American Water-Pridesa Secures Contract to Remedy and Operate the Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant.TAMPA, Fla. -- The Board of Directors of Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. Water voted unanimously yesterday to appoint American Water-Pridesa to remedy, operate and manage the Tampa Bay Seawater seawater Water that makes up the oceans and seas. Seawater is a complex mixture of 96.5% water, 2.5% salts, and small amounts of other substances. Much of the world's magnesium is recovered from seawater, as are large quantities of bromine. Desalination desalination or desalting Removal of dissolved salts from seawater and from the salty waters of inland seas, highly mineralized groundwaters, and municipal wastewaters. Plant, the largest sea water desalination Water desalination The removal of dissolved minerals (including salts) from seawater or brackish water. This may occur naturally as part of the hydrologic cycle, or as an engineered process. plant in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . American Water-Pridesa was selected to enter exclusive contract negotiations in September 2004, and has worked with Tampa Bay Water to reach contract agreement within the 60-day negotiation timeline. American Water-Pridesa will begin immediately to complete the design of the improvements to the 25 million gallons per day plant and will take over operation of the plant on Jan. 8, 2005 with completion expected by October 2006. Once fully operational, the unit cost of water from the plant will average $2.54 per thousand gallons. "Being chosen to remedy and manage the largest desalination plant in the United States is a major achievement for the American Water-Pridesa team and good news for the future of water service in Tampa Bay," said Jeremy Pelczer, president and chief executive officer of American Water. Kent Turner, Desalination Manager, American Water, said, "Desalination technology today is both efficient and affordable, and can play a significant role in delivering a trusted and sustainable water resource in the United States. We are excited that today's announcement confirms the desalination capabilities of the American Water-Pridesa team." Jeremy Hughes, development director for Pridesa's activities in the United States added, "The American Water-Pridesa solution for Tampa Bay Water is tried and tested, and we are confident in our ability both to remedy the existing plant and to deliver a long-term quality water resource for the citizens of Tampa Bay." About American Water With a history of over 100 years, American Water provides high quality water, wastewater, and other related services, serving 18 million customers in 29 US states, and three Canadian provinces Noun 1. Canadian province - Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" . American Water is part of RWE RWE Rot-Weiss Essen (Germann football club) RWE Ralph Waldo Emerson RWE Rheinisch-Westfälische Elektrizitätswerke (German Power Supplier) RWE Read Write Execute RWE Right Wing Extremist Thames Water Thames Water, known originally as the Thames Water Authority and after privatization as Thames Water Utilities Limited, is the utility responsible for water supply and waste water treatment in parts of Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire, and the Thames Valley in the , and through their combined expertise, it continues the tradition of providing customers with superior quality service while gaining access to new technologies, research and development, and global experience in service, customer satisfaction and security. www.amwater.com About Pridesa Pridesa has designed and built over 50 desalination facilities around the world, and are currently operating over 30 plants. Pridesa is part of RWE Thames Water. www.pridesa.com |
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