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Volume 5, Issue 1 Winter 2014-2015

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Message from the Editor………….. 2

Curacao wants to Reduce

Non-Revenue Water……………......

2

CaribDA: Desalination Analysis

2014……...………………...………….….

3-5

Student/Young Leader

Initiative………………………………….

6

IDA Updates………………………...... 6-7

Cancun Tech Transfer

Workshop………………………………..

7-8

IDA World Congress & Brazil

Workshop Promos.…...………….….

9

Press Release: Biwater……..…….... 10-11

Press Release: Avista..……………… 12

Membership Spotlight: Water

Tech………………………………………..

13

New Members……………...….……... 14

Board Members…...……..……….…. 15

In this issue, thanks to Mario Trevino from Avista Technologies, Inc., we will take a look back at the Caribbean desalination market over the course of the past few years. The article, published in the Jan/Feb issue of FuturEnviro, provides a summary of industry trends and challenges in the Caribbean. In the article we learn of anticipated growth in the Regional desalination market in the coming year. This prediction comes off the heels of the successful commissioning of the 10,400m3/day desalination facility commissioned by BiWater on the

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MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR BY: LAUREN THOMAS, Seven Seas Water Corporation

Dear Members,

Following CaribDA’s membership drive at the end of 2014, welcome to our new members who will be receiving this newsletter for the first time and also thank you to those who renewed their membership. CaribDA is setting off in 2015 with workshops tentatively planned in Cancun on 2-3 June 2015 noting the current interest in desalination in Mexico and in conjunction with the CAWASA in Grenada on 25-26 June 2015. Good progress has been made in making preliminary arrangements for the CaribDA Biennial Conference which is now confirmed as to be held in May/June 2016 at the Hyatt Hotel and Conference Centre in Trinidad. More details of the conference, sponsorship and exhibitor’s packages will be published in due course.

2016 Biennial Conference: An agreement has been reached to hold the CaribDA Biennial Conference from 31 May to 3 June 2016 at the Hyatt Hotel and Conference Centre in Trinidad. It is hoped to be able to offer delegates some evening offsite activities and an optional package to visit and relax in Tobago for the weekend immediately following the end of the conference. Locally in Trinidad of note the Point Lisas desalination plant has recently been expanded to 40MIGD, the 10MIGD Beetham wastewater reuse project is underway and Seven Seas Water have a 5.5MGD SWRO desalination plant at Point Fortin. The Trinidad & Tobago Water and Sewerage Authority have tentatively agreed to be the main host for the conference supported by other diamond sponsors and provide the opening address. Those interested in providing sponsorship should contact CaribDA’s administration or myself. Full details of sponsorship opportunities, exhibitor’s packages and calls for papers/presentations will be published later this year.

John D. Thompson

CaribDA President

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT BY: JOHN D THOMPSON, Desalination Company of Trinidad &

Tobago Ltd.

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island of Tortola in late 2014, a key milestone for the Island nation that you will also learn more about within.

Exciting times are ahead with two CaribDA workshops on the horizon, CWWA’s Annual Conference & Exhibition in August and planning is in full swing for CaribDA's Biennial Conference in Trinidad in 2016. All of these events provide you and your business the opportunity to network, share ideas, and educate your colleagues and potential clients about your services. Most of us will participate in these events in one way or another, NOW is the time to inquire about contributing in a meaningful way - through sponsorship, presenting, exhibiting, volunteering, etc. Making your commitments early contributes to the overall success of these events – enhancing the experience for both you and the visitors/attendees.

Since our last issue we welcome eight new members, and invite all of you to submit your company bio, as Water Tech Sales and Consulting has done in this issue. Please take the time to learn more about Water Tech and how they can be of service to you or someone you know. And please don’t forget, the organization is only as strong as its membership, so please – don’t forget to encourage your clients and colleagues to support CaribDA by becoming members!

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MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR BY: LAUREN THOMAS, Seven Seas Water Corporation

Please visit us online at www.caribda.com for all the great membership benefits

WILLEMSTAD – The Council of Ministers decided on January 14 that the

Non-Revenue Water (leakage) should be reduced to 17 percent within three years. This

should be achieved by addressing both technical and administrative losses with

measures that can be realized in the short term.

The research, which was conducted by Vitens Evides International, commissioned by

the Bureau Telecommunications and Post (BTP), revealed that a substantial reduction

in the Non-Revenue Water is possible. This research and also Aqualectra’s proposed

plan were influential in the decision of the Council of Ministers.

The Non-Revenue Water is namely, a component which is of importance in the

calculation of the rate of water. Because Non-Revenue Water has a negative impact on

the revenues of the utility company Aqualectra and the cost of producing and distributing drinking water, and hence the height of

the end user price paid by individuals or companies, it is important to reduce this.

Non-Revenue Water in Curacao, according to BTP, has been measured, in previous years, at 24-28 percent of the total production

of drinking water. That is relatively high. Although an international comparison is not simple, an analysis of the World Bank in

2006, as a rule of thumb, that in developing countries a Non-Revenue Water target of 17.5 percent can be considered reasonable.

Source: http://curacaochronicle.com/politics/governmentwants-to-reduce-non-revenue-water

-within-three-years/

For more great articles from The CWWA InfoStructure Newsletter, please click here.

CURACAO GOVERNMENT WANTS TO REDUCE

NON- REVENUE WATER WITHIN THREE YEARS COURTESY OF: THE CWWA INFOSTRUCTURE

Board Elections The CaribDA Board of Director’s Election will be held next year.

If you are interested in running for a Board position please email us at admin@caribda.com

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For over 80 years, the desalination of water has touched every life and industry throughout the Caribbean, becoming one of the

most important resources available to the islands as they strive to overcome water quality and scarcity challenges. The Caribbean

Desalination Association (CaribDA) has been closely monitoring various desalination technologies as they expand, mature, and

sometimes decline. The organization has strengthened in the seven years since its inception and continues to support the region by

hosting technical sessions that promote industry networking and provide a welcome venue for discussions among the world’s most

innovative companies.

At present, the Caribbean has a total desalination capacity of 716,764 m3/d (210.17 MGD) using a variety of treatment technologies

including Reverse Osmosis (RO), Brackish Water RO (BWRO), Multiple Effect Distillation (MED), Multi Stage Flash distillation

(MEF) and Electro Dialysis (ED). The chart below shows a graphic distribution of these technologies in the region:

2014 Technology Capacity:

Customer Type by Capacity

There are four primary consumers in the Caribbean for desalination permeate: Municipal, Industrial, Tourism, and Power.

Municipal applications include government public services and the current output of desalinated water is 377,726 m3/d (99.79

MGD). Industrial users include petrochemical, food and textile and produces 225,414 m3/d (59.56 MGD) of permeate. Facilities

and resorts directly related to tourism currently produce 46,140m3/d ( 12.17MGD) and the desal output supporting regional power

stations is 13,935 m3/d (3.68MGD). Two smaller categories include Military and Irrigation which produce 1.8 MGD and 1.0 MGD

respectively.

Current Capacity of Finance Agreements Contracts:

Prior to 2007, there were more independent projects on line than those contracted under longer term financial agreements. The

region experienced a steep learning curve on the various water technologies, some with great expectation and success and others

that left end-users disappointed. The disparities resulted in customers taking a hard look at their unique needs and the level of

their own expertise and recognizing the value of on-site pilot testing to support proposed technologies. They also worked to

overcome a general lack of technical knowledge and experience related to the short and long term system operation and

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CARIBDA: DESALINATION ANALYSIS 2014 BY: MARIO TREVINO, AVISTA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

0

50

100

150

200

MGD PRODUCTION ON DESALINATION TECNOLOGIES

RO

MSF

MED

ED

TECHNOLOGY m3/Day MGD

ED – Electro Dialysis 30,946 8.17

MED – Multi Effect Distillation 12,430 3.28

MSF – Multi Stage Flash 66,000 17.45

SWRO Capacity : 607,342 160.46

BWRO Capacity : 65,980 17.43

Total RO (SWRO & BWRO) 673,322 177.89

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maintenance. Below is an overview of the contracts issued over the last 14 years:

As the numbers indicate, customers began to let the desalination vendors do what they best in providing consistent production of

cost effective, high quality permeate.

There is a key increase in BOO and DBO/DBOOT/BOOT finance arrangements in the last seven years and it may increase with

additional management variations to suit site-specific goals and budgets.

The breakdown of the current contract arrangements include:

Below is an overview of the major players in the Caribbean currently providing financial agreements for the supply of treated water

with the highlighted companies being among the largest. Each vendor boasts a specific process innovation that helps achieve long

term system performance:

Aquatech - EPC

Biwater AWT - BOOT

Consolidated Water – EPC / IWP

GE Water & Process Technologies – EPC / IWP / BOO

IDE - EPC

ITT - EPC

Matrix – EPC / IWP

Seven Seas Water – BOO / DBOOT

TSG –EPC / DBO / BOOT

Veolia – EPC / DBO

Xylem- EPC

New Caribbean Deals in 2014

2013 – Bahamas, Trinidad, TCI, USVI, St. Maarten: 55,903m3/d 14.76MGD

2014 - BVI, Trinidad, TCI: 12,100 m3/d 3.19MGD

Growth Potential in 2015

The predicted growth in construction or planning is estimated at 36,332m3/d (8.12MGD) as compared to 12,100 m3/d (3.19

MGD) in 2014.

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CARIBDA: DESALINATION ANALYSIS 2014 BY: MARIO TREVINO, AVISTA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

2000 – 2007 Number of Projects 2007 - 2014 Number of Projects

DBOOT 1 DBO/DBOOT/BOOT 6

EPS 42 EPC 56

Independent Projects 11 BOO 6

TECHNOLOGY m3/Day MGD

EPC 272,631 72.01

DBO/DBOOT/BOOT 53,611 14.16

BOO 132,555 35.02

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Under Construction: Cayman Islands: 3,000m3/d .79MGD

Planned: Trinidad & Cayman: 33,332m3/d 7.33MGD

I want to recognize the great work from Global Water Intelligence and their site Desaldata.com as the source for all of this

information.

2015 Caribbean Regional Challenges

Energy Cost. While Reverse Osmosis is a proven and mature technology, the industry continues to introduce improvements in

production at increasingly lower feed pressures. This is due to the fact that reducing the energy costs related to RO systems is a

high priority challenge. The widespread use of energy recovery devices has helped address this issue and energy recovery

equipment vendors perform site specific energy savings analysis in order to ensure that the most appropriate equipment is used in

system retrofits or new construction.

Water Input and Discharge. The high calcium levels in regional terrain can make it difficult to incorporate beach wells and

overcome environmental impact concerns related to discharge. Customers and vendors continue to work together to address these

issues that are high on the public’s radar.

New Technologies. There is an on-going demand for new technologies and/or the combining of new and older technologies to

address the increasing challenges of feed water qualities and customer needs. Savvy customers understand that the application of

any new technology should be professionally pilot tested on-site to ensure it is appropriate for the conditions and that it meets

expectations related to quantity and quality of permeate and expected short and long term operation and maintenance costs.

As part of our 2015 strategy, CaribDA will be working closely with the Islands Water Authorities, academic institutions, and

students and is also committed to securing public support through promotion and education to strengthen the acceptance of

desalination and water reuse. Please support our efforts and join CaribDA as a means of networking with industry professionals,

operators, and engineers and exchanging valuable information that supports water treatment as a viable, cost effective and

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CARIBDA: DESALINATION ANALYSIS 2014 BY: MARIO TREVINO, AVISTA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Visit CaribDA online at www.caribda.com

HELP LAUNCH A STUDENT INITIATIVE!!!! WE NEED YOU

To reach out to and involve the next generation in Desalination and water reuse in the Caribbean, CaribDA is actively working on establishing a student / young leader program and needs as much member participation as possible. Some of the goals identified in establishing a program are:

1) Bringing young people actively studying technical, engineering and other fields of study in the Caribbean that can lend themselves to employment or business ownership in desalination and water reuse to become involved with CaribDA.

2) Establish connections between CaribDA and Universities, Colleges, Technical training centers in the Caribbean with engineering/technical programs to establish internships, post job offerings of member companies, etc..

3) Connect students and CaribDA members for jobs postings, internships, summer work programs and scholarships.

CaribDA is once again asking if any member or company member is interested in becoming involved either by contacting your local college/university/technical training center or potentially posting entry level positions, summer work programs, internships, etc. on the CaribDA website targeting local students studying in the Caribbean, please contact Shawn Meyer-Steele at smsteele@h2oprofessionals.com.

STUDENT/YOUNG LEADER INITIATIVE BY: SHAWN MEYER-STEELE, H2O Professionals LLC

WWi DESALINATE BI-WEEKLY NEWSCAST

Week of December 2 topics:

320,000 m3/day desal capacity planned to meet Egypt's growing population

Ghana desalination project completed

Reverse osmosis project inaugurated in Beirut

RWL strikes twice in Latin America with Chile win

Week of December 18 topics:

Australian desal veteran defends mothballed plants

Jeddah 4 expansion deal awarded to Black & Veatch

Sri Lanka Air Force helps patch up plant in Maldives after crippling fire

IDE Technologies linked to new project in India

Water Reuse and Desalination for Latin America Development

Join us March 23-24, 2015 for this exciting two-day conference highlighting the desalination and water reuse processes and technologies that play a vital role in the human and economic well-being of the Latin American region and its continued growth. Take advantage of the outstanding networking, growth and business building opportunities with experts in the indus-try. Located at the beautiful Windsor Atlantica Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, the Conference, in cooperation with the local IDA

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IDA UPDATES BY: SHAWN MEYER-STEELE, H2O

Professionals LLC

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I am happy to inform our members that the Cancun Workshop is starting to get people’s attention among Mexican Companies such as:

CONAGUA – Mexico’s Government Public Service. We ask if they can participate on Regulations. To be announce it.

ANEAS – Mexican National Water & Sanitary Companies Association - Interested to talk about: a) Industrial Waste Water

and b) Domestic Waste Water

AQUAMEX SA – Mexican Water and Waste Water Equipment Manufacturing. Interested to talk about: a) Brackish Water

Treatment, b) Industrial Waste Water and c) Domestic Waste Water

AWASA CV - Anguiano & Wong Associates SA CV – Mexican Water and Waste Water Equipment Engineering and

Manufacturing. Subject: Brackish Water Treatment Systems.

LANXESS Sybron Chemicals MEXICO - Ion Exchange Resins and RO Membrane Manufacturer.

ABENGOA WATER – Spain - Water and Waste Water Equipment Manufacturing. Subject: To be announce it

TSG – USA/Campeche MEXICO - Water and Waste Water Equipment Manufacturing. To be announce it

DOW WATER SOLUTIONS – MEXICO - RO / UF Technologies.

CANCUN’S TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WORKSHOP BY: BILL ANDERSON, ENERGY RECOVERY, INC.

Affiliate, Asociación Latinoamericana de Desalación y Reuso de Aguas (ALADYR) will feature international and local speakers exchanging their experiences and showing the state-of-the-art desalination and water reuse technologies for municipal and industrial applications.

Conference Topics

Desalination – Success Stores in the World and Latin America

Water Reuse – Success Stories in the World and Latin America

Oil and Gas Applications

Mining and Industrial Applications

To view the conference outline with full details, please click here.

Santa Margherita – May 17-19, 2015

The International Desalination Association (IDA) is pleased to announce a two-day international conference in Santa Margherita, Portofino, Italy, May 17-19, 2015 entitled, “New Horizons for Desalination”. The event will be in cooperation with the Rotary Club La Spezia and part of the conference proceeds will be donated to a water-related humanitarian project.

The conference is centered on the social responsibility that we all have towards future generations and the need for innovation to generate new and ever more environmentally friendly options to support water needs. The agenda will focus primarily on new horizons for the development of desalination and water treatment technology that will enable the development and implementation of renewable desalination and the pursuit of more sustainable options.

Over the two days we will address growing requirements for desalination and advanced water treatment in new infrastructure

markets such as mining, energy, oil and gas, and so forth, where the judicious application of these solutions could bring about a sharp contribution towards cost and energy savings as well as environmental stewardship.

IDA World Congress 2015 on Desalination and Water Reuse, which will be held in San Diego, California, USA, August 30-September 4, 2015.

Since its first Congress in 1987, the IDA World Congress has been recognized as the premier global event in the desalination and water reuse industry. The Congress offers exceptional opportunities to expand your knowledge of current and emerging desalination and water reuse technologies. Participants include end users (utilities), researchers, consultants, academia and manufacturers and suppliers of complete systems and components (inclusive of chemicals and materials). IDA is committed to the development and promotion of the appropriate use of desalination and desalination technology as a critical part of the solution to address the world’s water problems.

Water Reuse Conference

Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditeranée Nice, France Sept 26-27, 2016

Announcing IDA’s First Conference Focused on Water Reuse to be held September 26-27, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditeranée in Nice, France

This two-day event will feature experts from around the world covering leading edge strategies and technology for advanced municipal and industrial water reuse programs.

Watch for our Call for Papers and more details about this exciting conference.

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IDA UPDATES BY: SHAWN MEYER-STEELE, H2O Professionals LLC

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Please visit our event calendar online for more information at www.caribda.com/calendar

DOOSAN Hydro Technologies, FL USA – To Be Announced.

AVISTA TECHNOLOGIES MEXICO - Upcoming Technologies: Chromatic Element Imaging and Green Products.

I want to invite all of you and our members to participate in this Workshop, I look forward to hear from you.

CANCUN’S TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WORKSHOP BY: BILL ANDERSON, ENERGY RECOVERY, INC.

CANCUN JUNE 2 & 3, 2015

"Back to the Basic and Innovations on Potable

Water, Waste Water Reuse and Desalination”

TOPIC 1: WATER

* The Water cycle and its Physical-Chemicals characteristics.

* The Water in the Word.

* Why We Treat the Raw Water to make it Potable?

a) Potable Versus Raw Water.

b) Potable Versus Drinking Water.

TOPIC 2: WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES

Water Treatment Systems to make Potable Water from

different sources.

a) Brackish Water; well and surface source.

b) Industrial Waste Water.

c) Municipal Waste Water.

d) Sea Water Desalination Technologies: MSF (Multi

Stage Flash) MED (Multi Effect Distillation) RO

(Reverse Osmosis).

TOPIC 3: WATER DESALINATION

Desalting Plant Design and what could go wrong?

MONITORING & CONTROL OF SWRO’s. What do we Monitor

on WTP Equipment? How do we Standardize and Understand

the Log Data?

Maintenance on Desalination Plants.

TOPIC 4: UP RISING TECHNOLOGIES

ED (Electro Dialysis) / EDR (Electro Dialysis Reversal) /

Electrodialisis Inversa. FO (Forward Osmosis). MF/UF as

SWRO's and BWRO's Pretreatment.

Energy Saving Devices. Green Antiscalants and Membrane

Cleaners.

TOPIC 5: REGULATIONS

Local and International Regulations. Tendency to Standardize

Regulations. Government Institutions. Participation &

Support of International Organizations.

CANCUN JUNE 2 y 3, 2015

"Lo Básico e innovaciones en Potabilización, Reúso

y Desalinización de Agua"

TEMA 1: EL AGUA

* El Ciclo del agua y sus características Fisicoquímicas.

* El agua en el mundo y su disponibilidad

* Porque Potabilizamos el Agua?

a) Agua Potable Versus Agua Cruda.

b) Agua Potable Versus Agua Purificada.

TEMA 2: TECNOLOGIAS DE TRATAMIENTO

Sistemas de tratamiento y Potabilización de diferentes tipos de

agua:

a) Aguas Salobres: de Pozo y Superficiales.

b) Aguas Residuales Industriales.

c) Aguas Residuales domesticas.

d) Tecnologías en Desalación de Agua de Mar: MSF

(Multi Stage Flash) MED (Multi Effect Distilation)

RO (Osmosis Inversa)

TEMA 3: DESALINIZACION DE AGUA DE MAR

Diseño de Plantas Desaladoras y los Errores más comunes.

MONITOREO Y CONTROL Que Monitoreamos en los equipos

de Tratamiento de Agua? Como Interpretamos la

información?

Mantenimiento de Plantas Desaladoras

TEMA 4: NUEVAS TENDENCIAS EN TECNOLOGIA

ED (Electrodiálisis). EDR (Electro Diálisis Inversa). FO

(Forward Osmosis). / Osmosis Directa. MF/UF como

Pretratamiento en plantas Desaladoras.

Recuperadores o ahorradores de Energía. Inhibidores y

Limpiadores de membranas Ecológicos.

TEMA 5: REGULACIONES

Regulaciones Locales e Internacionales. Tendencias en

Estandarización de Regulaciones. Participación de

Instituciones de Gobierno. Apoyos de Organismos

Internacionales.

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upcoming events

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Surrey, UK – 30 December 2014: Following commissioning and acceptance testing of Biwater’s 10,400m3/day award-winning

seawater desalination plant on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, residents and businesses have welcomed a 24 hour drinking

water supply reaching all corners of the island nation.

When the plant began operating last month, the general public confirmed both a good pressure and quality of water reaching them

continuously, vastly improving their access to drinking water.

Sabbath Hill, being one of the highest points on Tortola, is ideally located to be able to gravitate potable water from water storage

tanks directly into the extensive distribution system. As part of Biwater’s scope of work, the company refurbished an existing

500,000 gallon storage tank and constructed a new tank of similar size, doubling storage capacity and enabling water distribution

to extend to areas of the island that had never received a permanent piped supply before.

This island-wide improvement scheme helps to meet Tortola’s water treatment capacity requirements inline with the Government’s

long-term water and sewage master plan. In addition to benefiting local residents and businesses, the new plant supports the

Government in meeting the growing demand of its tourist industry, which will see larger cruise ships dock on the island once phase

one of the new ‘Cruise Pier Project’ is complete in 2015. This will allow the Government to supply water to vessels that dock in

Tortola to replenish their water storage levels, whilst visitors spend time exploring the British Virgin Islands by land and sea on

popular day trips.

“The completion of this new seawater desalination plant is a key milestone for the British Virgin Islands, as it will greatly benefit the

local community for generations to come by providing a reliable supply of drinking water year-round.

“It is also a great accomplishment for Biwater and the local contractors who helped to deliver this state-of-the-art seawater reverse

osmosis plant,” said Richard Smith, Director for the Americas, Biwater International Limited.

Following the commissioning of this seawater reverse osmosis plant, Biwater will continue to operate and maintain the facility over

a 16 year period as a part of its obligations under its Water Purchase Agreement, Build Own Operate Transfer (BOOT) contract with

the Government of the Virgin Islands.

In 2015, Biwater is also due to complete two package wastewater treatment plants, ‘BiCOMs’, which will provide a quick and

scalable wastewater solution for Tortola.

The project has benefited from a successful project finance package, which saw Biwater inject equity into the project at an early

stage to get works underway, and a latter USD 43 million deal with Barclays in 2013. The deal included a 100 percent guarantee

from ECGD, the UK’s Export Credit Agency.

At the 2014 Global Water Awards, the project was recognised by Global Water Intelligence, saying it demonstrated ‘inspired

financing for an inspired contract’ under the Desalination Deal of the Year Award category.

Technical summary of SWRO plant:

The 10,400m3/day system is a two pass system, running at 45 percent recovery. It incorporates four first pass trains and two

second pass trains and is designed to run at 100 percent capacity. Pre-treatment consists of two stage media filtration, followed by

five micron cartridge filtration, to protect the system from foulants.

Biwater is utilising energy recovery – incorporating pressure exchangers with booster pumps to the reject line – to complement the

high pressure pumps feed supply to the first stage reverse osmosis trains.

Treated water mains total 3,330 metres, along steep terrain, with a total rise of 393 metres, including two treated water pumping

stations.

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PRESS RELEASE: BIWATER

Seawater Desalination Plant Commissioning is a Key

Milestone for Island Nation ahead of the New Year

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Contact:

Hayley Thompson

Communication and Marketing Manager

Office: +44 (0)1306 746169

Cell: +44 (0)7867 456986

Email: hayley.thompson@biwater.com

About Biwater:

Biwater provides large-scale water and wastewater solutions for clients across the world. Since its inception in 1968, Biwater has

gained recognition for its innovative approaches aimed at overcoming the world’s most pressing water-related challenges.

Throughout its history, the company has grown to meet the demands of many water stressed countries and their burgeoning

populations – financing, consulting, process engineering, designing, constructing, operating, maintaining and owning water

facilities – in both rural and urban environments.

Membrane Treatment and Desalination Sector:

Biwater’s Membrane Treatment and Desalination Sector is a premier membrane system designer and supplier producing high

purity drinking, process and reuse water for both municipal and industrial clients. The Group currently has more than 450 MGD of

installed membrane treatment capacity globally utilizing MF, UF, MBR, NF and RO technologies.

www.biwater.com

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PRESS RELEASE: BIWATER

Reverse osmosis hall View overlooking the reverse osmosis hall, chemical building and carbon dioxide tank

The Port at Road Town, Tortola A view from the Port looking up towards Sabbath Hill and the Biwater storage tanks at the uppermost reaches

A cruise ship docked at the Port in Road Town, Tortola

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Go to the Members Only page, sign in and find all the great benefits you receive with being a member of the

Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA) at www.caribda.com.

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2015 FORECAST: GLOBAL ESPANSION FOR AVISTA® TECHNOLOGIES

SAN MARCOS, CA – February 24, 2015 – Avista® Technologies, a global expert in membrane system chemistry and water

treatment process support, announces initiatives for continued expansion in 2015.

“As the world’s population and demand for quality water grows, water and wastewater treatment systems using membrane

technologies continue to be a significant trend around the world. Our responsibility at Avista is to lead the application of innovative

solutions that help to make quality water more accessible,” explains Dave Walker, Avista President and CEO.

Avista Technologies will continue its focus on global expansion, research and development, including:

STRATEGIC CHANGES IN CHILE - NEWLY APPOINTED DISTRIBUTOR, NICOLAIDES / FLUID SYSTEMS

The mining sector is a pillar of the Chilean economy and a significant end use of water and wastewater treatment resources. With a

strong focus on growth in South America and the mining sector, Avista made a strategic change in their Chilean distribution for

2015, partnering with Nicolaides/Fluid Systems. “By combining our expertise with their warehousing capabilities in Antofagasta

and Santiago, we are extremely well positioned immediately support the needs of customers throughout the region,” explains Mario

Trevino, Avista Regional Sales Manager.

ASIA EXPANSION - INTRODUCING AVISTA TECHNOLOGIES SINGAPORE, PTE LTD

Led by Kent Goh, newly appointed Director of Sales in Asia, Avista Technologies Singapore will provide the local presence required

to expand in one of the industry’s fastest growing markets. With an established distributor network in APAC, Kent will manage

sales strategy and drive product and service requirements for future expansion. “The addition of a Singapore entity allows us to

meet the needs of our customers through a focused distribution network with an expanding product line,” states Doug Eisberg,

Avista Technologies Director of Business Development.

CLOSING THE ANTISCALANT GAP

Antiscalant chemicals make up over 50% of the global reverse osmosis chemical market, keeping operations running at peak

performance. Using over sixteen years of data collected from field and lab research, Avista has led the development of custom,

multi-component antiscalants under the Vitec® trade name. Dan Comstock, Vice President of R&D, explains that “to serve the

global market better, we launched four new products in January for large capacity municipal, potable, and wastewater systems.

These products offer optimum performance while remaining economically competitive and will be a key element in satisfying a

broader range of global customers.”

For more information, please contact Melissa Kaysen at mkaysen@avistatech.com.

About Avista Technologies:

Avista® Technologies is a trusted expert in membrane system chemistry and global process support, including reverse osmosis

(RO), microfiltration/ultrafiltration (MF/UF) and multimedia filtration (MMF). Avista focus is to enhance the life, performance,

reliability and recovery rate of your membrane system. Through processes that include cleaning studies, membrane autopsies,

off-site cleaning, field support, filtration studies, on-site supervision of procedures, chemical application recommendations, data

monitoring and on-site troubleshooting.

About Nicolaides S.A.:

NICOLAIDES S.A. initiated its operations in 1953, as a respected representative of several global companies. After five decades of

sustained development, NICOLAIDES is an active participant in all major national industries including wine, Petrochemical, Pulp

& Paper, Mining and Environmental Care.

About Fluid Systems S.A.:

Fluid Systems Chile is a pioneering company in northern Chile, with over 40 years of experience providing comprehensive services

for water treatment customers in mining, municipalities, hospitals, and recreation centers. One of the founders of Fluid Systems

Chile installed the first reverse osmosis and sewage treatment plant in northern Chile. Ongoing training of technical personnel and

professionals make them the one of the only qualified companies to manage and operate all types of water treatment systems.

The Avista Technologies Press Kit has additional bios and information.

PRESS RELEASE: AVISTA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Hello fellow CARIBDA members and thank you for the opportunity to introduce our company, Water Tech Sales and Consulting, Inc., our main objectives, approach, and brief view of needs we encounter in the Caribbean desalination and water purification market.

Water Tech is head-quartered in Puerto Rico, and provides RO - membrane separation, potable, and wastewater products and technical services throughout the Caribbean from our stocked and technically staffed locations in Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, and USA.

Our products and services include Avista Technologies membrane cleaners, antiscalants, non-oxidizing biocides, diagnostic, and performance improvement services; Dow Filmtec RO and NF membranes (including brand-new SEAMAXX high capacity, low energy seawater RO membranes), ion exchange resins, UF, and other technologies; RID-RUST distribution system corrosion and color control products; and wastewater products.

Water Tech has been operating in the Caribbean for approx. 15 years, have been a long-standing member and participant in the CWWA (Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association), and are pleased to also be part of CARIBDA for its much appreciated focus more specifically on our growing regional desalination community.

Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of meeting and working with a great variety of reverse osmosis and membrane separation customers throughout the Caribbean, from small brackish water to large seawater systems, some with very little membrane separation experience to those operating successfully for many years.

Across this entire spectrum, we continue to see the need, desire, and value of learning more - sharing our membrane separation and desalination experiences, regardless of individual background and level of experience - from hands-on troubleshooting, to the more formal workshops, conferences, and events organized by CARIBDA.

Water Tech’s main RO - membrane separation objectives are to extend customer’s membrane life, maximize system performance, and optimize costs through our products, services, and expertise.

Our approach is to 1.) communicate and understand customer needs; 2.) evaluate and diagnose problems; 3.) recommend procedures and solutions; 4.) apply; 5). monitor and maintain, and 6). last but not least, do our best to provide and participate in on-going training and education in the region, for the more we all know, the better we all succeed.

To help with the latter, Water Tech sponsors our own membrane separation technical and trouble-shooting seminars throughout the region, with the generous contributions of time and expertise from key suppliers such as Avista Technologies and Dow Filmtec.

We look forward to meeting more of you in the future, perhaps at a CARIBDA event, conference, one of our seminars, or during our business travels through the beautiful Caribbean.

For more information, please contact us at admin@watertechgroup.com

Water Tech On-Site RO Cleaning and Seminar Photos:

MEMBERSHIP SPOTLIGHT BY: DAVID MAINGOT, LG-NANOH2O

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Keith Ambrose

Virginia Tech

Brian Fojtaskek

ATSI, Inc.

John Hill

ATSI, Inc.

Jack Wade

ATSI, Inc.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Since Our Last Newsletter We Have Welcomed 4 New Members!

June 2-3, 2015

“Back to Basics and Innovations on Potable Water,

Wastewater Reuse and Desalination” Workshop

Cancun, Mexico

June 25-26, 2015

CaribDA / CAWASA Joint Workshop

“Improving Operators Efficiency: Adapting to Climate

Change”

Grenada

August 30-September 4, 2015

IDA 2015 World Congress

San Diego Convention Center

San Diego, CA Please visit www.idadesal.org for complete details.

May 31-June 3, 2016

2016 CaribDA Biennial Conference

Hyatt Hotel and Conference Centre

Trinidad

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Member Term Company Phone Email

2014-2016 Desalination Company of 868-636-3725 john.thompson@desalcott.com

(President) Trinidad and Tobago Limited

Gerard Pereira 2014-2016 Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. 345-945-4277 gpereira@cwco.com

(Vice President)

Paul Choules 2014-2016 713-400-4764 pchoules@waterstandard.com

(Treasurer)

David Maingot 2014-2016 LG NanoH2O 310-283-7476 dmaingot@lg-nanoh2o.com

(Secretary)

Manuel Pereira 2014-2016 mpereira@aqualectra.com

(Past President)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Member Term Company Phone Email

William Anderson 2014-2016 Energy Recovery, Inc. 813-713-0117 wanderson@energyrecovery.com

Shawn Meyer-Steele 2014-2016 305-859-2329 smsteele@h2oprofessionals.com

Lauren Thomas 2014-2016 Seven Seas Water Corporation 340-626-0213 lthomas@7seaswater.com

Mario Trevino 2014-2016 Avista Techlogies, Inc. 760-744-0536 mtrevino@avistatech.com

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