ABSTRACT ONLY:
Singapore’s search for a reliable source of drinking water prompted the construction of one of the world’s largest and most efficient seawater desalination plants. As the demand for potable water increases worldwide, the solutions devised to design and build this plant may have far-reaching implications.
BIOS:
By Foo Hee Kiang, the chief operating officer of Hyflux Limited, a water treatment company based in Singapore; William W. L. Yong, P.E., the regional director of business development for the southern Asia and Pacific region for the Singapore office of Black & Veatch; and Don D. Ratnayaka, a global practice and technology leader in Black & Veatch’s office in Redhill, United Kingdom.