Aguas del Altiplano, the regional water utility in northern Chile, has selected Israeli-based Nirosoft Industries to supply a 1,080 m3/d (285,336 GPD) SWRO system to provide potable water for the community of La Chanavayita, located 50 km (31 miles) south of Inquique.

Miki Tramer, Nirosoft’s vice president of sales and marketing, told WDR that the system will be based on the compnay’s NIROBOX pre-engineered concept. “the state-of-the-art system is to be built in Israel and will consist of three NIROBOX SWRO trains. Each train will be furnished with NanoH₂O SWRO membranes, inge UF membrane pretreatment, Danfoss iSave energy recovery devices and a post-treatment system,” he said.

According to Tramer, the $3 million project will be funded by the Chilean Ministry of Public Works as part of an initiative to bring potable water to rural communities. The project will be supplied on a turnkey basis in cooperation with SIMTECH, its Chilean representative, and will include six months of operation and maintenance.

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