & union territories across India, the sectors players are embracing the show and recognizing
the need and importance of an event entirely dedicated to waste and water treatment sector. Shri Bharatsinh
Solanki, Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Drinking
Water and Sanitation, Government of India at the inaugural ceremony of Watertech India stated, I congratulate Messe Frankfurt for organizing Watertech India
and hope it will act as an important knowledge sharing
platform in the advancement and sustainability of technology for water management systems.
IFAT Environmental Technology Forum in 2015

Messe Mnchen is expanding its international trade
fair network in the environmental technology sector with an additional event in South Africa: The IFAT
Environmental Technology Forum Water, Sewage,
Refuse and Recycling Solutions for the Mining and
Construction Industry will take place for the first
time from September 15 to 18, 2015 co-located with
BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA. Messe Mnchen International and its subsidiary MMI South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
are organizing the event. Gerhard Gerritzen, Deputy
Managing Director of Messe Mnchen, explains the
opportunities of the local market: Mining in South
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Africa is one of the key waste contributors; according

to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD), approximately 315 million tons
of waste mainly contaminated sewage must be
disposed of every year. The IFAT Environmental Technology Forum picks up from there and brings suppliers and consumers of innovative solutions and technologies in the areas of water, sewage, refuse and recycling together. The forum will also be supported by
an adjacent exhibition. The organizers expect area occupancy of around 3,000 square meters as well as 60
exhibitors and 2,000 visitors. The co-location with the
already successfully established International Trade
Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles
is sure to provide substantial synergy effects for both
exhibitors and visitors. In spite of site-dependency
to BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA, the IFAT Environmental
Technology Forum will be a component of the IFAT
brand family. The essential nomenclature points are
water and sewage treatment, water distribution and
sewers, refuse disposal, air pollution control, noise
reduction, measuring, control and laboratory technology as well as services such as science, research and
technology transfer.
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EVENTS
EVENTS PREVIEW
AIS Announces Major Sponsorship of WAHC 2014

As an Australian owned, award winning specialist in the
design, production and supply of commercial and residential water disinfection technology, it was a natural
choice for Australian Innovative Systems (AIS) to sign
up as the major sponsor of this years World Aquatic
Health Conference (WAHC) to be held from 17-18 July
on Queenslands Gold Coast. This years event will be the

first time that the WAHC has been held outside of the
United States of America. The conference will feature
world-renowned experts discussing the latest advances
in water science and technology, industry regulations
and risk management as well as exploring issues such as
safety and aquatic injuries along with water associated
illness caused by exposure to germs and chemicals. AIS
CEO Elena Gosse said, AIS is not just a manufacturer. We
are committed to ensuring that our industrys integrity
is maintained and to asking some of the hard questions,
such as, why are large aquatic facilities continuing to super-dose their pools with vast quantities of chlorine? As
a leader in the water disinfection industry it is important
that we raise topics such as refuting the old way of disinfecting water and to use facts and science to dismiss
claims made by some manufacturers that certain disinfection technologies are safe for commercial use or that
residential systems can be used in commercial facilities.
Events such as the WAHC help to highlight these issues
and continue to inspire companies such as AIS to innovate even further.
AIS factory production line
Aquatech China: Solutions for Chinese Water

Challenges
The seventh edition of Aquatech China will reflect
the high demands for water technology solutions in a
country where the growing need for water exceeds the
supply. The Chinese water sector is facing enormous
challenges and Aquatech China offers a platform for
all water professionals to come together and find solutions for these challenges. It is no coincidence that,
since the exhibition was launched in 2008, Aquatech
China has grown rapidly over the past six years. In addition to increasing in terms of space, the number of
exhibitors and visitors has risen by almost 50% a year,
reflecting the need for high-end water technology solutions in the exciting Chinese water sector. Aquatech
China will be held from 25 to 27 June in Shanghai. It is
the trade exhibition for process, drinking and wastewater. The exhibition offers 75,000 square meters of water
technology solutions and much more besides. Visitors
from all over Asia and further afield will be able to get
up to speed with the latest trends and developments
during events such as the Water Treatment Engineering Conference for Environmental Protection in East
China; the very first Industrial Leaders Forum China;
the well-known AquaStages and a Pumps Technology
The trade exhibition is for process, drinking and wastewater
Summit. Aquatech China is co-located with FlowEx

China, which focuses on everything to do with pumps,
valves and pipes. The organizers of Aquatech Global
Events are convinced of the importance of promoting
sustainable water consumption and have made the Industrial Leaders Forum an important part of all Aquatech exhibitions.
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EVENTS PREVIEW
German Water Partnerships Annual

Conference 2014
On 24 June 2014, the RAMADA Hotel Berlin-Alexanderplatz will be the center of the German and international water branch. German Water Partnership
(GWP) invites for an annual conference with a political as well as a market-oriented technological character. One main subject will be the Market Offensive
Water with which GWP strives to position itself as a
partner of the German government, of export promotion and of development cooperation with regard to
the planned Export Initiative Environmental Technologies. A well thought-out and well-structured
Market Offensive Water can have two goals: Improving sustainability of water management and water
infrastructure worldwide and increasing German
export by 12 percent per year. These goals can be
achieved with the GWP network uniting capability
of innovation, quality, safety and sustainability, with
the focus on the needs of the metropolis in developing and newly industrialized countries and with a
Germany-specific business concept. Therefore it is essential to bring together both sides of the market in
an efficacious way and to draw up bespoke, creative
and sustainable system solutions and turn them into

practice. The detailed analysis of the target market
and the weaknesses of the German water market are
the effective methods as is a well-coordinated, targetoriented marketing strategy. Sustainable market analysis and permanent presence on the target markets
secures establishing German water know-how on a
long-term basis. An operative program ensures the
implementation of the system approach along with
the required solutions for financing and investment.
The annual conference starts with keynotes from the
Federal Ministries for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), the
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
and from the Indian embassy to Germany.
WWEM 2014 Exhibition Almost Full

ed the floor space considerably, says WWEM organizer
Marcus Pattison. In order to create the extra space,
we have moved the Conference into an adjacent Hall
with access via the Exhibition. WWEM 2014, the 6th in
a series of highly successful environmental monitoring
events, will return to the Telford International Centre in
the UK on the 5th and 6th November. The event will include conference speakers and exhibitors from all over
the world, providing delegates with access to a broad
selection of conference presentations, workshops and
demonstrations. The event will seek to provide delegates with the latest information on the techniques,
technologies, methods, standards and regulatory requirements that relate to the monitoring which takes
place both on-site and in the laboratory, covering
sampling, field analysis, gas detection and continuous
water and wastewater monitoring applications. WWEM
delegates include anyone with a professional interest
in environmental monitoring; including regulators, industrial process operators, water utilities, accreditation
organizations, commercial laboratories, instrument
manufacturers, consultants, analytical service providers, researchers and academics.
The exhibition that will run alongside WWEM 2014,

the international Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring conference, is now almost fully booked
with just a handful of spaces remaining. As WWEM
2012 approached, we were forced to refuse the later
applications to exhibit, and it looks like this situation
will be repeated, despite the fact that we have expand-
WWEM 2014 will include conference speakers and exhibitors

from all over the world
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wire 2014 und Tube 2014:

Strong Together for Future Markets
The upward trend continues: The more than 2,500 international exhibitors from the wire, cable and tube industries can look back on five successful trade fair days. Inspired by the upswing of the steel market, the exhibiting
companies presented their product innovations at the
Dsseldorf Exhibition Centre during the two trade fairs,
wire 2014 and Tube 2014. The trade fairs took place at
exactly the right time. Now several companies are planning on investing in order to position themselves for
continued competition, explained Joachim Schfer, Managing Director accountable for the fairs at Messe Dsseldorf. Once again, wire and Tube recorded exhibitor
growth as well as a significant increase in booked exhibition space, he continued with satisfaction.
Networked worldwide and globally active, the exhibitors
presented themselves to the 72,000 trade visitors that
travelled to the exhibition halls on the Rhine from 104
different countries. They came to learn about the latest
machines, equipment and products for the wire, cable
and tube processing industries at the innovative international trade fairs, wire International Wire and Cable
Trade Fair and Tube International Tube Trade Fair. As
world market leader in the steel tube industry with two
plants in Dsseldorf, we believe it was the right decision
to participate at Tube 2014 for the second time in a row
now after a long break, summarizes Norbert Keusen, CEO
of Vallourec Deutschland GmbH, quite satisfied after
five trade fair days.
wire und Tube 2014 recorded significant increase in booked

exhibition space
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EVENTS Review
ISK-SODEX: A Good Level of Orders &

A High-Caliber Trade Audience
Around 85,000 visitors from 83 countries came to Istanbul to view the latest innovations
When ISK-SODEX came to an end, the majority of exhibitors said they were very pleased with the caliber of
the visitors, their stands and the business generated.
From 7 to 10 May the Istanbul Expo Center provided
881 exhibitors with a perfect showcase for their products and services for heating, refrigeration, ventilation
and air-conditioning. Around 85,000 visitors from 83
countries came to Istanbul to view the latest innovations, engage in business talks, place orders and network with key players. Keen interest was shown in the
energy-saving and environment-friendly solutions featured in the shows eleven exhibition halls, which provided 53,535 square meters of exhibition space. POOL
EXPO, a trade fair for the swimming pool, sauna and
spa industry, ran concurrently to ISK-SODEX.
ISKID - the Turkish Association for Air Conditioning

and Refrigeration Manufacturers -also stressed the
importance of the trade fair for their sector: Our aim
is to provide people with ideal environmental conditions, be it temperature, humidity or fresh, clean air
and to achieve this using the most energy-efficient
means. This is the simplest and most cost-effective way
to combat climate change, clean up the air, reduce
energy costs to the consumer and set us apart from
our competitors. The Turkish HVAC sector aims to expand its export business to approx. USD25 billion by
2023. ISK-SODEX will play a major part in this process,
as it already serves as a meeting-place not only for the
regional sector but for the industry worldwide, says
ISKID chairperson Naci Sahin.
The trade fair took place in conjunction with the 11th

International HVAC+R Technology Symposium, which
was organized by the Turkish Society of HVAC and
Sanitary Engineers. Staged under the slogan Building
Tomorrow Today, the symposium also placed particular emphasis on energy-efficient solutions. By bringing the supply and demand sides together so effectively this year we were able once again to ensure the
successful outcome of ISK-SODEX. The Turkish market
continues to offer considerable potential for the entire sector. Not only is ISK-SODEX the third biggest
trade fair in the world and the biggest in the Eurasian
region for ventilation, refrigeration and air-conditioning technology, but the Congress also ranks as one of
the leading events of its kind in Europe, explains Murat Demirtas, General Manager of Hannover-Messe
Sodeks Fuarcilik.
The importance of the Turkish market for international

players in the HVAC+R industry is highlighted by American exhibitor Duro Dyne Corporation, based in New
York. According to Caio Tadeu Brandao, Director of International Sales at the company, Turkey is an important partner in this sector, both as a manufacturer and
a distributor of imported products. The Turkish construction sector attracts many international companies
who work with distributors in Turkey. There are many
good market opportunities here, as Turkish construction companies also operate in neighboring countries.
We are the biggest manufacturer and supplier of parts
and accessories to the HVAC+R industry across the
world. We have operated in the US for 62 years and for
more than 40 years in the international marketplacenow we want to gain a foothold in Turkey, too. ISK-SODEX is the ideal platform for this purpose.
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DEWA: Impressive
Reduction in Demand
For Energy & Water
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has achieved
considerable success in reducing the demand for energy and
water in Dubai through wide a series of initiatives to meet
the goals of the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030
launched by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy to reduce
energy demand by 30% in 2030. DEWA has succeeded in reducing annual per capita consumption of electricity to 15,346
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gallons in 2013 compared with 44,631 gallons in 2010.

2030

.2030 %30
2013 15346
2010 16,022
.2010 44,631 2013 40,777
In line with our goal to become a Sustainable World-Class

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Integrated Energy Strategy 2030, achieving energy efficiency
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reduce our reliance on natural resources, reduce our carbon
footprint and protect the environment. We can build on this
in the short- to medium term and realize the results in the
long-term, and for generations to come, added Al Tayer.

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2030
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efficiency of devices and lighting, and working with private
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and initiatives to raise awareness about an eco-friendly lifestyle and the importance of reducing carbon emissions, concluded Al Tayer.
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June 2014 / Vol.

Siphon Effect on Designing & Operating

Arab Water World

June 2014 / Vol. XXXVII Issue 6

Opening Letter & CPH Team.......................................02

MENA Water Digest.............................................................04

COUNTRY / REGIONAL REPORTS

Interviews & Profiles.......................................................55

Events Preview.....................................................................59 Events Review...................................................................63

Helping Advance MENA & Beyond! Since 1977

One of the common mistakes in designing force

June 2014 / Vol. XXXVII Issue 6

Siphon Effect on Designing & Operating

Cover Photo Courtesy of:

(Email domain is @cphworldmedia.com)

Honorary Content Consultants (HCC)

MENA Water Digest

plier as it marks the first direct agreement

than 650,000 cubic meters of water per day

improvement achieved to date, and to aid

the country as it includes construction of

system comprised of multistage flashing

bution (T&D) infrastructure development

hybrid desalination plant on the Arab Gulf

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commenced work on a

Disinfection Methods to Experience An Upbeat Future.........................P.07

Wastewater Treatment Systems Rooted Development..........................P.09

A Bright & Sunny Solution: Solar Desalination............................................P.13

Photo Courtesy of ESTRUAGUA Water Technology

Disinfection Methods to Experience

Industrialization and urbanization, coupled with more

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tives have placed enormous pressure on industries to

Ovivo Takes it to the Bridge

removal systems. The scraper bridges in this latest

BIODOS Uses State-of- the-Art Technology

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tenance. The VPMF products are being operated and

June 2014 / Vol. XXXVII Issue 6

The Filtering Micro Sieve ROTADISC

A solid free effluent with ROTADISC Micro sieve

suspension and therefore in the polluting load of the

Sustainable Savings for Wastewater Treatment

Environment friendly DEMON deammonification system

A Chemical-free and carbon-fixing process

Upgrading capacity with innovation

DEMON changes all of this. It employs a two-step,

Bott had seen operational DEMON systems while

Overall, DEMON completely eliminates the need for

June 2014 / Vol. XXXVII Issue 6

A Bright & Sunny Solution:

Historically, in the Middle East water and power have

Future outlook for CSP (Concentrating Solar Power)

Desalination Technology Solar Desalination

Manz to Drive Solar Energy Plans in Saudi Arabia

potential for cost reduction and efficiency increases

Adionics Unveils a New Disruptive