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ATLAS engineering concept illustration for the Klipdrift modular water treatment expansion
Capital Projects & Infrastructure

Klipdrift Adds 50 ML Per Day Through Modular DAF and Continuous Sand Filtration

The South African project expands plant output from 42 to 92 ML per day through four modular treatment trains designed for rapid delivery.

Drinking WaterDAF SystemsSand FiltrationModular Treatment
ATLAS engineering concept illustration for mega-scale SWRO optimization
Market Intelligence

ACWA and Veolia Target Full Value-Chain Optimization Across 9.7 Million Cubic Meters Per Day of SWRO

The collaboration focuses on desalination performance levers spanning plant design, equipment, chemicals, monitoring and daily operations.

SWRO SystemsDesalinationEnergy RecoveryTCO Optimization
ATLAS engineering concept illustration for the New Clark City water and wastewater PPP
Capital Projects & Infrastructure

New Clark City Water and Wastewater PPP Advances With PHP 14.8 Billion Proposal

The planned utility system links municipal water, wastewater treatment and industrial reuse for a fast-growing mixed-use and semiconductor hub.

Water ReuseWastewater InfrastructureIndustrial WaterPPP Projects
Engineering chart showing how cooling-tower makeup and blowdown decline with cycles of concentration while conservative dissolved-solute concentration continues rising.
Data Center Cooling & Water Strategy

The Water Treatment Challenge Behind the AI Data Center Boom: How Cooling Architecture, Reclaimed Water, Cycles of Concentration and Brine Management Define Hyperscale Water Use

A 300 MW engineering analysis of how heat rejection, reclaimed-water chemistry, cycles of concentration, selective membrane pretreatment and residuals management determine the real water footprint of hyperscale AI data centers.

AMD geochemical reaction network linking sulfide oxidation, iron mineral formation, arsenic co-precipitation, lime neutralization, gypsum formation, manganese surface catalysis, and mineral aging.
Mine Water Treatment

Why Lime Neutralization of Acid Mine Drainage Fails to Reliably Meet Compliance: Geochemical Speciation, Co-Precipitation Kinetics, and Effluent Verification Failure Modes

Lime neutralization can remove acidity and bulk metals efficiently, but that does not automatically translate into stable multi-parameter compliance. This article explains how speciation, kinetics, colloid separation, sludge aging, and receiving-water constraints make single-point pH control an unreliable compliance strategy.

40 CFR Part 43440 CFR Part 440Directive (EU) 2026/805
Process Equipment
Process Equipment

Oversized Process Equipment in Industrial Water Treatment: Why Safety Margins Become Hidden Life-Cycle Costs

Stacked safety factors on pumps, blowers, membranes, and tanks don't just raise the purchase price — they push equipment out of its efficient operating window for years. A life-cycle model built on a real MBR retrofit shows a phased, right-sized design beating a one-time oversized build by roughly 10%, even when the deferred expansion eventually happens.

API 675AACE Capacity Factor MethodNIST Life-Cycle Costing

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