Americas
In the 1960s Biwater began working in the Americas, initially securing a number of equipment supply contracts. The company’s first regional turnkey project was the ‘Northern Range Valleys Water Supply Scheme’ in Trinidad and Tobago. At some of the highest altitudes in the Northern Range, three water treatment plants were constructed to provide drinking water to remote hillside communities. Storage reservoirs and supply pipelines were included in the contract scope to ensure that 24/7 supply could be maintained across the three population centres of Aripo, Acono and Luango.
- 4 Regional offices
- 45+ Years experience
Subsequently, Biwater have delivered projects across the Americas – South, Central and North America, as well as the Caribbean. The Group established its Desalination and Membrane Treatment Centre of Excellence (Biwater Inc.) in the United States following the acquisition of Advanced Environmental Water Treatment in 2005. Biwater Inc. now have more 1,703 million litres per day (MLD) of installed membrane treatment capacity globally.
Notably, Biwater’s ongoing work in Managua, Nicaragua provided the capital with its first large-scale wastewater treatment plant. Following commissioning in 2009, the plant is still operated and maintained by a dedicated Biwater team. In the 2010 Global Water Awards the team were presented with the Environmental Contribution of the Year Award (Distinction), for showing that “effective sludge management is affordable to all”.
Desalination and Membrane Treatment Centre of Excellence
- North America is home to our Desalination and Membrane Treatment Centre of Excellence (Biwater Inc.).
- Our local team specialise in delivering large capacity works, modular package plant solutions and demonstration facilities for an array of municipal, industrial and private clients.
In the United States, Biwater Inc. operate as a premier membrane solutions supplier, with projects spanning the length and breadth of the country. As an integral part of the Biwater Group, our specialist team also participate in large-scale design and construction contracts that require advanced treatment solutions.
Our in-house applications engineering and systems design expertise provides safe, efficient and reliable systems that today’s water managers demand. We pride ourselves on optimising system performance and delivering lasting results.
Biwater Inc. have the largest market share in the top four states for desalination and reuse:
- CA 280+ MLD (75+ MGD US)
- AZ 90+ MLD (24+ MGD US)
- TX 190+ MLD (51+ MGD US)
- FL 790+ MLD (210+ MGD US)
Dan Boersner
Regional Director for the Americas
Dan’s banking career saw him manage the construction corporate banking units at both Citibank and the Royal Bank of Canada in Venezuela, with responsibility for clients across South America.
Dan founded his own project finance consultancy company and Biwater became one of his clients in 1989. He went on to join Biwater full time in 2005 and relocated to Miami, United States, to take on the role of Commercial Director.
In 2016, Dan was appointed as Biwater’s Regional Director for the Americas. From Biwater’s regional hub in Panama, Dan oversees all of Biwater’s business activities in the Americas and is involved in the development of new initiatives.
Dan serves on the Board of Directors for the British Chamber of Commerce in Panama, and also the Board of Directors Multi-Sector Group – Panama Chapter of the ‘Construction Sector Transparency Initiative’ (CoST).
Dan has a Geological Engineering Degree from the University of Missouri – St. Louis, where he specialised in civil engineering applications for the mining and petroleum industries. He went on to achieve his MBA degree from Florida Atlantic University.
Favourite Biwater memory:
“I am most proud of the contract extensions and addendums we have received for our flagship wastewater project in Nicaragua. Every time I visit the impressive site, or meet with the client, I am in awe of our local team and their efforts to upkeep and maintain the plant, while taking on additional operational scope. Our team showcase what it really means to deliver sustainable operations for the long-term.”
Outlook for the future:
“We maintain a unique value proposition for our clients – we offer long-term affordable project finance solutions to deliver vital water infrastructure works. With our successful business model, we are on the cusp of serious growth in the region, and look forward to delivering more regional water and wastewater projects that improve peoples’ quality of life.”
Key highlights
Financed projects:
- Urban Water Supply Schemes, Dominican Republic: USD $246m
- Puerto Vallarta Planta Norte Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mexico: USD $52m
- Water and Wastewater Improvement Scheme, British Virgin Islands: USD $49m
- Laguna Alta Water Treatment Plant, Panama: USD $35m
- Managua Wastewater Treatment Plant, Nicaragua (funded by KfW)
Awards:
- Tortola, British Virgin Islands: 2014 Desalination Deal of the Year, Global Water Awards (Highly Commended)
- Dania Beach, Florida, United States: 2013 National Design-Build Award, Design-Build Institute of America
- Managua, Nicaragua: 2010 Environmental Contribution of the Year, Global Water Awards (Distinction)
- El Paso, Texas, United States: 2008 Desalination Plant of the Year (Highly Commended)
Our regional offices
Biwater International Limited Nicaragua
Postal address:
Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Servidas de Managua Del Café Soluble, 1200 mts al Noreste, Managua, 11036, Nicaragua
Tel:+505 2252 0707
Email:[email protected]
Biwater International Limited Panama
Postal address:
Oceania Business Plaza, Torre 2000, Piso 43, Calle Issac Hanono Missri, Punta Pacifica, Corregimiento San Francisco, Panama
Tel:+507 216 8119
Email:[email protected]
Biwater Inc.
Postal address:
8760 White Oak Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, California, 91730
Tel:+1 909 599 4129
Email:[email protected]
Our projects in the Americas
The table below provides an overview of some of our recent projects in the Americas, as well as a number of our flagship projects. *Based on Biwater’s financial accounts year ended 30 June 2017
Managua
Nicaragua
Operation
The delivery of the first wastewater treatment plant to serve the capital city supported Nicaragua’s efforts to clean-up Lake Managua. Biwater’s design and construction methodology aimed to minimise the plant footprint, overcome earthquake hazards, minimise power consumption and produce a viable sludge product for resale. Funds for the plant’s construction were provided by the German Development Bank (KfW). Biwater has gone on to receive extensions and addendums to its original operation and maintenance contract following construction. As a result, Biwater continues to run the day-to-day operations of the plant and has expanded its scope of works to operate pumping stations across the city’s collector network and two additional nearby existing wastewater treatment plants. At the time of completion, the plant was recognised for having the largest and most effective solar sludge drying facility in the Americas. In the 2010 Global Water Awards, the local Biwater team were presented with the Environmental Contribution of the Year Award (Distinction).
Scope of works:
Design, construction, operation and maintenance.
Wastewater treatment capacity:
297,000 m3/day
297 MLD
78.5 MGD US
Chilibre
Panama
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Extension and refurbishment contract, which increased water treatment capacity from 321 MLD to 948 MLD to meet increasing drinking water needs. The turnkey plant was extended and refurbished to serve Panama City and areas to the East of the Panama Canal. The project was structured in two phases, which ensured that the new extended plant (474 MLD) was completed and operational before the existing plant was taken out of service and remodelled to produce the same output (474 MLD). The whole project was delivered without supply interruption to the population. As a part of the contract, a new 23,000m3 reservoir was constructed and the plant was fitted throughout with supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) equipment.
Scope of works:
Design and construction.
Water treatment capacity:
948,000 m3/day
948 MLD
250 MGD US
Tortola
British Virgin Islands
New build
Award-winning water and wastewater improvement scheme, which provided a 24/7 potable water supply to Tortola and cruise ships while they were docked, without any down-time for local users. The water supply tariff savings provided by the new seawater desalination plant provided the funds to design and construct two new package wastewater treatment plants. In 2013, Biwater successfully completed a project finance deal with Barclays, which benefited from a 100% guarantee from UK Export Finance (UKEF) to fund construction works.
Scope of works:
Build, Operate, Own, Transfer (BOOT) contract covering the design, construction, and operation and maintenance.
Membrane treatment capacity:
10,450 m3/day
10.4 MLD
2.7 MGD US
Wastewater treatment capacity:
4,000 m3/day
4 MLD
1 MGD US
Mendoza
Panama
New build
Fast-track construction of a new water treatment plant and distribution pipelines helped to alleviate water shortages in the city of La Chorrera. Water from Lake Gatun (the head water lake for the Panama Canal) was treated at the new state-of-the-art water treatment plant. A raw water intake and pump station was constructed on the shoreline of Lake Gatun and then pumped to the plant, which was located 6km away.
Scope of works:
Design and construction.
Water treatment capacity:
151,400 m3/day
151.4 MLD
40 MGD US
Santiago
Chile
Concession
Biwater operated concession contracts in Santiago, providing new water and wastewater infrastructure, as well as ongoing ownership and operation. Treatment facilities were built to support the growth and development of the northern and eastern parts of the capital, to keep pace with housing expansion projects. Santiago concessions were sold in 2010 as part of the sale of Biwater’s shares in Cascal.
Scope of works:
Design, construction, ownership and operation (concession contract).
Water/wastewater treatment capacity:
45,000 m3/day
45 MLD
11.9 MGD US
Laguna Alta
Panama
New build
Panama’s first turnkey Build Own Operate Transfer (BOOT) water treatment plant contract. Water from Lake Gatun (the head water lake for the Panama Canal) was treated at the new state-of-the-art water treatment plant, and then delivered directly to the client’s existing distribution system to serve 300,000 local residents. A structured staff training programme was incorporated in the contract scope. Meeting the applicable World Bank/International Finance Corporation (IFC) environmental and social policies, this BOOT contract received project financing from the IFC to support construction works. Aguas de Panama, Biwater’s local operating company, was sold in 2010 as part of the sale of Biwater’s shares in Cascal.
Scope of works:
Design, construction, ownership and operation (concession contract).
Water treatment capacity:
76,000 m3/day
76 MLD
20 MGD US
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco State
Mexico
New build
Biwater’s first privately financed ‘greenfield’ wastewater treatment Build Own Operate Transfer (BOOT) contract that delivered a turnkey wastewater treatment plant for Puerto Vallarta, a popular tourist destination on Mexico’s Pacific coast. Finance was provided by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Mexican Bank of Public Works (Banobras). The project was structured and financed without any direct government guarantees.
Scope of works:
Finance, design, construction, ownership and operation (concession contract).
Wastewater treatment capacity:
216,000 m3/day
216 MLD
11.9 MGD US
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Consultancy
A five year consultancy contract which provided non-revenue water reduction (leak reduction) services across the capital city. Due to rapid population growth heightening water supply demands, the need to improve access to drinking water and control leaks was a major priority for the local water and sewerage company in Guatemala City. Key to the success of the project was the identification of areas of inefficiency, the locating of illegal connections and the provision of training to staff so they could effectively and quickly detect leaks and handle repair works.
Scope of works:
Non-revenue water programme consultancy.
Treatment capacity:
N/A
Belize City
Belize
Operation
Belize was looking for a strategic adviser, who would introduce new technologies and management procedures countrywide to improve water and wastewater treatment services. Non-revenue water reduction (leak reduction) was a major part of the contract alongside day-to-day operation and maintenance works. The modernisation of facilities included training of staff to use advanced supervisory controls and computer programmes – before the contract began, the whole organisation was paper-based and employees did not have experience with computers.
Scope of works:
Non-revenue water programme, operation.
Water/wastewater treatment capacity:
63,000 m3/day
63 MLD
16.6 MGD U
La Romana, San Cristobal and San Francisco de Macoris
Dominican Republic
New build
Financed water treatment and supply contracts were completed for the cities of La Romana, San Cristobal and San Francisco de Macoris. The principle lender was Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), supported by a commercial facility. The fast-track projects upgraded existing treatment works, providing immediate relief to areas suffering from acute water-stress. New water treatment plants and distribution provisions helped to increase water supply capacity, storage capacity and overall drinking water quality.
Scope of works:
Finance, design and construction.
Water treatment capacity:
273,000 m3/day
273 MLD
72 MGD US
Panama City
Panama
Consultancy
Water optimisation project to improve drinking water services across Panama City. Initially surveys and digital mapping took place across Panama City, Colon, Arraijan and La Chorrera. During the three year contract period:
- 250,000 customers were surveyed
- 3,500 network leaks were repaired
- 1,110,000 metres of new pipeline were added to the network
- 196,000 residential metres were installed
Scope of works:
Non-revenue water programme consultancy and implementation.
Treatment capacity:
N/A
Port of Spain Laventille Swamp
Trinidad and Tobago
New build
Biwater designed and built a new facility to handle peak weather flows, industrial effluent from nearby companies and tanker deliveries of domestic wastewater. For this project, it was important to accommodate the new works within Laventille Swamp (a mangrove swamp), which required extensive piling and ‘zone three’ earthquake provisions to futureproof the design and construction of the new facilities. Care was taken to minimise requirements for mangrove clearance and use existing reclaimed land.
Scope of works:
Design, construction and operation.
Wastewater treatment capacity:
225,000 m3/day
225 MLD
59 MGD US
Our desalination and membrane treatment projects
The table below provides an overview of some of our recent desalination and membrane treatment projects, as well as a number of our flagship projects.* Capacities rounded to one decimal place if required.
Pico Rivera, California
United States
Desalination
Award-winning Groundwater Reliability Improvement Project (GRIP) was established to support the Water Replenishment District (WRD) of Southern California in its aim to be 100 percent independent from imported water.
The advanced water treatment facility, now referred to as the Albert Robles Center for Water Recycling (ARC), supplies drinking quality water for recharging local aquifers. This reduces the dependence on expensive and heavily burdened imported water from Northern California and the Colorado River.
Scope of works:
Design, supply, installation and commissioning of both ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) systems for Phase 1 of the water treatment facility.
Membrane treatment capacity:
56,000 m3/day
56 MLD
14.8 MGD US
Cherry Point, North Carolina
United States
New build
Replacement of conventional water treatment plant at a Marine Corps Base. A new brackish water reverse osmosis system will be installed to remove salts from groundwater prior to post-treatment.
Scope of works:
Supply and commissioning of cartridge filters, membrane trains, instrumentation and controls.
Membrane treatment capacity:
25,500 m3/day
25.5 MLD
6.75 MGD US
Daytona Beach, Florida
United States
Demonstration
Direct potable reuse demonstration plant to determine the feasibility of a future full-scale facility. The demonstration plant is testing the potential to treat effluent from a nearby wastewater treatment plant for direct potable reuse, considering it as a new and viable source of drinking water in this drought-prone area.
Scope of works:
Full technology supply (ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and advanced oxidation).
Membrane treatment capacity:
800 m3/day
0.8 MLD
0.2 MGD US
Goldsworthy, California
United States
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Expansion of existing reverse osmosis plant to reduce the future demand on imported water supplies. Key to the project is the addition of energy recovery devices to both the existing and new desalination systems to reduce energy expenditure and increase efficiency.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and supervision of reverse osmosis equipment, including start-up and testing.
Membrane treatment capacity:
17,400 m3/day
17.4 MLD
4.6 MGD US
San Antonio, Texas
United States
New build
Phase I off the San Antonio Water System brackish groundwater desalination programme, which is designed to meet the city’s water needs over the next 50 years while reducing dependence on the local primary drinking water aquifer.
Scope of works:
Supply and commissioning of cartridge filters, membrane trains, instrumentation and controls.
Membrane treatment capacity:
45,420 m3/day
45 MLD
12 MGD US
Penn State University, Pennsylvania
United States
New build
Pennsylvania State University needed to upgrade their water system to reduce dissolved solids from degrading well water quality. The system include three reverse osmosis trains. As a result of the project, the University now has a state-of-the-art membrane treatment system that will deliver safe drinking water quality for years to come, even if there are changes in well contaminant levels.
Scope of works:
Supply and installations supervision.
Membrane treatment capacity:
12,900 m3/day
12.9 MLD
3.4 MGD US
Chino II, California
United States
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Expansion project that included the addition of three reverse osmosis skids to manage brine concentration levels. The expansion works have helped to reduce the concentration of brine discharged from the existing works.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and supervision of reverse osmosis equipment, including start-up and testing.
Membrane treatment capacity:
11,400 m3/day
11.4 MLD
3 MGD US
Chino I, California
United States
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Expansion project to increase membrane treatment capacity at an existing facility. The project also aimed to achieve hydraulic control of the nearby Chino Basin and address related salinity issues, which had the potential to limit the future use of recycled water.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and supervision of reverse osmosis equipment, including start-up and testing.
Membrane treatment capacity:
7,600 m3/day
7.6 MLD
2 MGD US
Mui Wo
Hong Kong
New build
Turnkey design and construction of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant, which included odour control and sludge treatment provisions. The new works were connected to the existing wastewater treatment plant with the necessary pipelines, services and utilities. MBR was the chosen technology for the new works because of its ability to produce quality effluent meeting the most stringent water standards. Its modular configuration also helped to reduce the footprint of the works and provide a level of flexibility. Due to its modular design, further expansion is made easy if required in the future.
Scope of works:
Design and construction.
Wastewater treatment capacity:
7,400 m3/day
7.4 MLD
2 MGD US
Altamonte Springs, Florida
United States
Demonstration
Direct potable reuse demonstration plant that formed part of an educational facility, to test the technology and provide data for regulatory framework modifications. The plant used ozone, biofiltration, ultrafiltration, carbon, and ultraviolet (UV) advanced oxidation to turn tertiary effluent into potable water. Fast-track delivery took place in just four months.
Scope of works:
Design, fabrication and ‘wet-testing’ in-house at Biwater Inc.’s manufacturing facility in San Dimas, California.
Membrane treatment capacity:
1,000 m3/day
1 MLD
0.3 MGD US
Dixon, North Carolina
United States
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Improvement works were delivered on a fast-track basis to provide the local population of Jacksonville with an increased drinking water supply. Key to the project was the delivery of specialist treatment to remove silica and organics from the influent, to ensure treated drinking water would meet Environmental Protection Agency standards.
Scope of works:
Design, manufacturing, supervision and commissioning of pre-treatment cartridge filtration, reverse osmosis trains, chemical dosing systems, the cleaning system and instrumentation.
Membrane treatment capacity:
11,400 m3/day
11.4 MLD
3 MGD US
Padre Dam, California
United States
Demonstration
Demonstration facility for Padre Dam Municipal Water District, which was funded by a grant, to explore a new source of water for Santee in California. The indirect potable reuse plant utilised advanced water purification technologies to treat secondary effluent from a wastewater treatment plant in the District. The treated water was used for demonstration and testing purposes, to ensure it met or exceeded the California Public Health Department’s draft regulations.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and commissioning of a fully integrated advanced water treatment system, including all process, mechanical, electrical and control components.
Membrane treatment capacity:
379 m3/day
0.4 MLD
0.1 MGD US
Tortola
British Virgin Islands
New build
Award-winning water and wastewater improvement scheme, which provided a 24/7 potable water supply to Tortola and cruise ships while they were docked, without any down-time for local users. The water supply tariff savings provided by the new seawater desalination plant provided the funds to design and construct two new package wastewater treatment plants. In 2013, Biwater successfully completed a project finance deal with Barclays, which benefited from a 100% guarantee from UK Export Finance (UKEF) to fund construction works.
Scope of works:
Build, Operate, Own, Transfer (BOOT) contract covering the design, construction, and operation and maintenance.
Membrane treatment capacity:
10,450 m3/day
10.4 MLD
2.7 MGD US
Wastewater treatment capacity:
4,000 m3/day
4 MLD
1 MGD US
Springtree, Florida
United States
New build
Two-stage reverse osmosis system, which incorporates an inter-stage energy recovery system with a novel manipulated valve control system that was developed by Biwater together with Fluid Equipment Development Company.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and supervision of reverse osmosis equipment, including start-up and testing.
Membrane treatment capacity:
6,800 m3/day
6.8 MLD
1.8 MGD US
Irvine Well, California
United States
New build
The desalination project recovered and treated local groundwater for use in the potable water system. Key to the project was the removal of total dissolved solids (TDS), nitrates and hardness. The project was partially funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the US Bureau of Reclamation; all products supplied by Biwater were in compliance with the 'Buy American' requirement.
Scope of works:
Design supply and supervision of reverse osmosis equipment, including testing and start-up.
Membrane treatment capacity:
16,700 m3/day
16.7 MLD
4.4 MGD US
Costa Mesa
California
New build
This plant used nanofiltration as a pre-treatment process to remove the amber tint in the groundwater from ancient redwood forests in the area before drink water was supplied to residents. Equipment was designed to be semi-assembled and shipped directly to site minimising installation time.
Scope of works:
Design and supply of nanofiltration system inclusive of supervision of site testing and start-up.
Membrane treatment capacity:
32,500 m3/day
32.5 MLD
8.6 MGD US
South Province
Maldives
New build
Ahead of a major regional conference being hosted by the Government of the Maldives on the Addu Atoll, desalination facilities were required to provide drinking water for key conference centres and hotels across a number of islands.
Scope of works:
Design and construction.
Water treatment capacity:
1,500 m3/day
1.5 MLD
0.4 MGD US
International Airport
Hong Kong
New build
The Hong Kong International Airport required a compact and efficient wastewater treatment facility to serve the busy travel hub. The membrane bioreactor (MBR) works carried out involved the installation of new MBR equipment as well as an upgrade to the existing MBR plant. The control centre for the works was also upgraded alongside the technical works package.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and construction.
Water treatment capacity:
6,100 m3/day
6.1 MLD
1.6 MGD US
Dania Beach, Florida
United States
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Nanofiltration expansion project for an existing lime softening water treatment plant that helped supply additional drinking water capacity to the city, improved treatment quality to meet new regulatory standards and provided operational flexibility to treat variable raw water sources. The plant was one of the first water treatment plant buildings to achieve enough credits to become Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified. In 2013, the project was selected for the National Design-Build Award by the Design-Build Institute of America.
Scope of works:
Design, supply, and construction.
Membrane treatment capacity:
7,600 m3/day
7.6 MLD
2 MGD US
Santa Monica, California
United States
New build
Raw basin water from Santa Monica’s charnock well field was pre-treated before passing through horizontal cartridge filters and the reverse osmosis system which produces the final permeate water. The reverse osmosis units were shipped assembled to site to streamline the project schedule.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and construction.
Membrane treatment capacity:
35,100 m3/day
35.1 MLD
9.3 MGD US
Changi NEWater
Singapore
New build
Innovative indirect potable reuse solution to help Singapore overcome water-stress. As a result of the project, Singapore was able to meet 30% of its drinking water requirements through reuse and recycling, greatly reducing its reliance on imports.
Scope of works:
Design and supply of reverse osmosis system inclusive of supervision of site test and start-up.
Membrane treatment capacity:
228,000 m3/day
228 MLD
60 MGD US
Jupiter, Florida
United States
New build
This plant was designed to treat raw water from Jupiter’s surficial well field; water was passed through horizontal cartridge filters before entering the nanofiltration system.
Scope of works:
Design and supply of nanofiltration system inclusive of supervision of site testing and start-up.
Membrane treatment capacity:
54,900 m3/day
54.9 MLD
14.5 MGD US
Oxnard, California
United States
New build
The desalter plant was the first facility to be commissioned as part of the city’s ‘groundwater recovery, enhancement and treatment scheme’. The city was granted an award from Southern California Edison Electricity Company to support the delivery of Biwater’s innovative reverse osmosis system design and efficient energy recovery devices.
Scope of works:
Mechanical and electrical design, supply and construct.
Membrane treatment capacity:
28,400 m3/day
28.4 MLD
7.5 MGD US
El Paso, Texas
United States
New build
At the time of commissioning, the plant was the largest inland desalination facility in the United States. The 56.7 MLD (15 MGD US) permeate from the reverse osmosis plant was blended with raw water to meet capacity requirements and quality standards for an output of 104 MLD (27.5 MGD US). In 2008, this project received the Desalination Plant of the Year Award (Highly Commended) by Global Water Intelligence for “an impressive new approach to large-scale inland water desalination”.
Scope of works:
Turnkey construction.
Membrane treatment capacity:
56,700 m3/day
56.7 MLD
15 MGD US
Peele Dixie, Florida
United States
New build
Upon completion the desalination plant produced exceptionally high quality drinking water from a brackish well. Operating flexibility was provided by four identical standalone membrane trains.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and supervision of reverse osmosis equipment, including start-up and testing.
Membrane treatment capacity:
45,000 m3/day
45 MLD
11.9 MGD US
Irvine Desalter, California
United States
New build
Desalination plant that reclaimed and treated water from brackish wells in the city. Custom-designed reverse osmosis trains to allow for expansion with additional pressure valves.
Scope of works:
Fast-track design and supply.
Membrane treatment capacity:
9,800 m3/day
9.8 MLD
2.6 MGD US
Boca Raton, Florida
United States
New build
Leading-edge reverse osmosis plant designed to treat shallow groundwater, removing total dissolved solids, colour and other contaminants to meet Florida’s drinking water quality standards.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and supervision of reverse osmosis equipment, including start-up and testing.
Membrane treatment capacity:
151,000 m3/day
151 MLD
40 MGD US
Palm Beach (No.3), Florida
United States
New build
State-of-the-art reverse osmosis plant designed to provide a membrane softening solution for Palm Beach County that would meet Florida’s drinking water quality standards.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and supervision of reverse osmosis equipment, including start-up and testing.
Membrane treatment capacity:
97,000 m3/day
97 MLD
25.5 MGD US
Sunrise, Florida
United States
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The initial 45 MLD (12 MGD US) plant that was supplied by Biwater was built with a 68 MLD (18 MGD US) expansion project in mind. Biwater embarked on this latter expansion project on a fast-track basis to increase water supply capacity to the city.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and supervision of reverse osmosis equipment, including start-up and testing.
Membrane treatment capacity:
68,000 m3/day
68 MLD
18 MGD US
Scottsdale, Arizona
United States
New build
Turnkey construction of a reverse osmosis wastewater reuse project, supporting the expansion of an advanced water treatment plant that served the city of Scottsdale. The plant treated wastewater and water from the Central Arizona Project. Treated water was used to recharge the local aquifer.
Scope of works:
Design, supply and supervision of reverse osmosis equipment, including start-up and testing.
Membrane treatment capacity:
53,000 m3/day
53 MLD
14 MGD US
Palm Beach (No.9), Florida
United States
New build
Reverse osmosis membrane softening plant and flagship plant for Florida. At the time of commissioning, the largest municipal reverse osmosis plant in the United States, and one of the largest in the world.
Scope of works:
Supply, installation supervision, start-up, commissioning services and training.
Membrane treatment capacity:
86,300 m3/day
86.3 MLD
22.8 MGD US
Jabail and Yanbu
Saudi Arabia
New build
The project consisted of three brackish desalination plants with a combined membrane treatment capacity of 44 MLD. The plants were completed for the Royal Commission for Jabail and Yanbu to provide sufficient drinking water supply for local residents and businesses.
Scope of works:
Design and construction.
Membrane treatment capacity:
44,000 m3/day
44 MLD
11.6 MGD US
Buwayb
Saudi Arabia
New build
The world’s largest desalination plant at the time of commissioning. In addition to pre-treatment and reverse osmosis works, the brackish desalination facility contract included the delivery of a power generation station, on-site reservoir and ‘high zone’ reservoir. Following construction, there was a five year operation and maintenance period, which involved technical management, supervision and the supply of parts. The water source for the plant was from 18 2,000m deep wells in the area.
Scope of works:
Design, construction and operation.
Membrane treatment capacity:
59,000 m3/day
59 MLD
15.6 MGD US
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