IDA Global Connections - Fall 2019

Fall 2019

IDA GLOBAL

CONNECTIONS IDA Welcomes the New Board of Directors, 2019-2021 Page 16

How Can We Make Desalination More Reliable, Efficient, and Sustainable?

By His Excellency Eng. Ali Bin AbdulRahman Al Hazmi Page 18

The Two Biggest Challenges of the Water Sector

By Carlos Cosin Page 22

His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer

Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority

Ensuring the Sustainability

Of Water Resources

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 | MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL 6 | MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 8 | COVER STORY: "ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF WATER RESOURCES", BY HIS EXCELLENCY SAEED MOHAMMED AL TAYER, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO OF DUBAI ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY 16 | IDA WELCOMES THE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2019-2021 18 | PUBLIC UTILITY LEADER INSIGHT: "HOW CAN WE MAKE DESALINATION MORE RELIABLE, EFFICIENT, AND SUSTAINABLE?", BY HE ENG. ALI BIN ABDULRAHMAN AL HAZMY, SALINE WATER CONVERSION CORPORATION GOVERNOR 22 | EXECUTIVE INSIGHT: “THE TWO BIGGEST CHALLENGES OF THE WATER SECTOR” BY CARLOS COSIN, CEO OF ALMAR WATER SOLUTIONS 26 | EXECUTIVE INSIGHT: “HOW WE CAN ACCELERATE SUSTAINABLE WATER SYSTEMS IN INDIA” BY YUVBIR SINGH, CEO OF SUEZ WATER TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS BUSINESS UNIT 30 | UTILITY LEADER INSIGHT: THE CLASH OF POLITICS AND WATER IN CAPE TOWN, BY GISELA KAISER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WATER & WASTE UTILITIES IN CAPE TOWN 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 52 | 53 |

56 | IDA NEWS 58 | Call for Papers: IDA International Water Reuse and Recycling: Making Every Drop Count Rome Conference 2020 60 | Women of Our Industry: Featured Panel on World Congress Opening Day 64 | IDA Welcomes New Members 68 | AFFILIATE SPOTLIGHT: A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE KOREA DESALINATION PLANT ASSOCIATION, MR. TAIHYUN PARK 72 | SPOTLIGHT ON CAPACITY BUILDING: “KAUST LAUNCHES ACWA POWER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR DESALINATION,” BY THOMAS ALTMANN, VICE PRESIDENT OF INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, ACWA POWER 74 | “2017-19 IDA YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM: A TERM IN REVIEW,” BY MONICA BOODHAN, CO-CHAIRWOMAN OF IDA YLP 78 | SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL WATER WEEK: IDA DESALINATION PAVILION 79 | EVENTS CALENDAR 81 | MEET THE TEAM 82 | JOIN IDA

IDA’S 2019 WORLD CONGRESS Welcome to Dubai!

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MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL It gives me particular pleasure to release the Fall issue of IDA Global Connections because it coincides perfectly with our much anticipated 2019 World Congress, “Crossroads to Sustainability.” After months of preparation, the Congress has finally come to life and we are immensely excited to welcome hundreds of delegates from all over the world to the ultra-modern city of Dubai. This Congress is graciously hosted by His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, CEO and Managing Director of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), to whom we give our utmost gratitude. Additionally, IDA extends our sincerest thanks to all of our sponsors and media partners for their unyielding support. Again, thank you to Almar Water Solutions, Metito, Dupont, ROPV, Kurita, ILF Consulting Engineers, Toray, Aqualia, BESIX, Veolia, Engie, Abengoa, SUEZ, Jacobs, ACWA Power, Acciona, Amane Advisors, Sete Saudia, AECOM, Majis Industrial Services, GS Inima, and Aqseptence Group.

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With specialized training courses, a tour of DEWA’s Jebel Ali Power Station, a Corporate Golf Day, a Welcome Reception, Gala Dinner, Closing Luncheon, Awards, and membership and board meetings, this World Congress promises to be a place of learning and connection, combining technical and business expertise to create sustainable water solutions.

In keeping with the excitement from IDA’s World Congress, our cover story this issue features His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer. In a one-on-one interview, His Excellency discusses how DEWA, as one of the world’s leading public utilities, envisions the future of securing water resources in a sustainable way. I would like to personally thank His Excellency for sharing his expertise and time with the IDA community, and I am confident members will benefit from his insight.

Also in this issue of Global Connections, we highlight some of the most exciting and truly captivating aspects of the Congress, including our Opening Day Keynote Speakers, our Leaders Summit Keynote Speakers, our Industry and Sustainability Awards Committee, a sneak peek into our Technical Program, and a birds-eye view of our exhibition hall. In addition, the Congress program empowers Women of Our Industry in a panel discussion featuring some of the most dynamic and compelling women in the sector today.

We also include numerous executive insights and utility leader insights from across the industry. His Excellency Eng. Ali Bin AbdulRahman Al Hazmy, Governor of SWCC, tackles the eternal question of how desalination can be more reliable, more efficient and more sustainable; Ms. Gisela Kaiser, Executive Director of Water & Waste Utilities in Cape Town, examines the clash of politics and water in Cape Town; Mr. Yuvbir Singh, CEO of SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions business unit, reveals critical data on water systems in India today; Mr. Thomas Altmann, Vice President of Innovation & Technology at ACWA Power, reveals the launch of the ACWA’s Power Center of Excellence for Desalination; and Mr. Carlos Cosin, CEO of Almar Water Solutions, identifies the two biggest challenges the water sector faces

today. This issue also shines the IDA affiliate spotlight on Mr. Tai-Hyun Park, President of the Korea Desalination Plant Association, as well as giving a warm welcome to our 8 new corporate members. This stunning array of knowledge, expertise, and understanding is one of many testaments to the vibrant and lively community which makes IDA possible.

This issue also includes a host of exciting announcements from IDA, including the Call for Papers for our 2020 International Water Reuse and Recycling Conference, held in Rome from October 11-14, IDA’s Desalination Pavilion at Singapore International Water Week, our latest Events Calendar, and—perhaps most excitingly—our new Term 19 Board of Directors!

In closing, I take this opportunity to applaud the 2017 - 2019 IDA Board of Directors for their outstanding service to the IDA community and give a particular thanks to our colleague and friend, Miguel Angel Sanz, IDA President, for his exceptional leadership over these last two years.

From all of us at IDA, enjoy this issue of Global Connections—and enjoy the 2019 World Congress in Dubai!

Shannon K. McCarthy Secretary General

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT together we promote the sustainable use of desalination and water reuse technology It seems like yesterday that I was elected solutions. to serve you as the IDA President - October 2017 - and now, we have arrived to end of The other key achievement is the important Term 18 and to our 18th biennial IDA World events organized directly by IDA and in Congress. I take this opportunity to share partnership with affiliates and partner with you the achievements Term 18’s two organizations, over these two years. This year mandate and the more important facts includes: World Future Eneregy Summit, Water Platform in Abu Dhabi in partnership impacting our industry in this period. with MASDAR, IDA Desalination panel at The sixteen IDA affiliate associations WEX, in Lisbon, the IDA Business Forum at represent the desalination and water reuse SIWW in partnership with Singapore PUB, community and are the one of the important the biennial IDA International Water Reuse pillars that make the IDA truly international. and Recycling conference in Valencia in Together we link the global community partnership with AEDyR and EDS, and finally of advanced water treatment. During this the IDA Action for Good conference in Santa term, the Secretary General and I made an Margherita, Italy in partnership with EDS and effort to be present and support the events the Rotary Clubs of La Spezia and Liguria. of IDA Affiliates in their own “territories” and participate in their local and regional The world is suffering the effects of global activities. On behalf of Board of Directors, warming and climate change and I believe we have met with leaders and attended the impact during the the last two - three meetings of the EDS, AEDyR, Aladyr, MIAC, years has been more accentuated.

SWA, AMTA, AWA, and KDPA. I’d like to thank all of them for their individual missions and In the Northern hemisphere more and more collective support for IDA over so many years, countries are having longer dry periods Dear Members,

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increasing the water scarcity, and many are starting to consider desalination and water reuse technologies as sustainable solutions.

Countries such as France, Portugal, Italy, Turkey and Korea are in different phases of this approach.

Countries located between both Tropics have also begun to implement desalination; we can include into the global Desalination Club Peru, Brazil, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, India, Philippines, Taiwan and the city of Hong Kong. They are implementing heavy investments in Desalination or Water Reuse plans.

In the Southern hemisphere beyond the tropics, the situation is even more dramatic, because the impact of climate change is getting worse in countries where desalination and water reuse solutions are already well known. Countries like Chile, South Africa and Australia are since 2015 in the driest period in the last century. The case of “almost Day Zero� of Cape Town has been widely spread as a situation to avoid with a higher prevision and planning. In Australia the majority of desalination plants are running at 100%, as Melbourne or Adelaide, and even preparing to increase capacity such as Sydney, where water reuse plans are also included. In the northern half of the Chilean territory, over the last 3 years experienced less than 25 % of the average rainfalls and the government is planning desalination plants for human supply, not only for mining industry .

In the MENA region desalination is booming with an incredible number of tenders for mega plants ranging from 250,000 to 910,000 m3/day in only 3-4 years. Over 10,000,000 additional m3/day will be in operation before 2025.

The other outstanding headline in these last couple of years is the incredible low water price in the tenders of the Mega-plants: 0.50 USD/m3 (+/- 0.03). With this new benchmark few people can say the desalination is expensive. What is really expensive for the population is the lack of water.

All will be discussed at the World Congress, and we are honored by the extensive hospitality offered by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and for all help and facilities to host the World Congress.

As President of IDA and Chairman of the 2019 World Congress I can say on behalf of the Board of Directors that we are really proud of all the internal events prepared under the leadership of the Secretary General with the notable support of both the IDA and DEWA teams.

The 2019 World Congress Technical Program, includes 24 session presenting more than 220 oral presentations and posters. This well represents accomplishments of the IDA community.

In closing, I express my gratitude to the Board of Driectors for the support and friendship I have received in these two years of my mandate. It has been my pleasure to serve the association as President.

Sincerely, Miguel Angel Sanz IDA President

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His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer

Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority 8

Ensuring the Sustainability of Water Resources COVER STORY In a one-on-one interview, IDA Secretary General Ms. Shannon McCarthy asked His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer how the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, as one of the world’s leading public utilities, envisions the path towards ensuring the sustainability of water resources for the future.

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Q. What is DEWA’s position on global water challenges including mounting environmental change, water pollution, the draining of nonreplenishable major aquifers, and increasing clean water demands. As these obstacles must be confronted, what advice would Your Excellency provide to colleagues who are tackling these multifaceted issues within an international, multilateral context?

Security Strategy 2036 aims to ensure sustainable access to water during both normal and emergency conditions.

DEWA's Contribution to Water Security: In Dubai, we have a comprehensive approach to ensure the sustainability of water resources in line with the Dubai Integrated Water Resources Management Strategy, which focuses on enhancing water resources, rationalization of water consumption, and using cutting-edge technologies and A. Water is at the center of economic and innovative solutions to reduce water consumption social development. Water security is among by 30% by 2030. the top global risks. Population and economic growth have placed unprecedented pressures In Dubai, we adopt three pillars to ensure the on water. Water scarcity affects over 40% of the world's population. More than two billion people lack access to safe drinking water. The world is expected to face a 40% shortfall between forecast demand and available supply of water by 2030.

Managing water security in the region requires developing the strategies and policies that will increase the efficiency of water use and the integrated water resource management to ensure its sustainability. This should take into account the available resources, whether surface water, groundwater, or desalinated water. Water should also be fully recycled using available technologies.

Smart metering contributes to improving accuracy in billing, evaluating consumption, and increasing users’ awareness of their own consumption. Smart metering also helps water service providers identify leaks, reduce operating costs, and communicate the value of water to users.

sustainability of water production. These are based on using clean solar energy to desalinate seawater using the latest Reverse Osmosis (RO) technologies. Excess water is stored in aquifers and pumped back into the water network when needed. This integrated innovative model protects the environment and represents a sustainable economic solution. It also emphasizes Dubai’s ability to anticipate and shape the future.

1- All new desalination capabilities will be based on Reverse Osmosis Technology 2- DEWA adopts a clear strategy to ensure that by 2030, total equivalent energy requirement to meet 100% Dubai desalinated water demand will be generated by clean energy 3- Storage of Desalinated Water in Aquifers

In a few years we will conclude the first quarter The Arabian Gulf region, including the UAE, is one of the 21st century with limited solutions to of the regions that face challenges in rainfall. The increasing water challenges. What can public UAE produces 14% of global desalinated water. utilities do in order to proactively address these challenges and how can they secure sustainable The UAE's Efforts and Strategies: The UAE Water supplies of safe water in the face of population

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growth, urbanization, decreased government total desalinated water production capacity to 750 spending, industrialization, and climate change? million gallons of desalinated water per day. DEWA adopts a clear strategy to ensure that by 2030, In order to reduce dependency of non-renewable total equivalent energy requirements to meet energy for production and supply of water, Dubai desalinated water demand will be 100% policies and programs are required for exploitation generated by clean energy. This will allow Dubai of renewable energy. Additionally systematic to substantially exceed global targets for using efforts are required to change consumption and clean energy for Water production. Increasing the production patterns. Technology will certainly operational efficiency by decoupling desalination play a major role in this transformation. Changes from electricity production which is expected to in consumption patterns can drive the creation of save around AED 12 billions and reduce 39 million new technologies necessary for sustainability and tons of carbon emissions by 2030. their adoption and diffusion at the desired pace.

Usage of Reverse Osmosis desalination technology What are the best practices to create a roadmap powered by solar energy is one of the sustainable and inspire those who will soon have to address ways for securing water to the growing population. these emerging challenges?

Sincere efforts are required on demand side management for reduction in water consumption ʞ Selection of the latest, state of the art and highlyand minimizing unaccounted water. efficient generation & desalination equipment.

DEWA planned and implemented initiatives as part of its long and short term strategies to cover the above mentioned areas to secure sustainable supply of safe water for the residents of Dubai.

Please share how DEWA plans for new technology, energy efficiency, integration of renewables.

We are currently desalinating water in Dubai through the Combined Cycle Co-Generation, which is efficient and depends on using waste heat created by the production of electricity for water desalination. DEWA conducted a study to improve water production, and analyzed the economic and technical feasibility of replacing Multi-Stage Flash (MSF) desalination technology with solar-powered Reverse Osmosis (RO) to produce water using cheap and clean energy. By 2030, Reverse Osmosis will help expand our production capacity by 305 million gallons of desalinated water per day, increasing

ʞ Utilization of latest and smart technologies for improvement of production, transmission and distribution of water and electricity services. ʞ Utilization of Innovative technological solutions. ʞ Deployment of Optimum Power Plant Design. ʞ Optimum operation of power generation and desalination units. ʞ Selection of talented and efficient workforce. ʞ Implementation of internationally accredited management practices and performance monitoring systems. ʞ Optimum unit commitment and maintenance planning to achieve highest reliability, availability and efficiency.

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What is the general program of desalination in the coming years for Dubai? ʞ We have clear strategies when it comes to water ʞ the UAE 2036 water security strategy ʞ The Dubai Integrated Water Strategy 2030 ʞ Demand Side Management (DSM) strategy aims to reduce Dubai's electricity and water consumption by 30% by 2030

ʞ Increase efficiency and reliability at the highest global leading levels. Since its establishment in 1992, DEWA has paid full attention to the Unaccounted for water (UFW) which was 42.5%, DEWA has achieved remarkable results, surpassing leading European and American companies by reducing the unaccounted-forwater down to 6.5% as compared to 15% in North America and Europe.

ʞ Our aim is to secure water supplies by ensuring How does DEWA approach the technical, financial sustainable access to water during both normal and operational risks? and emergency conditions in line with worldclass standards.

DEWA implemented Enterprise Risk Management wherein all operational, technical, project and ʞ DEWA has been growing at a very fast pace to financial related risks are effectively identified and meet the speedy development of the Emirate of necessary mitigation plans are deployed. DEWA is Dubai, the Monthly average peak demand has the Middle East's first organisation to implement increased significantly from 177 MIGD in 2004, the SAP Risk Management 10.1 and adopt best to 368 MIGD in 2018 (our current installed international practices based on the ISO 31000 capacity is 470 MIGD). certificate. DEWA also received the Business ʞ Due to the fast growth and expansion, in Continuity Management System (ISO 22301) for its line with our strategic objectives to preserve integrated operations becoming the first utility in the groundwater, DEWA concentrated on the MENA region to receive this certification. desalination technologies in order to maintain the underground water as a strategic reserve DEWA approaches technical risk by means of for emergency use only. innovative technological solutions like optimum power plant designs, power augmentation, cyclic ʞ DEWA adopts a clear strategy to ensure that by operation, re-engineering with waste to energy 2030, total equivalent energy requirements to concept, zero fuel re-engineering, optimum meet Dubai desalinated water demand will be outage planning etc. Decoupling power and water 100% generated by clean energy. production in all future expansions by constructing Seawater RO plants, which allows integrating ʞ This will allow Dubai to substantially exceed greater share of renewable energy in the total global targets to use clean energy for Water energy mix is another approach to deal with production. One of the main enablers of technical risk. this strategy is decoupling power and water production in all future expansions by Financial Risk: DEWA developed a tailored IPP constructing Seawater RO plants, which allows system, which allows DEWA to reduce the initial integrating greater share of renewable energy investment of new related projects by around in the total energy mix.

75%.

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Operational Risk: DEWA minimized its operational risk by implementation of innovative technological solutions listed above which resulted in an improvement of its Production (Power & Water) gross efficiency by 29.68 % for the year 2018 compared to year 2006 with savings of more than AED 14 Billion. The risk of interruption of supply of electricity and water is mitigated by maintaining minimum power and water reserve margin at the targeted level all the time.

What is the DEWA view about the change in technology and moving from thermal to membrane? What changes are expected in the future?

Based on Future Shaping study, we came to the conclusion that decoupling of Water from Power production through Sea water RO production will improve our efficiency and will ensure cost effective sustainability strategy.

What is the DEWA approach to energy efficiency and solar power in relation to Desalination?

Focusing on decoupling of power and water production processes by introducing more SWRO based desalination allows greater energy efficiency as compared to thermal desalination processes. At the same time, it allows greater system operational flexibility, which is required for effective integration of intermittent and nondispatchable renewable generation such as solar PV. This allows DEWA to achieve higher energy efficiency as well as meet our clean energy targets by introducing more cost effective solar generation (such as PV) within the system.

We are creating a synergy between the decoupling of power and water production by using Sea Water RO plants supplied by renewable energy and the Aquifer Storage and Recovery, an

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innovative scheme to store desalinated water into basin in the latest stations to minimize discharge groundwater aquifers in order to be recovered temperature and ensure compliance of regulations. when needed.

While wastewater is not under DEWA’s How does DEWA manage concerns about responsibility, how does DEWA collaborate to environmental problems relating to brine ensure treated water is not drained to the sea discharge? without being re-used?

DEWA is complying the wastewater discharge quality and quantity limits stipulated in the wastewater discharge permits issued by Dubai Municipality, the local environmental regulator of Dubai. We have made provision for cooling/mixing of wastewater by employing wastewater-cooling

Treatment and re-use of treated sewage effluent is not under the scope of DEWA. Dubai is using treated sewage effluent for irrigation and raw/ make-up water in district cooling systems, which in turn is reducing significant load on production of fresh desalinated water.

About the Author H.E. Saeed Mohammed Ahmed Al Tayer has an overall experience of more than 34 years in the field of telecommunications, energy, water, infrastructure, oil, gas and industry. His Excellency is a member of Dubai Executive Council and Strategic Affairs Council, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), Chairman of Dubai Smart City Office, Vice Chairman of Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), Vice Chairman of Emirates National Oil Company

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(ENOC), Vice Chairman of Dragon Oil Company, Chairman of UAE Water Aid (SUQIA) Board Of Trustees, and Chairman of World Green Economy Organization (WGEO). He was Chairman of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee – Dubai Executive Council – during the period from 2006 up to 2017. In addition, His Excellency is a member, vice chairman, or chairman of various high-level committees and higher leading councils in the Emirate of Dubai.

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IDA WELCOMES THE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2019-2021 IDA offers its sincere thanks to all members who voted in the Term 19 Board of Director Elections and to all the candidates. The new board , sworn in at the World Congress, promises to bring new levels of growth and development to the IDA community.

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Mr. Borja Blanco Aqua Advise Europe

Mr. Jose Diaz Caneja Acciona Europe

Dr. Domingo Zarzo Martinez SACYR Water Europe

Mr. Silvio Oliva Fisia Italimpianti Europe

Mr. Miguel Angel Sanz SUEZ Europe

Mr. Alejandro Sturniolo Fluence Corporation Latin America/Caribbean

Hon. Fatme Awale Mombasa County, Ministry of Water Middle East/Africa

Mr. Carlos Cosin Almar Water Solutions Middle East/Africa

Mr. Mohamad Jaroudi Future Pipe Industries Middle East/Africa

Mr. Fady Juez Metito Overseas Ltd. Middle East/Africa

Mr. Imad Makhzoumi ENOIA Management Limited Middle East/Africa

Mr. Johnny Obeid Veolia Environment Middle East/Africa

Mr. Mounib Hatab Future Pipe Industries Middle East/Africa

Ms. Jantje Johnson OrangeBoat North America

Mr. Jon Freedman SUEZ North America

Prof. Dr. John H. Lienhard Massachusetts Institute of Technology North America

Mr. Juan Miguel Pinto Energy Recovery Inc North America

Mr. Li Youqing Harbin ROPV Industrial Co. Ltd Pacific Asia

Mr. Victor Verbeek Toray Membranes Pacific Asia

Mr. Devesh Sharma Aquatech International Pacific Asia

Mr. Tim Lam Shing Water Supplies Department, Hong Kong Government Pacific Asia

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UTILITY LEADER INSIGHT FEATURE: 18

HOW CAN WE MAKE DESALINATION MORE RELIABLE, EFFICIENT, AND SUSTAINABLE?

By His Excellency Eng. Ali Bin AbdulRahman Al Hazmi Utility leaders worldwide face multiple challenges The key solutions to this challenge are: to secure a reliable, efficient and sustainable future water supply – from accelerated population ʞ Further reduction of energy use and resultant carbon footprint of desalination by introducing growth, to exhaustion of our traditional water a new generation of membranes, pump and sources, water scarcity driven by climate change energy recovery technologies; and inefficient management of our available water resources. Desalination offers a unique opportunity for sustainable and drought-proof ʞ Wider use of technologies for zero and near-zero liquid discharge combined with beneficial use of water supply. However, today the desalination the minerals and rear elements in the brine, and industry still faces the challenge of how to make it more affordable, sustainable and environmentally ʞ Adopting renewable sources of energy for friendly. desalination.

Breaking Down the Energy Barriers of Desalination The energy efficiency of desalination technologies has increased significantly over the past 30 years and energy use for production has been reduced to less than half. At present, the annual amount of energy used for the production of desalinated water for a family of four is lower than the energy consumed by the family’s refrigerator! Considering the importance of producing fresh drinking water for humanity at large, we as an industry are proud of our achievements to date in driving down the energy used for production of desalinated water.

It is interesting to point out that the annual carbon footprint of desalinated water production (0.1 tons of carbon dioxide/year) is only 2.5% of the carbon footprint of an average person of 4 tons of carbon

dioxide. In comparison, the average carbon footprint of hamburgers consumed by one person per year is four times higher at 0.4 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

So if everyone eats one less hamburger every year, we will be able to fully mitigate the carbon footprint of the desalinated water we drink!

Latest reverse osmosis technologies and designs of large desalination plants have yielded specific energy demand of less than 3.5 kWh per cubic meter. However, there is potential to further reduce energy demand to less than 2 kWh per cubic meter. The main barrier that currently drive the energy use of desalination is the efficiency of the high-pressure pumps and energy recovery devices.

How Do We Make Pumps And Energy Recovery Devices More Efficient?

At present, the high-pressure pumps for seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants consume over 70% of the total plant energy and have maximum efficiency of between 84 and 88%, depending on the size of the pump. The efficiency of these pumps is limited by their type – centrifugal pump efficiency is inherently limited to approximately 90%.

However, the 90% efficiency barrier can be overcome by the use of piston pumps, which have maximum efficiency of 99%. To date, the use of piston pumps has not been widely adopted in membrane desalination plants due to their high pulsations which may damage reverse osmosis membranes.

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Can we solve the high pulsation challenge of piston pumps? Yes - it has in fact already been solved by using pressure exchangers which are piston pumps with energy efficiency of over 96%. The next step is to create a high-pressure piston pump that applies a similar pulsation attenuation solution as the one used in pressure exchanger energy recovery devices. So it is not a matter of whether it is possible – it is just a matter of time!

Since 2001, when the first pressure exchangers were introduced, this disruptive technology has increased the energy recovery efficiency in seawater desalination plants from 75 to 96%. However, there is still an opportunity for the energy recovery barrier to be pushed closer to the theoretical maximum of 99%.

DTRI and Torishima are working on the development of the next generation energy recovery device which Currently, the Desalination Technology Research will be over 98% efficient and at the same time, will Institute (DTRI) of the Saline Water Conversion be simpler, less costly and eliminate the need for a Corporation is working on the creation of such a piston booster pump between the energy recovery and RO pump, which is expected to shift the energy efficiency rack systems. We hope to be able to introduce this barrier from 90% to at least 95%. device at the next IDA World Congress in 2021.

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How Do We Make Desalination More Environmentally Friendly? ʞ By embracing the principles of the circular economy in brine management and looking at brine as a resource rather than waste; and ʞ By using alternative sources of energy for desalination - different from fossil fuels.

The latest technology trends show that magnesium is replacing aluminum in the car, computer and cell phone industries because it is over 30% lighter.

While the world’s mining sources of magnesium are fairly limited, seawater brine contains very large quantities of magnesium which could be recovered Nature teaches us that sustainable existence of closed by concentration of nanofiltration brine followed by systems such as our planet has to rely on an efficient selective extraction by adsorption. circular path when using resources like energy and water. A circular economy is the only path forward The Desalination Technology Research Institute of towards worldwide sustainable economic growth. SWCC has recently developed and patented a dual For example, applying the circular economy model, brine concentration technology that allows generation brine generated from desalination plants can be used of two high mineral content streams from seawater. as a source of valuable minerals, such as calcium, The brine from nanofiltration membrane separation magnesium and sodium chloride. We can also extract system is rich in calcium and magnesium and has low rare-earth elements from brine including lithium, sodium chloride content. The brine from a downstream reverse osmosis system which is of very high sodium strontium, thorium and rubidium. chloride content can be used directly as a source Recent stresses in the global market of rare-earth material by the chloralkaline industry. elements have brought the availability and supply of technology metals to the forefront of the sustainability In SWCC’s demonstration facility in Umm Lujj in Saudi debate and research agenda. Metals are used to Arabia, the brine generated from the nanofiltration fabricate critical components of numerous products, system is concentrated and processed such that we including airplanes, automobiles, smart phones, and are using this brine to add calcium and magnesium biomedical devices. There is a growing realization that to the desalinated drinking water to re-mineralize it. the development and deployment of clean energy In addition, we use the brine to irrigate commercially valuable crops and fruits such as mangoes, after technologies and sustainable products, processes and mixing it with treated wastewater. As a result, minerals manufacturing industries of the 21st century will also in the brine are harvested and used beneficially for require large amounts of critical metals and valuable remineralization of desalinated water as well as for raw elements including platinum group metals, lithium, materials used in chemical and high-tech industries, copper, cobalt, silver, and gold. rather than returned back to the ocean.

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Use of alternative energy sources for desalination The use of alternative energy sources for desalination of seawater could provide the much-needed paradigm shift towards long-term sustainability of our water supply. Capitalizing on this need, a goal has been set by the IDA’s Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance for 20 percent of new plants to be powered by renewables between 2020-2025.

For now, it appears that the engagement between renewables and desalination will continue, delaying the royal wedding everyone has been waiting for.

However, further advancements of solar power battery storage technology hold high potential for continuous 24-hour solar energy driven desalination plants to be fully sustainable in the future.

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In cooperation with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory our Desalination Technology Research Institute of

About the Author

Saudi Arabia is exploring the development of the next generation nuclear power generation plants. Instead of uranium, these plants will use thorium and rubidium as a power source. A plant with capacity between 10 and 50 Megawatts which size can fit in a trash can will be suitable to power medium and large size desalination plants. The key advantage of this energy source is that the building blocks can be directly extracted in adequate quantities from seawater desalination plant brine. Besides being readily extractible from the brine, a further advantage of these rare elements is that they cannot be used in building atomic weapons, thus providing desalination brine as the new fuel for peaceful use of atomic energy for the greater benefit of humanity. Therefore, seawater desalination brine concentration and beneficial reuse holds the key to sustainable long-term desalination.

Engineering from the Western Michigan University and of Master of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Eng. Al-Hazmi has over 30 years of professional and senior leadership experience in the water sector and oil refining industry.

His Excellency Eng. Ali Abdulrahman Al-Hazmi is the Governor of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), the largest utility in the world dedicated to the production of desalinated water. He has degrees of Bachelor in Mechanical

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THE TWO BIGGEST CHALLENGES OF THE WATER SECTOR

By Carlos Cosin As we all know, water is a basic and irreplaceable resource for the very existence of life. Drinking water and sanitation are recognized as basic human rights since they are indispensable to ensuring the health and dignity of all human beings.

But there has never been a sector that, being so vital and widely recognized as such, is however so forgotten by governments and institutions when it comes to finding solutions to its major problems.

Strange as it may seem, the most crucial problem facing the sector is not scarcity or lack of treatment.

The world’s real problem is the negligible value that the citizens place on water. It is so meagre that most citizens do not even know how much they pay for water, whereas they are perfectly aware, for example, of how much their electricity or telephone service costs or the price of their weekly tankful of gasoline. We will not be able to take proper care of water, save it, reserve it, or use with due care and attention until we value its real importance.

Closely linked to this we encounter the second problem of the water sector: the lack of political will of some governments to solve a problem vital to their citizens. Political will has endowed most citizens with cell-phones and networks even in the most inaccessible places and with political will we have developed land, sea and air transport systems to reach any point in the world and even to travel far from our blue planet. I would like to remind you that today there are more than 3,500 satellites circling the Earth every day, that we have sent an unmanned spacecraft to Mars, and yet 2,100 million people still lack access to drinking water in their homes and 4,500 million people do not have safelymanaged sewage systems.

According to the World Health Organization, only 50 liters of water per person per day are needed to ensure that their basic needs are met and the risks to public health are kept at acceptable levels, but we have not yet been able to achieve this goal.

The concept of the costs associated with water is a Therefore, I am convinced that until we solve these subject that regrettably has not been treated with two problems: transparency. In a context of scarcity, this debate can no longer be delayed. The generation, transport ʞ Public awareness about the value of water and treatment of water entail associated costs for ʞ Political will to meet water needs use and service that must be paid by someone.

As long as we continue talking about scarcity while it does not affect our day-to-day lives and we fail to educate the new generations about the immense value of water, none of the measures we implement to solve the consequences will be effective ( note that the identification of consequences, not problems).

The consequences, I repeat, of scarcity and lack of proper treatment.

What would the cost be, not only the economic, but also the social, environmental and opportunity cost, for a country, a company, a city or a municipality of not having water or not treating water for the citizens? If the calculations were made public – the world would be in for an enormous surprise and surely would react.

We will not be capable of making progress to solve the problem of water scarcity, quality and lack of treatment.

If you are reading this article you probably know that both the scarcity and treatment of water are easily overcome, as you are probably working on a daily basis to implement measures to mitigate and reduce their consequences.

The problem of drinking water shortage can readily be solved by means of distribution or transport from areas with more resources or by generation of unconventional resources such as re-use systems and desalination of water from salinated aquifers or by desalination of seawater in coastal areas.

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Use of drinking water for domestic consumption accounts for only 5 to 10% of the demand, which means that the problem of scarcity of water to drink, cook, take care of personal hygiene and wash clothes is tiny in comparison to the rest of the challenges.

The vast majority of water worldwide is devoted to the agricultural and industrial sectors. The agricultural sector consumes between 70% and 80% of the demand and for years - sorry, decades - we have failed to find a solution beyond measures that I would describe as minor or with merely mitigating effects.

The application of funds by private enterprises ensures the economic support, which relieves the pressure on global and regional economies, drives professionalization of the sector and provides solutions to the aforesaid challenges. As an example, I would like to highlight the public-private model in combination with Project Finance that has achieved excellent results over the past decade, implementing many water solutions and upgrading infrastructures with record rates. This allows all the stakeholders involved to make progress to obtain a risk optimization model under which each stakeholder assumes the risk for which it is best prepared.

Taken together, irrigation and industrial processes account for between 80 and 95% of the demand for fresh water. All of us here know that the regeneration of wastewater constitutes a source that could easily replace conventional drinking water resources for these uses.

Some assume the technological and construction risks; others assume the financial risks; and still others the demand and regulatory aspects. And the beneficiary is the end user, who receives good quality water in the amounts required for consumption.

Today we have the necessary experience and technology, ranging from regeneration by simple filtration that removes suspended solids to elimination of salts by reverse osmosis technology.

We can achieve zero concentration and discharge to obtain the required qualities depending on the use to which the product water is put.

We know, therefore, that when the political will has existed, the necessary measures have been implemented to solve these problems:

I must also mention the crucial importance of water in the fight against climate change, a fight that provides a great opportunity to implement a sustainable solution:

ʞ Singapore reuses 90% of its water for industrial uses.

ʞ We can recharge our aquifers with drinking water by using and treating waste water and prevent its salinization as a consequence of sea water intrusion.

ʞ Israel reuses 85% of its wastewater for irrigation. ʞ Saudi Arabia uses desalination to supply 95% of its citizens with drinking water.

ʞ We can produce water and transport it without emissions, as many facilities are now doing, because we can design our desalination and treatment plants to operate with renewable energy sources.

ʞ We can reuse water as an alternative source to water extracted from lakes and rivers, thus providing a water reserve for future generations or simply respecting the ecologically sustainable flow of the waterways.

Thus, we have the technically viable solutions and some advanced countries are showing us that they have the will to implement them.

We can do all this and much more to contribute to placing water as the backbone of the fight against On the other hand, some governments, ministries, climate change which, rather than a problem, departments, etc. have informed me of their grave becomes a substantial solution on many transversal concern about not having the budgets required to lines of action. implement these solutions.

Lastly, to be fair, a little self-criticism would not be We know how the international infrastructure amiss. On the debit side of our ledger we have the investment paradigm has changed over the years, paucity of investment in R&D. We always score except in well known cases with special regional at the lowest levels - when we score at all - in the connotations such as China or India. rankings for investment in this area.

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There is no reliable data available, but I believe that niches. This gap can be bridged, but needs to be the entire R&D effort of the water sector worldwide accompanied by the following factors: would not exceed US$ 500 million per year, in other words a mere 0.07% of annual spending in the ʞ Firm political will with a long-term vision and sector. These figures are a far cry from the effort decisive action, and needed to achieve ground-breaking progress and key technological advances. ʞ Educational policies that properly value water and its associated costs to ensure that we adapt We expect that demand for water, its uses and our behavior to proper use and/or conservation the number of users will increase considerably in of the resource. the future. Therefore, the required strengthening of the guarantee of availability, its quality and ʞ The search for more generalized financial tools improved service will be provided precisely by a complementary to those used until now but that new, enhanced resource management based on can change the current financing paradigms and innovation and investment in R&D and this in turn structure the projects with a level of guarantees will become one of the driving forces of a new water and adequate returns for investors. governance model. ʞ Progressive increase of the investment in There is still a wide gap between the need for R&D+i to enable us to face the challenges with a water and its availability and treatment in all the competitive, advanced technological base.

About the Author

Politécnica de Madrid in Madrid, Spain. He has been an active member of the International Desalination Associations Board of Directors since 2013 and he was elected as the no. 1 Top Water Leader in 2018 among 50 Top Water Leaders.

Carlos Cosín is currently the CEO of Almar Water Solutions. He is responsible for strategic management of the company, whose main investor is Abdul Latif Jameel to implement and promote its activities in the water sector. Mr. Cosín holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Universidad

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...SO HOW CAN WE ACCELERATE SUSTAINABLE WATER SYSTEMS IN INDIA?

By Yuvbir Singh Many of us are familiar with the statistics. By and they can be used to retrofit existing plants 2025 half of the world’s population will live in to enhance quantity, as well as quality of water water stressed regions. treatment. Retrofits of existing plants can also help create efficiency gains. There are also temporary For many parts of India, that future is now. solutions, like modularized mobile water treatment plants, that offer tremendous value.

Earlier this year, taps in India’s sixth largest These options can offer lasting improvements city, Chennai, ran dry. This came after years of and can be done relatively quickly. unsustainable groundwater withdrawals ran headlong into two successive years of lower than We’ve seen this technology adopted to wild average monsoons. success in other nations. Recycled wastewater from a single facility in Kuwait supports all of that It’s unclear when the situation will improve. Even nation’s dairy operations. Singapore uses recycled when monsoons come, the underlying causes of water for 40 percent of the nation’s needs. the crisis – inefficient water distribution, climate Israel, which is 70 percent desert, is recycling change, and a burgeoning urban population – approximately 90 percent of its wastewater for will remain. Groundwater sources are being used use in irrigation. faster than can be replenished and more Indian cities including Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Delhi, While not right for all regions, for coastal areas or will face similar crises. those surrounded by brackish waters, desalination technology may offer a promising avenue for rapid The private sector, NGOs, and the government adoption. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was able to build need to collaborate to accelerate existing efforts to bring a sustainable water future to India and 33 brackish seawater desalination modules on 14 the world. By implementing effective water sites in just six months to provide 165,000 m3/ management programs, including water recycling day using pre-fabricated, modularized containers. and in some areas desalination, India can create And other wastewater treatment plants, like those alternative water sources to meet its needs in Melbourne, Australia and Barcelona, Spain, are and reduce its groundwater consumption and offsetting their energy consumption with the use of on-site solar and wind energy. dependency.

Let’s start with a simple statement of fact. The technology to offset water scarcity exists now.

These technologies can create a sustainable source of freshwater for agriculture, industry, and human consumption.

The optimal technologies to address water scarcity vary from place to place.

Membrane bioreactors form the building blocks of wastewater treatment plants and water reuse technologies. They don’t have a large footprint,

There’s a reasonable argument to be made over whether India’s level of wealth would support this type of investment. And the viability of these solutions may depend on financing strategies as well. However, by creating a long-term solution, India can realize a more stable and sustainable water future over other current practices including shipping tankers of water by train to rural areas.

That’s why it is important now for the private sector to educate communities and their elected officials about the technologies that are available.

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By staying connected and working closely with local partners and stakeholders, solution providers can tailor sustainable water solutions to the needs of cities and towns they serve and help create strategies to solve the short-term needs while planning for long-term sustainability.

The needs are great. That is not to say that India hasn’t made progress already. The current government has recognized the gravity and has formed the “Ministry of Jal-shakti,” which is focused on water, by merging separate ministries of water resources, river development, drinking water and sanitation. And some cities and towns, have taken proactive approaches to ensuring water security for their citizens. The issue is one of scale. More can be done, and should be done.

Solving water challenges in India represents the water recycling industry’s greatest opportunity to show the rest of the world that the threat of water scarcity does not have to come to be.

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Yuvbir Singh is Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ’s Water Technologies & Solutions business unit that focuses on water-related challenges. Singh is responsible for managing Water Technologies & Solutions’ global workforce and business operations.

He has over two decades of leadership experience and extensive knowledge of the water industry, and previously held several leadership positions at GE.

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THE CLASH OF POLITICS AND WATER IN CAPE TOWN

By Gisela Kaiser Politics and water often collide. There is little reason to think it will be less so in future: on the demand side, growth is likely to continue unabated, and while new technologies bring about improved water efficiencies, the proportion of humanity with inferior access to water supply must be reduced - if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs1) set by the United Nations’ General Assembly in 2015 to be achieved by year 2030. On the supply side, increasing uncertainty around reliability of rainfall impacts the sustainability of water supply of much of the world reliant on surface and groundwater sources. And political interest will increase as traditional fresh water resources become more contested and scarce.

Figure 1: Greenpoint, Cape Town

Figure 2: Communal wash troughs, full-flush toilets and ablution block in Masiphumelele, Cape Town

Shared water and sanitation facilities in informal settlements provide access to basic services, but having to share infrastructure means that approximately 15% of Cape Town’s population use only 5% of domestic demand.

a dramatic fashion is open to debate, given the negative impact on a struggling economy which can ill afford deterring investors and tourists alike. What was achieved was recognition of the high risk of being reliant solely on runoff from rainfall in surface water catchment areas, and arguably, it was a good The recent experience in Cape Town around Day lesson learned, for if it can happen to an aspiring Zero captured the world’s attention. Whether it was world class destination such as Cape Town, others necessary to headline the drought in quite such may also not be immune.

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Figure 3: Theewaterskloof and Wemmershoek dams in March 2018

Provision of sufficient, reliable potable water to a large urban metropolis is complex. In Cape Town it requires a vast network of infrastructure to distribute supply to over 4 million people as well as industrial, commercial and institutional customers. Cape Town has a lengthy history of water use from surface storage – some 170 years.

Records of rainfall runoff into the system of dams have been meticulously kept for 91 years. The long term overage annual runoff can add ~80% of dam volume, while unrestricted use can consume around 60% of dam volume. Being average seems like a low bar to aspire to in most metrics in life – IQ, income, attractiveness etc. When it comes to rainfall, average feels like 2015-2017 drought yielded far less : over three years, the region received only just above half of average rainfall –

Figure 4: 20-year Dam storage record in August 2019

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unsurprising then that reservoirs hovered around 20% at the start of the rainy season in 2017 and 2018.

Figure 4 shows the combined dam storage volumes of the supply system tracked over the past 20 years, highlighting the years from 2014 to 2018 and indicating introduction of water restriction levels.

In 2014 the dams last spilt, resulting in available storage capacity at the beginning of 2015, the first dry year, at 84%. Limited rainfall led to 2016 starting with storage capacity at 55%, followed by a further below-average rainfall year in 2016, which left dams at only 46% of capacity at the start of 2017.

The extremely low rainfall in 2017 is evidenced by the flat slope of the red curve in the second half of the year, resulting in a starting volume of only 31%

in January 2018. Aggressive demand management resulted in the nearly horizontal slope of the 2018 curve, to reach dam levels of 20% at the end of April.

The dam levels gained over 50% over the winter rainfall period in 2018, which amounted to close to an average year’s accumulated runoff. With dam levels approaching 85% in 2019, the City is committed to building resilience against future droughts.

soared. While flush-and-forget toilets has been the norm for decades in many countries, the drought highlighted how much water the average person uses, and just how little of it truly needs to be potable. Individual usage limits moved from 100 to 87 to 50 litres per person per day. Communication campaigns played a significant role in behaviour change which lead to Cape Town reducing demand

Figure 5: Demand communications and reduction in water demand

Successfully managing water supply requires accurate information. When there is a deficit of trust with water customers this is all the more important. To build trust, information must be clear and simple. Translating information from complex bulk water systems required engineers to work far more transversally to ensure clear communication campaigns. Models had to be simplified and explained in sufficient detail.

by 55% without ever resorting to intermittent supply.

How can water security risk be minimised and the political impact reduced? Water supply and demand are managed differently around the world. Water supply sources include groundwater, surface water, desalination and reuse. Governance structures vary from local to regional to national and international transboundary. Demand, in most instances, is The manner in which the Cape Town drought difficult to control. Pricing is complicated, with water unfolded resulted in a changed relationship with historically being undervalued, especially in areas water - arguably for all inhabitants in the city. Both of abundance. In a crisis, entrepreneurs are eager household and commercial investment in signage, to sell “silver bullets”. But Cape Town realised that buckets, rain-water tanks, grey-water systems etc. even if a “silver bullet “, such as desalination for

Figure 5: Demand communications and reduction in water demand

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example, is affordable, it cannot be provided just in time to help in a drought and it has to be planned and executed as a part of strategic long-term water resilience program.

For coastal cities, desalination provides a reliable, drought-resistant resource. Cape Town procured 3 temporary small-scale plants at the end of 2017 – the combined water production these plants could provide in the region is only 3% of the City’s demand, at a cost of a quarter of a billion rand (~USD 17 million).

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To produce the same volume of water by desalination as would be delivered by an average year’s runoff would cost close to R30 billion (USD 2 billion). Cost of temporary desalination is of course far higher than large-scale permanent plants. Cape Town residents cannot afford to pay ~6 x more for water and while it is classified as a middleincome country, alternative water sources such as desalination need to have significantly lower price in order to become a viable alternative to traditional

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water supply sources. Therefore, the affordability of desalinated water is the most critical factor for its wider acceptance.

Politics is about trust. Building political and public trust requires clarity in disseminated information.

Reducing risk and political uncertainty are also closely linked to drought-proofing water supply and to changing consumer attitude towards the value of water and its availability. This can be achieved through diversified sources of water that balance cost of water and availability. In order for desalination to become a widely accepted alternative in diversified sustainable water portfolio it has to become more accessible, energy efficient and more affordable.

In May 2019, Cape Town adopted a water strategy that provides all the building blocks towards a resilient water future, including commissioning of large-scale permanent desalination plants within the next decade. Cities, such as Cape Town, look to the desalination industry to make this possible.

Gisela Kaiser is an accomplished management executive and professional civil engineer with 28 years’ experience in the development and management of infrastructure projects and programs within various sectors including local government, industrial development, higher education and retail. As the City of Cape Town’s Executive Director of Water & Waste utilities, she was the technical lead during the recent Cape Town drought. She joined Water Globe Consultants in June 2019 as Director of Sustainable Water Management.

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Platinum Sponsor

Almar Water Solutions There is still a wide gap between the need for water and its availability and treatment in all the niches. This gap can be bridged, but needs to be accompanied by the following factors: Ęž Firm political will with a long-term vision and decisive action, and Ęž Educational policies that properly value water and its associated costs to ensure that we adapt our behavior to proper use and/or conservation of the resource.

The search for more generalized financial tools complementary to those used until now but that can change the current financing paradigms and structure the projects with a level of guarantees and adequate returns for investors.

Progressive increase of the investment in R&D+i to enable us to face the challenges with a competitive, advanced technological base.

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Metito Access to drinking water and sanitation is a recognized universal human right; yet, 3 out of 10 people, or 2.1 billion people around the world, lack the means to enjoy this basic necessity. This condition

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is expected to worsen due to the exponential growth of the global population, increased urbanization and industrialization, and the cost of energy hindering many lifeline projects to be realized in worldwide locations. As forecasted by the United Nations (UN), the world will face a 40% shortfall between the expected demand and supply of water by 2030 with around 700 million people at risk of being displaced due to limited access to water.

With this very pressing phenomenon, the water industry is striving to close the gap between supply and demand by introducing new technology, fast track solutions and introducing alternative energy options. Being a global provider of intelligent water management solutions, Metito is adamant to play its part in positively contributing to this narrative through pioneering sustainable water management systems and solutions and by continuously scouting, developing and commercializing new technologies.

Metito has an unmatched experience in desalination and the Company is committed to continuously introduce innovative methods to make it a more viable solution. Metito has so far achieved iconic milestones in terms of leading the trend for mega desalination plants in the Middle East, developing fast track strategic projects and integrating ecofriendly alternative energy solutions. More needs to be done but the recurrent success stories achieved in this field reflect an evolving promising scenario for desalination.

Wastewater recycling and reuse is another area of extensive expertise for Metito. There is a massive need to support the budding trend for wastewater reuse and more efficient solutions are in demand.

As an advocate, Metito is continuously championing the cause through media engagement and through working with schools and universities to educate the younger generations. This is a strategic and sustainable method to cope with the excessive demand for water especially in arid, water stressed regions.

Metito leads by example and sustainability remains at the core of its business model. As the Company continues to grow, its commitment to a cleaner and safer environment and advocating access to water as a basic human right, remains unchanged and rather strengthened.

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In fiscal year 2018, the company invoiced 1,115 million euros, with a business portfolio of close to 15,000 million euros.

The company is one of the pioneers of the desalination industry. It has designed, built and operated more DuPont Water Solutions than 20 large-scale plants (5,000 - 200,000 m3/d) Since the 1940s, Water Solutions has been an across the world, both for seawater and brackish innovator in water separation technologies, water, mainly in the Mediterranean (Spain, Algeria, expanding and growing along the way. Today, Tunisia, Egypt, etc.), Canary Islands and Chile, with DuPont Water Solutions offers the most complete near 1.000.000 m3/d capacity in total. portfolio of industry leading products available, along with a team that is second to none. As the global leader in sustainable separation and purification technologies, we are helping customers across industries and countries make real progress in ways that not only improve productivity, efficiency and profitability, but also reduce waste, energy consumption and ILF environmental impact. Water creates unlimited possibilities, whether it's in manufacturing, ILF is a leading international engineering and growing, refining, or simply living. Through consulting group that supports its clients to advanced technologies, access to global successfully identify, prepare and execute intelligence and a commitment to sustainability, challenging energy, industrial and infrastructure we help customers produce, purify and extract some of the most commercially important projects mixing local and international presence to best serve our client’s needs. products around the world.

For some, it’s water. For us, it’s possibility.

DuPont Water Solutions – Possibility Flows With Us www.dupontwatersolutions.com

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ILF AT A GLANCE: ʞ 50+ years of experience ʞ 6,000+ projects successfully executed ʞ 2,000+ employees worldwide ʞ 150+ countries where ILF has been successful ʞ 40+ office locations across five continents ʞ 4 main business areas ILF BUSINESS AREAS: ʞ Energy & Climate Protection ʞ Water & Environment ʞ Transport & Structures ʞ Oil, Gas & Industrial

Aqualia is the fourth private water company in Company Website: www.ilf.com Europe by population served and is among the top ten in the world.

It currently serves more than 25 million users in 1,100 municipalities in 18 countries: Spain, Italy, Portugal, Czech Republic, France, Romania, Mexico, ROPV (Harbin ROPV Industrial Co. Ltd) Chile, Algeria, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Qatar, Oman, Colombia, Ecuador and ROPV (Harbin ROPV Industrial Co., Ltd) has been engaged in the development and manufacture of Panama.

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FRP pressure vessels and OEM products for over 20 years, and is the largest and the most experienced pressure vessel manufacturer in the Asia/Pacific Region. ROPV offers a full-line of 2.5”, 4”, 8”, 16” and 18” pressure vessels, covering all major industry system and application requirements with the maximum operation pressure of 1200PSI and multiple side port configurations up to 4”.

Toray Membrane Middle East, LLC

Toray Group is guided by the corporate philosophy "Contributing to society through the creation of new value with innovative ideas, technologies and products" that specializes in industrial products ROPV continues to innovate by developing numerous centered on technologies in organic synthetic registered patents related to our manufacturing chemistry, polymer chemistry and biochemistry. process and product designs. We’ve successfully developed a number of OEM products for UF, EDI, At present, the world is facing many environmental large diameter membranes, and emerging water challenges such as climate change, water scarcity treatment technologies, and is certified by various and resource depletion that affects our lifestyle. international-standard-setting bodies.

At the Toray Group, we consider sustainability to be the most important global issue of the 21st Today, ROPV is realizing a broader vision of being century. We are focusing our efforts to help achieve a major contributor of water treatment applications future goals towards sustainability by accelerating technology globally. measures to counter climate change, realizing sustainable recycling-based use of resources and production, providing clean water and air and contributing to better medical care and hygiene for people worldwide. In line with Toray’s corporate philosophy, we are striving to help address global Kurita issues by providing real solutions to the challenges we are facing today.

For as long as nearly 70 years since its founding in 1949, Kurita Water Industries has been consistently operating in two areas of "water and the environment." To cater to diverse customer needs, the Kurita Group provides comprehensive solutions by integrating its capabilities and combining its various products, services, and technologies in water treatment chemicals, water treatment Abengoa facilities, and maintenance services. We seek to create new value which contributes to customers The water sector is in continuous evolution and society, by creating business models that searching for more sustainable solutions to water are not limited to the provision of products or scarce, where Abengoa (www.abengoa.es), with technologies, transcending existing frameworks over 75 years of experience, has developed large of business. We have established R&D bases in projects as desalination plants, with a total installed Japan, Germany, and Singapore, where we focus desalinated capacity of more than 1.7 million m3/ on developing products and technologies tailored day, that will increase to 3.7 when the portfolio to the characteristics and market needs of each under construction is completed. region, by making effective use of our worldwide technologies. We will continue to bolster our Abengoa is an international company that global research and development infrastructure by applies innovative technology solutions for strengthening cooperation between our bases and sustainability in the infrastructures, energy and achieving technical synergies. water sectors.

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BESIX also focuses on the creation of by-products such as biogas, biofuel, biosolids, heat recovery BESIX and recycled water. Recoverable resources and energy optimisation are a must in times of rapid With a history of engineering, construction and demographic changes and a global transition to operational excellence spanning four decades, green energy.

BESIX is active in the water sector on several continents from Europe to Africa (Algeria, Cameroon, In this matter, the process team always looks for Morocco) and the Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Oman). new and future sustainable technologies, while the design team uses modelling and simulation Besides the conventional EPC type water projects, software to find and select the most sustainable BESIX has successfully developed long term technologies and solutions for the benefits of the concessions (PPP type) as well as operational clients. Finding smart, cost-effective and sustainable and maintenance contracts to the benefits of answers to water and energy challenges is BESIX’s BESIX’s clients, i.e. citizens, public authorities and ultimate goal. private companies. Therefore, the DBFM activities range from small-scale installations to large water treatment plants and concessions, capable of processing up to 1.5 million people-equivalent.

The full suite of services on offer includes: the design, engineering, execution, start-up, commissioning and O&M of potable water; treatment plants and polishing of treated effluent (ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis), wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), treatment capacity upgrades (MBR, MBBR etc.), sludge drying and upcycling (digestion and biogas re-use), pumping stations and hydroelectric installations.

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Engie ENGIE is the leading desalinated water developer and producer in the Middle East, with a portfolio of over 1200 MIGD desalination water production.

In this field, the Group builds on its global expertise using state of the art reverse osmosis solutions to maximize energy efficiency and affordability to the benefit of all.

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By using sustainable and responsible water desalination methods, ENGIE is committed to making clean water available to the wider community, while limiting its environmental impact.

Jacobs

day of desalinated water, and produces 820 Mm3/ year of treated wastewater that have been reused.

In this field, SUEZ offers sanitary and environmental safety guarantees for agricultural, urban and industrial needs or restoring natural water reserves.

Through major investments in R&D, SUEZ provides local authorities and industries with innovative and more sustainable solutions, consuming less energy while producing more water. SUEZ also provides operation and service solutions for daily plant management and optimization and supplies spare parts, site rehabilitation and employee training.

Jacobs leads the global professional services sector providing solutions for a more connected, sustainable world. With approximately $12 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 50,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services including scientific, technical, professional and constructionand program-management for business, industrial, commercial, government and infrastructure sectors.

For more information, visit www.jacobs.com, and connect with Jacobs on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook Veolia Water Technologies and Instagram.

With a total of 6,000,000 m3/day installed capacity, R&D has always been SIDEM's strategic priority.

From detailed process parameters to materials selection, continuous efforts are made to develop innovative solutions. In enhancing advanced SUEZ International solutions for SWRO plants, SIDEM has allowed drastic reduction of their footprint, significant SUEZ is at the forefront of alternative water decrease of electrical and chemical consumption resources offer. and the overall improvement of the performance.

We create technologies to help our customers to The Group has already built or equipped 3,300 preserve their environment while delivering the desalination plants which are producing 13,2 Mm3/ water quality they need.

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A Global Connection:

IDA World Congress Exhibition Over 70 companies from around the world creates one of the best exhibition arenas in the desalination and advanced water technology industry In an age of communication through electronics, trade shows present one of the best opportunities to build face-to-face connections, drawing from a targeted audience of decision makers and professionals within an industry. The IDA World Congress exhibition does just that for the desalination and advanced water treatment sector.

The appeal of the Congress is the variety of organizations from small and medium size, to large key players who are all making an impact.

In support of our exhibitors and to encourage them to return year after, we are always looking for new incentives and building our community. In 2011, IDA developed the exhibitor loyalty member program which offers a company that exhibits in two consecutive Congresses special pricing. It has been very successful. New for IDA this year was offering advertising opportunities in the IDA Global Connections publication, and of course, advertising opportunities are also available in the IDA Water Security Handbook.

With over 70 global companies exhibiting at the 2019 World Congress, developing business relationships and generating leads will be at the forefront. In the last 20 years, the World Congress Exhibition has grown steadily and key players in the industry have regularly participated.

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Exhibitor Listing Company - A

Booth Number

INGE gMBh-basfS Ultrafiltration Membrane Business

B13

Italmatch Chemicals – Advanced Water Solutions (BWA)

A25

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Booth Number

Abengoa

C8

King Lee Technologies

B60

Acciona AGUA

B20

Kurita Water industries

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American Water Chemicals, Inc.

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ANDRITZ

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LG Water Solutions

Aquallia

A26

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Arflu

B43

Metito

C62

ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION

B35

MPG Mendener Praezisionsrohr

C25

Avista Technologies, Inc.

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Piedmont

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BEAUDREY

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PROJECX & Partners

B46

BERNARD CONTROLS

B67

Promega Corporation

A15

BESIX

C7

PROTEC ARISAWA

BMS Factories

C6

PWT

Boll & Kirch FIlterbau GmbH

A46

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BUTTING Company - C

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B5 A54 Booth Number

Sacyr Water Services

B28

Saline Water Conversion Corporation

B25

CADAR Ltd.

A14

Sasakura Engineering Co. Ltd.

B50

CARAMONDANI DESLINATION PLANTS LTD

B66

Solenis

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CASTFLOW VALVES SL hilegems

B71

SUEZ

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Sulzer

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Danfoss A/S

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TALIS

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DUECHTING PUMPEN

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Technol Portoroz

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DuPont Water Solutions

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TECVAL, S.L.

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Toray Industries, Inc.

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Torishima Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd.

C46

ENGIE (International Power SA)

C51

TOYOBO CO., LTD.

A52

Energy Recovery

C24

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Fluid Equipment Development Co. (Fedco)

A50

Fluytec

B10

Fujifilm Membrane Technology

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Harbin ROPV Industrial Co., Ltd. Company - I

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International Desalination Association

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ILF Consulting Engineers

A30

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UET Water

C45

Unique Solutions for Chemical Industries Co.

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Veolia

C22

V-LINE EUROPE GmbH

B21

Company - W WEG Company - Z ZHE JIANG PARKSON WATER INDUSTRY EQUIPMENT STOCK CO., LTD.

Booth Number A8 Booth Number A31

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A Comprehensive Look at the Industry and Paths Forward:

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With hundreds of peer-reviewed papers, IDA’s Technical Program remains at the center of IDA’s World Congress, gathering the industry’s brightest minds and best research.

Since 1985, the IDA World Congress has been a globally recognized event in the field of advanced water treatment—and since 1985, the heart of this World Congress has been its Technical Program.

In the view of the current world water scarcity and the rising demand for water, it is crucial to identify sustainable solutions to meet future long-term water stress needs.

The 2019 World Congress, “Crossroads to Sustainability,” is no different. Collecting cuttingedge research from around the world, IDA’s Technical Program boasts of over 200 papers, each addressing the timely and pressing questions of our industry. And this year IDA’s Technical Program is of particular importance. Right now, industry experts are predicting that seawater desalination technologies will see the most growth since the late 2000s, and therefore IDA’s Technical Program cannot simply endeavor to solve current industry challenges: it must also make moves to solve future ones.

“Our industry is a changing environment,” says Mrs. Blanca Salgado, Topic Chair of the session, “Industrial Applications of Desalination and Water Reuse.” “In the context of massive population increase, explosive growth is happening across the industry,” she continues. “And we must be ready to address this growth.” Ms. Chiara Fabbri, Topic Chair of “Renewable Driven Desalination,” agrees, writing, “In the view of the current world water scarcity and the rising demand for water, it is crucial to identify sustainable solutions to meet future long-term water stress needs.”

industry should respond. The program begins with “Desalination, Water Reuse, and Our Wider World,” a two part session chaired by IDA President Mr. Miguel Angel Sanz. This topic features 17 presentations examining the broader impact of advanced water treatment solutions. These dynamic sessions will address economic queries, future waste water restrictions, and even the viability of water treatment plants in Antarctica.

Session 9.1, “Innovation,” takes a similar dive into ingenious and state-of-the-art developments, bringing to the fore new and future technologies to produce more efficient, more sustainable outcomes. “Innovation is critical to the desalination community,” says Topic Chair Mr. M. Kevin Price.

“We have a number of challenges whose solutions will bring value to companies and customers—but beyond that, to the public itself.”

But this year, IDA’s Technical Program goes even farther, bulldozing crossroads across sectors.

Such innovation is also seen in Session 8.1, where IDA’s technical program tackles environmental concerns. Professor Stephen Gray of Victoria University writes that although “the importance of desalinated water is only increasing as it provides water to stressed communities,” we can no longer ignore the necessity of sustainability in our desalination processes. Presented papers will discuss minimizing impact on marine ecosystems, the tension between technical feasibility and legal impracticability, and the sustainable design of seawater intake solutions.

IDA’s Technical Program does exactly that. In 24 But this year, IDA’s Technical Program goes even sessions, the Program carefully considers how our farther, bulldozing crossroads across sectors. In

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order to face the industry’s unprecedented growth effectively, the advanced water treatment sector must partner with financial and legal sectors—and IDA’s Technical Program is designed to foster this connection. Session 7.1, “Foundations for Success: Policy, Finance, and Market Challenges,” brings a level of new business expertise to the table, raising questions of asset management, cross-industry regulations, international trade, and the industrial internet of things. “Sustainability depends on supportive policies,” writes Topic Chair Ms. Jantje Johnson, whose session will “explore ideas that can create an environment which will enable sustainability and mitigate water scarcity.”

Just as important as business and financial concerns are those of human rights and social justice.

IDA’s Technical Program gives these questions their due throughout the sessions, in papers such as “INCLUSIVE INNOVATIONS TO SUSTAIN ENVIRONMENT AND SERVE MORE PEOPLE” (Dr. Adil Bushnak) and “THE OMAN HUMANITARIAN DESALINATION CHALLENGE,” (Mr. M. Kevin Price).

“As the world’s population increases, demand for fresh water for human consumption and for growing food goes up,” writes Mr. Neil Palmer, Topic Chair of Session 3.1, “Brackish Water Desalination.

“But the goal is more affordable fresh water to both

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sustain and enhance life, as well as to guarantee opportunities for future growth and development.”

Other sessions include “Thermal Desalination,” a three-part session chaired by Dr. Corrado Sommariva, focusing exclusively on the challenges and opportunities of thermal desalination; “From Mining Recovery to Remineralization,” where topic chair Dr. Mike Dixon will facilitate papers addressing innovations and best practices in post treatment for desalination plants; and Seawater Desalination and FO & Electrodyalise, an 11 part topic co-chaired

by Ms. Veronique Bonnelye and Professor In S. Kim, with over 100 papers presenting research on membrane distillation, RO Fouling and Biofouling, Pre-Treatment, Plant Case Studies, Material, Corrosion, and ERD, and RO and Energy.

In short, IDA’s 2019 Technical Program is a comprehensive snapshot of where the industry is today. In keeping with the Congress’ theme, the Program makes bold strides toward creating crossroads through the sharing of innovative research, authoritative insight, and authentic experience. And so, this year in Dubai, the World Congress will take IDA one step closer to its mission of connecting people and ideas to sustainable water solutions.

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IDA ANNOUNCES OPENING DAY KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Progress Towards a Sustainable Water Sector in KSA Monday, October 21st

HE Eng. Khaled Al Qureshi CEO, Saudi Water

His Excellency Khaled Al Qureshi is a highly motivated & results-driven senior executive with extensive leadership experience in the water desalination industry throughout the Kingdome of Saudi Arabia. This includes hands on experience with Independent Water (and Power) Projects or IW(P)P, including their day to day management. He is currently the CEO of the Saudi Water Partnership Company, which won the 2019 “Public Water Agency of the Year” award from GWI. In the past, His Excellency has acted as Vice President of Operations & Maintenance at Marafiq and Operations Division Manager at SWCC. His Excellency has published and presented numerous papers on questions or desalination and water reuse, and specializes in managing the procurement of desalination projects on a PPP basis.

Partnership Company

Off-World: Above and Beyond | Monday, October 21st Dr. Marais is Founder of Off-World, Director of the Foundation for Space Development, and an astronaut candidate for the Mars One Project. In December of 2020, Dr. Marais’ Off-World team will depart for an overwinter, off-world settlement simulation experiment in Antarctica to demonstrate off-grid capabilities in the harshest and most isolated environment on Earth.

“The reason I want to explore beyond the world as we know it is simple,” says Dr. Marais. “The allure of the unknown is far more powerful than the comfort of the known.”

Dr. Adriana Marais

Founder of Off-World, Director of the Foundation for Space and Development

Dr. Marais’ keynote address, entitled “Off-World: Above and Beyond,” will field questions such as the sustainability of our world, the new frontiers of research and technology, and how we can create a #ProudlyHuman future on earth, as well as above and beyond.

Dr. Marais holds an MSc (summa cum laude) in quantum cryptography and a PhD in quantum biology. She is currently pursuing a second PhD in economics in resource constrained environments at the University of Cape Town.

Circular Water Economy: Crossroads to Sustainability Monday, October 21st

Dr. Gonzalo Delacámara

A special policy advisor to the European Commission on freshwater policy and to the European Parliament on climate policy, as well as a Water Policy Advisor to the FAO, UNDP, UN-Water and other agencies within the UN system, and the World Bank Group (including the 2030 Water Resources Group), Dr. Gonzalo Delacámara’s keynote address tackles the “Circular Water Economy: Crossroads to Sustainability.” Dr. Delacámara is a global economist and member of the OECD Water Governance Initiative specializing in the economic management of natural resources (e.g., water, climate change, energy, etc.) with an emphasis on their complex linkages to economic and social development.

Global Water Economist, European Union and European Parliament Special Advisor and Water Policy Advisor to FAO, UNDP, UN-Water, World Bank Group

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IDA ANNOUNCES LEADERS SUMMIT KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Keynote

Monday, October 21st | 14:45 – 15:00

Mr. Julio Cásar Kosaka

Currently the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Construction and Sanitation, Mr. Kosaoka has previously served as the General Director of the General Directorate of Programs and Projects in Construction and Sanitation of the Ministry of Housing, as well as the Chairman of the Committee for the Promotion of Private Investment in Construction and Sanitation (CPIPCS). He has held positions as Director of the Directorate of Execution of Programs and Projects in Construction and Sanitation of the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (DEPPCS – MVCS); Independent Consultant for public and private sector institutions, in Water and Sanitation issues; Finance Manager of the company Fibras Industriales S.A. – FISA, dedicated to fishing and construction; among others.

Vice Minister, Ministry of Construction and Sanitation, Peru

Keynote

Monday, October 21st | 15:00 – 15:15

HE Simon Kiprono Chelugui

Mr. Simon Kiprono Chelugui was born on 19th April, 1971 in Koibatek Constituency, Baringo County.

He completed his Primary Education January in 1986 at Pombo Primary School and emerged with 64 points out of 72 points and thereafter joined Moi High School – Kabarak where he sat for his Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. He Joined The University of Nairobi in 1996 and graduated with a Masters Degree, Bachelor of Commerce, Second Class Honors. He has worked in various institutions and held various posts, including his role on the Board of Directors for “Betting Control and Licensing Board” from 2015-17, where he was in charge of Policy Formation and his role as Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Water and Sanitation, from 2018 to present.

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Kenya

Keynote

Monday, October 21st | 15:15 – 15:30 Mr. Peter Ng has led PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, since 2015. In this role, he is responsible for the supply of potable water, the reclamation and treatment of used water, and the management of storm water in Singapore. Mr Ng’s 31 years in public service were spent in increasingly responsible positions in the police and other government ministries and departments.

Prior to PUB, he had been the commissioner of police in Singapore. Mr. Ng read Engineering Science and Economics at Oxford, graduating with honours in 1988.

Mr. Peter Joo Hee NG

Chief Executive, Singapore PUB

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Industry & Sustainability Awards Thank you to the I&S Awards Committee!

At the 2019 World Congress, IDA will announce the recipients of the first-ever IDA Industry & Sustainability Awards. These 14 awards mark IDA’s new initiative to recognize leaders in the water sector for their outstanding industry performance and sustainable practices.

Together, Dr. Ta-Shung Chung, Dr. Glen T. Daigger, Mr. Michael Markus, and Mr. Ghassan Ejjeh formed this year’s Industry & Sustainability Awards Committee—and IDA would like to extend a warm thanks for their expertise and time!

Ta-Shung Chung

Provost’s Chair Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore Prof. Chung is a Provost’s Chair Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore.

His research focuses on polymeric membranes. In 2005-2008, he worked as a Senior Consultant for Hyflux, led and built its membrane research team.

He became a Fellow in the Academy of Engineering Singapore in 2012 and received IChemE (Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK) Underwood Medal for exceptional research in separations and Singapore President’s Technology Award in 2015.

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He was a highly cited researcher in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering by the Elsevier and Shanghai Global Ranking in 2016 and received Distinction Award in Water Reuse and Conservation from International Desalination Association (IDA) in 2016. He is also a highly cited researcher from Clarivate Analytics in 2018. His H-index = 97 (Scopus) or 112 (Google Scholar); Number of citations > 36,700 (Scopus) and > 46,800 (Google Scholar).

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Thank you to the I&S Awards Committee!

Glen T. Daigger, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, NAE

Professor of Engineering Practice, President and Founder University of Michigan, One Water Solutions LLC USA

Dr. Daigger is currently Professor of Engineering Practice at the University of Michigan and President and Founder of One Water Solutions, LLC, a water engineering and innovation firm. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for CH2M HILL where he was employed for 35 years, as well as Professor and Chair of Environmental Sys-tems Engineering at Clemson University. Actively engaged in the water profession through major projects, and as author or co-author of more than 100 technical papers, four books, and several technical manuals, he contributes to significantly advance practice within the water profession. He has advised many of the major cites of the world, including New York, Los Angles, San Francisco, Detroit, Singapore, Hong

Kong, Istanbul, and Beijing. Deeply involved in professional activities, he is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Water Research Reuse Foundation (TWRF), and a Past President of the International Water Associa-tion (IWA). The recipient of numerous awards, including the Kappe, Freese, and Feng lectures and the Harrison Prescott Eddy, Morgan, and the Gascoigne Awards, and the Pohland Medal, he is a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), a Distinguished Fellow of IWA, and a Fellow of the Water Environment Federation (WEF). A member of a number of professional societies, Dr. Daigger is also a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineers.

Ghassan Ejjeh

Senior Vice President BESIX Group France Ghassan Ejjeh is an industry veteran having over 45 years’ experience in construction and wa-ter related projects. He has spearheaded Six Construct’s successes in the Middles East and North Africa to become one of the leaders of the construction and water industries. His successes enabled him to serve as President of IDA, Board member of several water and construction companies and Vice-Chairman of the Arab Belgian Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce. He gained world attention as he advised several governments in ME on water re-lated issues, especially in the field of water reuse and aquifer storage, the most famous being the development of the first ever retail BOT project in the ME with the Government of Ajman. He has chaired several

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conferences and presented numerous papers on IWRM Desalination, Water Reuse and IWPT topics.

Ghassan Ejjeh was awarded the decoration of Commander of the Order of Leopold II in view of his outstanding services to the Belgian industry, improving understanding with the Arab world, for environmental credentials and most important on significant contributions and work with Water industry and Desalination.

He is a civil engineering graduate from UMST (Manchester University) along with a post graduate work on Marine structures in Brussels, Belgium.

National Academy of Engineers.

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Michael Markus, P.E., D.WRE, BCEE, F.ASCE General Manager Orange County Water District USA

Mike Markus is the General Manager of the Orange County Water District. With 40 years of experience, Mike is well known for his expertise in large project implementation and water resource management.

Mike obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engi-neering from the University of Southern California. He is also a registered Civil Engineer in the State of California.

mentation of the $480 million Groundwater Replenishment System program and oversight of the $142 million Groundwater Replenishment System Initial Expansion project. This 100 million gallon per day advanced water purification facility is the largest potable reuse plant in the world and has won many awards including the 2008 Stockholm Industry Water Award, 2009 ASCE Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award, 2014 U.S. Water Prize and 2014 Lee Kuan Yew Prize. Mike also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the During his 30-year career at the District, Mike California Section of the Wate Reuse Association has been responsible for managing the imple- and Water Research Foundation.

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CALL FOR PAPERS: IDA INTERNATIONAL WATER REUSE AND RECYCLING: MAKING EVERY DROP COUNT ROME CONFERENCE 2020 IDA is accepting Extended Abstracts for the Technical findings, and relevance to the theme of the Water Sessions of the 2020 IDA International Water Reuse Reuse and Recycling Conference, “Making Every and Recycling Conference, to be held on October Drop Count”.

11th-14th Rome, Italy.

All submissions will be peer reviewed by members We are seeking Extended Abstracts for original work of the Conference Committee. on a wide variety of topics related to Water Reuse and Recycling. Submissions will be evaluated and Those accepted for presentation at the Water Reuse accepted on the basis of technical merit and assigned Conference will be expected to sign a participation to a related session. All abstracts and presentations agreement. Presenting participants are required to will be reviewed for originality, importance of pay the registration fee.

Prepare your Extended Abstract now!

Submission site will be open November 25, 2019 - February 28, 2020 Technical Program Sessions will address topics submitted under the following categories:

Cutting-edge technologies

Non-potable and agricultural re-use

Advanced technologies for joint desalination and water reuse

Best practices in reuse

Direct and indirect potable reuse

Water quality monitoring and control

Industrial water reuse and recycling

Health concerns in water reuse

Author Submission and Participation Requirements • Extended Abstract for consideration – November 25, 2019 – February 28, 2020.

• Conference registration is a requirement.

• The expectation is a minimum of four pages and a maximum of eight pages.

More information in

https://ida.memberclicks.net/ida-2020-water-reuse#

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Featured Panel on World Congress Opening Day

At the 2019 World Congress, IDA gives the stage to Women of Our Industry in an intimate panel discussion featuring respected and accomplished women in the water sector.

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Women Leaders of Our Industry, Panel Discussion This panel consists of an ensemble of dynamic women leading the global water industry.

Panelists will share their thoughts on building a successful career, sharing their greatest accomplishments and challenges. They will also

provide their outlook on what lies ahead and how the industry can become an incubator to encourage more women to pursue careers in the water sector.

Hon. Fatma Awale

Minister of Water, Mombasa County Ms. Fatma A Awale is the County Executive Committee Member (CEC) in Charge of Water, Sanitation and Natural Resources in Mombasa County Government, Kenya. She has a Masters in International Relations and an Undergraduate Degree in International Business. She has previously worked for United Nations Development Programme Somalia (UNDP-Somalia). She has served in various Government Boards as a Director. Before her appointment,

as a CEC she was Chairperson the Board of Directors of Mombasa Water and Sanitation Company. Ms. Fatma Awale is the first female Vice President of Athletics Kenya Federation (AK). She is also the first Kenyan to be elected into the eight-committee women member of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF). A pioneer in steering the first desalination poject in East and Central Africa.

Dr. Miriam Balaban

Secretary General of European Desalination Society Miriam BALABAN is a graduate in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA. She is the founder of Desalination, the international journal for desalting and purification of water, and was its Editor-in- Chief from 1966 to 2009. In 2009 she launched the monthly journal Desalination and Water Treatment to accommodate the growing flood of papers in the field and enable prompt publication. She is editor and publisher of the Desalination Directory, the international online database in desalination water reuse.

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European Desalination Society with its headquarters in Italy, where she organizes courses, conferences, and workshops in desalination. She is associated with the desalination program – Center for Clean Water and Energy – in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Desalination Association and Star of Honor from the President of Italy. She has been adviser to the African Academy of Science in establishing the journal “Discover” and establishing the African Association of Science Editors.

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Ms. Annelise Avril

CEO of SUEZ Consulting

With 25 years of experience in the water industry, Annelise Avril is an expert leader in water technology, water operations and utilities management. Originally from France, Annelise holds a Masters degree in Engineering (Hydraulics), as well as a Masters in Science (Environmental Physics and Chemistry). Since 1995, she has held various operational positions within the Suez Group, specifically in water engineering and in water &

wastewater services as Project Manager, Regional O&M Manager, Performance & Improvement Manager and General Manager of water utilities in France and abroad. She is currently the CEO of SUEZ Consulting, the SUEZ international subsidiary delivering engineering and consulting services in the water, environment, energy and mobility sectors across 25 countries.

Ms. Menatalla Sadek

CEO of Hassan Allam Utilities

Ms Sadek lead the establishment of H.A Utilities (HAU) with the vision of setting up Egypt and the Region’s largest Utilities development and financing vehicle for renewable energy and water desalination and treatment. Menatalla’s career encompasses nearly 2 decades of working in the Middle East and Europe.

Before her role as CEO of HAU, Ms Sadek was Chief Investment Officer of one of the Region’s largest Automotive and non-bank Financing Institutions, GB Auto. Menatalla lead the investment team, directed the Investor Relations department of the publicly listed entity in Cairo and New York, managed the

strategy of the group as well as the efforts to transform the group into the most profitable non-bank financial institution in Egypt in the fields of Leasing, consumer financing and micro-financing.

Ms Sadek career also encompasses roles in Beltone Financial, Standard & Poor’s Rating Team in Stockholm, Sweden and Barclays Bank’s Corporate Team. Ms Sadek is a CFA Charterholder and was a founding member of the CFA Societies of Sweden and Egypt, where she was a Board member. Her other Board roles include being a Lightsource BP-HAU and Taqa Solar.

Mrs. Hattie Wang

Vice President of Global Markets, ROPV Ms. Hattie Wang joined ROPV in April 2010 as the company’s Vice President of Global Market to be responsible for all global sales and marketing. Ms. Wang brings more than a decade of experience in developing and managing operations in the global market. Ms. Wang was

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IDA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS AAGES (www.aa-ges.com) AAGES is a company that develops, finance and manage long-term contracted assets for socially responsible and sustainable development in the energy and water sectors.

Its vision is to be a world leader in the development of energy and water assets that contributes to economic and social progress, an ethical corporate culture, and a sense of pride amongst our employees.

AQSEPTENCE GROUP (www.aqseptence.com) Our Division Water Intake Systems under the umbrella of the Aqseptence Group continues to design and manufacture Geiger® screening machines as well as Johnson® Offshore Screening Systems and has become a world-famous mechanical engineering company with an increasingly international team and references for Seawater Intakes on all continents.

We develop and produce water intake solutions including bar screening and trash raking machines, as well as filtration/travelling band screens, MultiDiscs® and Drum Screens, mainly made in Germany.

Our division supplies and design-builds made-to-measure automated screening machines for the filtration of debris at seawater/river water intakes for thermal power plants (nuclear-, gas- and coal-fired power plants) as well as for desalination plants and industrial- and potable water systems.

The aim is to protect pumps and subsequent process steps such as condenser tubes from the carry-over of debris. More than 2,000 highly sensitive plants worldwide (Greenfield and Brownfield) are equipped with our machines. Our cathodic protection systems (with impressed current ICCP) stand for longest lifetimes and corrosion resistance in seawater.

AQUAPOLO (www.aquapolo.com.br) Aquapolo is the largest enterprise for the production of industrial reuse water in South America. Result of a partnership between BRK Ambiental and SABESP (Basic Sanitation Company of the State of São Paulo), provides for contract 650 liters per second of reuse water to the Petrochemical Complex of the ABC Region in the Sao Paulo state. This is equivalent to the supply of a city of 500 thousand inhabitants.

Modern and sustainable design, Aquapolo is able to produce up to 1.000 liters per second of reuse water, using the most advanced and complex technological processes, such as Ultrafiltration and Reverse Osmosis. With every liter of water produced in its facilities, another liter of drinking water is saved.

Aquapolo has been helping its customers to mitigate the water supply impact caused by climate changes over the past 7 years with no interruption. The company has been recognized with some of the most important awards in its sector, like the Global Water Award in 2011, the Infrastructure 360° Award by Harvard University and Interamerican Development Bank in 2015 and lately, the Energy Globe National Award, in 2018.”

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MEMBE ECOS (www.ecoscanarias.com) ECOS, a marine environmental consultancy based in the Canary Islands (Spain) has spent several years specializing in the management, monitoring and evaluation of brine discharges into the marine environment. This expertise has allowed the company to further the development of the venturi-type diffusers, that benefit from an ingenious way to use of the venturi physical effect to greatly increase the dilution of the brine in the marine environment.

ECOS has optimized the initial prototypes, that were installed in two desalination plants in Gran Canaria (in operation and maintenance-free since 2012 and 2016, respectively) and it has started its commercialization in several regions (Latin America, Middle East, Mediterranean Sea and West Africa). Modelling and simulations based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) estimates an average dilution rate of 43% (PSU-practical salinity units) at the diffuser outlet.

Due to its internal dilution rate, the use of venturi-diffusers enables significant reduction of the submarine outfall length while reaching environmental requirements, as well as spacing between the intakes and the outfalls while avoiding re-entrainment. Moreover, achieving all necessary dilutions within the near-field allows for the greatest amount of flexibility in the final outfall location without relying on far field dispersion.

AQUALIA (www.aqualia.com) Aqualia is Europe's fourth largest private water company in terms of population served and ranks amongst the top ten worldwide (GWI, November 2017). We have achieved this position by rendering full service and being capable of providing solutions that satisfy the needs of public and private entities and organisations throughout all phases of the water cycle, regardless of whether the purpose is for human, farming or industrial use.

Aqualia is a benchmark in the sector and stands at the vanguard as a specialised, transparent and innovative entity. We've reached this position thanks to the commitment and extensive experience of our team of professionals who are constantly striving to improve efficiency in production processes and optimise resources, while placing citizens clearly at the core of our actions and policies.

This work approach and the continuous progress in innovation and in the use of new technologies have enabled us to bolster the company's leadership in the Spanish market and make headway in this regard in international markets, based on an ambitious but moderate strategy defined to consolidate the company's international presence.

Sustainable development has a distinctively intrinsic role in Aqualia's business model: combining the generation of social benefits with a fair profit yield from activities puts the company in a privileged situation in the water management sector.

Aqualia's commitment and responsibility vis-Ă -vis the municipalities where it carries out its activities go beyond merely rendering a service: it has always sought to contribute to improving the well-being of people, particularly the most vulnerable groups.

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IDA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS INDAR (www.aa-ges.com) Indar, an Ingeteam company, is a leading power conversion Partner for its customers: energy generation (generators for wind, hydro, internal combustion), marine electric propulsion (motors & generators), industrial drives (motors) and submersible water pumping (motor pump sets). Its offering encompasses one stop solutions for those sectors backed by strong R&D and Engineering capabilities. By addressing the challenges that our customers face within different sectors, Indar provides sustainable and efficient innovation. Its net sales totaled EUR 217 million with 800 employees. As of 2018, Indar had 39 GW of installed power around the world.

INVENERGY (www.invenergyllc.com) Invenergy is the world’s leading privately held sustainable solutions provider. We develop, own, and operate large-scale sustainable power and water infrastructure projects in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Invenergy's home office is in Chicago, and we have regional development offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Poland and Scotland.

With deep experience in infrastructure development across technologies, Invenergy has successfully developed more than 22,600 megawatts of projects that are in operation, construction or contracted, including wind, solar, and natural gas power generation facilities as well as advanced energy storage projects. Invenergy believes sustainable energy is transforming the way we live and work. Our projects are driving energy transformation and purpose and social good are built into everything we do.

Our contribution to greater environmental, economic and social sustainability is our Invenergy Impact. At Invenergy, we are innovators building a sustainable world.

NIPPON KOEI (www.n-koei.co.jp) Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. is an international consulting firm established in 1946, and is the oldest, largest and most competent in Japan. We have provided our services in more than 160 countries to clients in both public and private sectors and the number of annual orders received is around 5,500. We carry out studies, designs, construction supervision and assistance in O&M; essentially the “traditional� consulting services. In addition, our business includes investments in various infrastructure projects, where our technical expertise is utilized and valuable feedback to our traditional services are obtained.

We cover a wide variety of sectors, including urban development, power generation and transmission, transportation infrastructure, architecture, water resource management, environmental and disaster management, agriculture, and rural development, , but the water industry is one of our most important areas of focus and capability. In the desalination field, we have executed and are executing consulting services for both public and private clients. We believe, through the membership of IDA, that we would contribute to the development of desalination technologies and achievement of SDGs

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A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE KOREA DESALINATION PLANT ASSOCIATION

By Mr. Tai-Hyun Park Water Resources

Global climate change causes drastic temperature changes, droughts, floods, and typhoons all over the world, and South Korea suffers from severe droughts as well. While South Korea has a higher-than-average volume of annual precipitation, making efficient use of water resources is difficult. Rainfall is heavily concentrated in summer, and an unevenly distributed population in a small country aggravates the situation.

Government reports suggest potential water shortages in mountainous regions, islands and coastal areas.

Reports also predict 65 local governments in 2020, and 74 local governments in 2025, will fall short of water. Severe droughts since 2015 have resulted in the lowest water rates of Daecheong, Boryeong and Hoengseong dams. In turn, underlining desalination and water reuse systems allow for a more efficient use of water resources.

Seawater Desalination

Since 1994, South Korea has built and operated 101 small-scale desalination plants (capacity below 1,0003/day) on islands suffering from water scarcity. Medium-sized plants include Busan’s Gijang plant (45,000 3/day), a governmentfunded R&D project, and a commercial plant, POSCO’s Gwangyang plant (30,000 3/day).

Water demand continues to rise, with constructions of new industrial complexes and factories. Daesan Coastal Industrial Complex plans to meet the growing demand with the largest-scale desalination plant in domestic has yet to be built (100,0003/day) and will be expected to complete in 2022.

Daesan Seawater Desalination Project Daeho-ji (reservoir for agricultural-water use) fails to perform as a stable freshwater supplier for Daesan Complex because it frequently lacks to supply sufficient water due to climate change, such as severe droughts and does not enough drainage area with consisting of mainly plain land. Around 60 companies, including conglomerates such as Hyundai, Hanhwa, Lotte, LG and KCC, form a petrochemical industrial complex in the area. The complex is convenient for importing crude oil and exporting end products, and its expansion calls for more water supply. Desalination plants are to be introduced to the complex to provide a stable supply of water, irrespective of water shortage on land.

The project is designed to have a capacity of 100,000 3/day, with expenditure planned at 240.5 billion won. It will take 4 years to design and build the plant from 2019 to 2022.

Desalination costs are higher conventional freshwater costs, which intimidate corporate investment and is likely to stagnate the local economy. Water, however, can be supplied at a lower cost with governmental subsidy.

Hopefully the project relieves areas of water scarcity, stimulates corporate investment and revives the local economy.

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Conclusion Project Title: Daesan Coastal Industrial Complex Industrial Waterworks (Seawater Desalination) Project Capacity: 100,0003/day Period : 2019 - 2022

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Rainfall trends and climate change are likely to exacerbate water scarcity in South Korea. A more efficient usage of water – seawater desalination or water reuse, selected to suit respective local traits – is necessary.

For sustainable water management, the South Korean government suggests rainwater utilization, wastewater reuse, alternative water resources (seawater desalination, groundwater utilization by building artificial dam) suited to local traits. The relevant national industry, accordingly, is presumed to grow

Since February of 2019, Mr. Tai-Hyun Park has acted as President of the Korea Desalination Plant Association. Before this, Mr. Park was the Chief Management Officer of the Project Management Division, the Head of Water Administration, and the Head of Water Development. Currently, he is the Director of Clean Water Supply Management Division and the Chief Management Officer of Clean Water Supply Management Division.

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KAUST LAUNCHES ACWA POWER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR DESALINATION

By Thomas Altmann The Saudi developer has brought over a whole new approach to desalination design from its power business and restarted the global race to drive down the cost of desalinated water. With the launch of a Center of Excellence at KAUST the developer is taking a bold step to stay ahead of the curve.

Seawater desalination is an energy-intensive and expensive process. ACWA Power has already pioneered a paradigm shift in the design of largescale desalination plants by making energy needs central to all its design work and by applying a whole new design approach to desalination plants from its other core business. Thomas Altmann, ACWA’s VP for Innovation and Water, explains that this experience from the renewable energy business combined with a Big Data approach was the key to delivering the lowest bids for three largest membrane-based desalination plants in the world at Taweelah, Umm Al Quwain, both in the UAE, Rabigh 3 in KSA. “The big change in the last two years is the energy cost and significant increase in plant capacity,” Altmann explains. “Before, energy was the second highest portion, now it has overtaken the capex as the biggest portion of the tariff. Compared to other industry sectors there has been limited progress in the desalination industry in terms of plant simulations

About the Author Mr. Thomas Altmann gained his experience by working for more than 25 years for top ranking engineering and construction companies including Bechtel and Fluor in technical as well as managerial positions. Before joining ACWA Power he held an EVP position at ILF Consulting

tools, advanced sensors and artificial intelligence and to stay ahead of the game a significant Innovation and R+D effort is required ,” Altmann remarks.

Rising to the challenge ACWA Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to launch a Center of Excellence for Desalination which marks the beginning of a long-term research and innovation alliance between the two organizations.

Combining this strength with KAUST’s expertise through several KAUST research centers will enable the new center of excellence to pursue goal-oriented research ultimately aiming to achieve further cost efficiencies in producing desalinated water. Altmann explains “The global expertise and the excellent facilities brought together by KAUST will allow us to investigate emerging technologies faster and more deeply, providing us with a platform for testing water treatment processes, ultimately aimed at developing best-in-industry plant optimization tools."

ACWA Power is an industry leader with 54 assets in operation, construction or advance development across 11 countries. At an investment value in excess of USD 45 billion, these plants can generate 30 GW of power and produce over 5.3 million m3/day of desalinated water. with global responsibility for Energy & Desalination business and was MD for ILF Business Consult. Prior to that he served as VP at Bechtel Intl. in the Power Generation business unit with global responsibility for Desalination based in the UK and USA. Mr. Altmann served as a Director of the International Desalination Association (IDA) and the European Desalination Society (EDS) and is a member of the supervisory board of Desertec Industrial Initiative.

Furthermore he served on the Research Advisory Council (RAC) of the Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC) in Oman.

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YLP 2017-19 TERM IN REVIEW

By Monica Boodhan The 2017-19 executive YLP committee comprised industry, academic and private sector professionals from regions across the globe. The committee was led by the team duo Monica Boodhan and Naomi Jones. During this term the committee holistically managed to make in-roads in a number of areas in the desalination and water-reuse industries by connecting young professionals and industry leaders in a number of activities. This article focuses on some of the key highlights of the YLP over the last two years.

Events In addition to the increased presence on social media, members from the committee represented the YLP at a number of events globally inclusive of IDA’s 2017 World Congress in Sao Paulo Brazil, AWWA/AMTA’s 2018 Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition in West Palm Beach Florida, CaribDA’s 2018 Biennial Conference and Exposition in Curacao, Singapore’s International Water Week 2018 in Singapore, and EDS’s 2018 Desalination for the Environment conference in Athens, Greece, and AWWA/AMTA’s 2019 Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition in New Orleans. Through these networking opportunities, the YLP was able to provide support to its members via career advancement opportunities, and provided the platform that connected hundreds of young professionals with key industry leaders.

Webinars Four successful webinars were hosted by the YLP during the 2017-19 term. The series kicked off with webinar entitled “Remineralization of Desalinated Water”, on October 30th, 2017. This webinar was delivered by Nicholas Nelson (OMYA International AG). Mr. Nelson was the recipient of

Young Leader award for the best paper presented at the IDA World Congress 2017 in Sao Paolo.

The second webinar was delivered by past YLP committee member and co-chair, and current IDA Director, Dr. Mike Dixon, the CTO of WaterNEXT. This webinar which was delivered on May 02, 2018 was entitled, “New Desalination Innovations”. The third webinar entitled “Interstage Boosting with Turbochargers” was delivered on July 26, 2018 by Dr. Giancarlo Barassi, Sales Engineer at FEDCOUSA and currently a YLP committee member. To close off on the webinar series for the 2017-19 term, Dr. Muhammad Wakil Shahzad from KAUST University in Saudi Arabia, presented on “The Fallacy of Energy Efficiency for Combined CCGT & Desalination Plants” on November 08, 2018. If you missed these educational, interactive webinars, they can be viewed on the IDA YLP YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UC237tsBC5tJI4pgC1rG3ZfA. Mentorship Program The YLP successfully executed the third round of the mentorship program with a wealth of prominent industry leaders serving as mentors for young professionals and students from across the globe.

The program, which is exclusively for YLP members, successfully connected over a dozen mentormentee pairs who embarked on a unique mentoring relationship that offered young professionals an opportunity to engage with experienced water, wastewater, and desalination experts throughout the world. The mentors happily provided guidance on various topics inclusive of career goals, networking, work/life balance, navigating employer changes, and many others. Persons interested in participating in the 4th phase of the mentorship program are asked to contact the YLP (YLP@idadesal.org).

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YLP Activities at the IDA’s World Congress 2019 in Dubai The IDA’s World Congress 2019, Crossroads to Sustainability, will take place from October 20 to 24, 2019 in Dubai, UAE. During the World Congress, the YLP will host a number of events targeted at YLP current and potential members. Some of these activities include: • The YLP Discussion Forum will be held on Wednesday 23 October, 2019 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The panellists for this forum will comprise select members of current and past Young Leaders’ executive committees who will discuss the program’s objectives, benefits, upcoming activities and events. Several of these established industry professionals and academics will share incite into how participating in the IDA YLP program benefited them in their career paths, and they will address key questions facing young professionals today.

• The YLP reception will be held on Thursday 24 October, 2019. This year the YLP members will be taken on a fun desert safari tour where they will have the exclusive opportunity to network one-onone with past and present committee members,

and selected executive IDA members, industry and academic professionals. This invitation-only event is open to registered members of the YLP and as such, if you are interested in registering for the YLP and attending this event, you are asked to contact the co-chairs Monica Boodhan (monicaboodhan@ gmail.com) or Naomi Jones (naomi.jones@evoqua. com) who will happily assist you.

In addition to these exciting events, key YLP members will also be centrally located in the IDA’s booth in the exhibition area. The committee warmly invite all attendees to spend some time at this booth where you can network with some of the YLP’s past and present committee members, members of the IDA board and other industry experts. While at the booth, be sure to ask about the benefits of becoming a member of the YLP program. For more updates we encourage you to follow our page on LinkedIn entitled IDA Young Leaders Program (YLP) and to join our YLP exclusive LinkedIn group entitled International Desalination Association (IDA) Young Leaders Program.

Closing Remarks As the 2017-19 term draws to an end at the IDA’s to encourage all young professionals to take WC in Dubai, the current committee wishes to advantage of the suite of benefits available to all thank the IDA for their continued support of Young members by registering today!

Professionals and Students. The team also wishes

Monica Boodhan, co-lead, LAC Regional Coordinator and Website Coordinator Naomi Jones, co-lead, NA Regional Coordinator and Website Coordinator Dr. Giancarlo Barassi, Sponsorship Coordinator Eduard Gasia Bruch, EU Regional Coordinator Holly Churman, Communications Coordinator (Bulletins) Kamakshi Sharma, Mentorship Coordinator Magda Armendariz, LAC Regional Coordinator Michael Warady, Mentorship Coordinator Mohamed Atta Alhaj, Membership Coordinator Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, MEA Regional Coordinator Nicholas Nelson, EU Regional Coordinator and Webinar Coordinator Rahul Hampaul, Communications Coordinator (Social Media)

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About the YLP Program The YLP is complimentary perk open to all IDA members who are 35 years old or younger. The program offers several exciting opportunities accessible to its members only, such as the Best Paper by a Young Leader award at the World Congress, the Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship, the Fellowship Program, the Mentor Program, members-only events and quarterly

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Webinars. If you are not yet a member of the YLP and are interested in joining this exciting program so that you can participate in the members-only activities during the IDA’s World Congress, please reach out to the YLP (YLP@idadesal.org) or contact the co-chairs Monica Boodhan (monicaboodhan@gmail.com) or Naomi Jones (naomi.jones@evoqua.com) who will happily assist you in getting registered.

Monica Boodhan (Regional Coordinator - Latin America Caribbean) Ms. Boodhan is currently a Physics lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of the West Indies (UWI). With seven years of experience in Desalination and nine in Renewable Energy, her area of expertise is solar distillation.

Monica received her MPhil in Physics from the UWI. She has served as the project manager for the EUfunded DIREKT project.

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IDA DESALINATION PAVILION AT SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL WATER WEEK Hurry now to book your exhibition space in the IDA Pavilion at Singapore International Water Week!

As a Strategic Partner to SIWW, IDA will conduct an exciting Business Forum and organize a special exhibition pavilion. Located in the midst of SIWW’s activities, the IDA pavilion will showcase products and services, spotlighting innovations in advanced water treatment industry, as well as providing a premium space for networking and knowledge sharing. Exhibition inquires can be addressed to exhibits@idadesal.org.

From July 5-9 in 2020, IDA will join over 500 water leaders and companies at Singapore International Water Week! This conference is a global platform designed to share and co-create innovative water solutions. This year, SIWW will feature the 2020 Water Convention, where researchers, practitioners, and technology providers from all continents gather and foster collaborations. More information can be found at the Singapore International Water Week website, found here.

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IDA EVENTS/PARTNER EVENTS

IDA International Water Reuse and Recycling: Making Every Drop Count Rome Conference 2020 October 11-14, 2020 Rome, Italy

IDA AFFILIATE AND STRATEGIC PARTNER EVENTS

AMTA/AWWA Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition March 16-20, 2020 Phoenix, Arizona

AWA Ozwater20 May 7-9-2020 Adelaide, Australia

CaribDA 2020 Biennial Conference & Exposition May 26- 29, 2020 Grand Hyatt Baya Mar Nassau, Bahamas

European Desalination Society Desalination for the Environment: Clean Water and Energy June 7-11, 2020 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain

Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) July 5-9 2020 Singapore

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Become a member of IDA Connecting the global desalination and advanced water treatment industry Knowledge-sharing, exchanging ideas, expanding educational opportunities, providing solutions and always advocating for the advancement of desalination and water reuse technologies are important aspects of the IDA mission. Our work will soon be amplified by the establishment of the IDA Sustainable Water Resources Foundation.

Membership Benefits: • Reduced conference registration fee at the IDA World Congress and other Association activities including conferences, seminars, and workshops • Reduced fees on the exhibition stand at IDA exhibitions and ability to reserve premium exhibition stands at the IDA World Congress • Eligibility to apply for the IDA Scholarship and Fellowship programs, IDA Young Leaders Program and participate in the IDA Mentorship and Internship Programs Complimentary publications including: • Conference proceedings (full technical papers), available on the IDA website • Subscription to Water.desalination + reuse quarterly journal • Copy of the IDA Water Security Annual Handbook • IDA Online Membership Directory IDA Global Connections a quarterly publication • Subscription to ID • An online copy of Desalination at a Glance (the latest edition of IDA’s ABCs of Desalting)

Join the IDA Community Today!

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