CaribDA News

In this Issue:

1 President’s Message

1 Letter from the Editor

2 New Board of Directors

2 Humanitarian Committee

3 Trinidad Conference Highlights

2-3 2016 Best Presentation

4-5 Trinidad Conference Photos

5 CaribDA-YLP Program Activities

6 About the CaribDA-YLP

7 Sponsor and Exhibitor Recognition

8 Upcoming Technology Transfer

Workshop

9 IDA Update

9 CaribDA Upcoming Events

10 Membership Report

10 Welcome New Members

11 About CaribDA

11 Board of Directors

The two year term for the CaribDA Board of

Directors came to an end recently in early June

at the end of the CaribDA biennial conference at

the Trinidad Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain,

Trinidad & Tobago. The board achieved a

well-attended (nearly 200 delegates) and well

supported conference – many thanks to all of

our sponsors and exhibitors – despite the

current recession in Trinidad & Tobago because

of reduced oil and gas prices. CaribDA’s

membership now totals over 200 persons,

creditable progress having been made towards

our current goal of achieving a membership of

250. Notable at the conference was the

commencement of CaribDA’s Young Leader’s

Program under leadership of Monica Boodhan

and Karlene Singh as joint chairpersons. Also

many thanks to Shawn Meyer-Steele for his very

worthy effort in setting up a humanitarian

initiative and committee with the aim of

CaribDA arranging relief efforts throughout the

region in response to members’ concerns.

Very many thanks to departing directors Mario

Trevino, Gerard Pereira and Bill Anderson (who

reluctantly owing to work commitments, had to

withdraw earlier in the term). Also, a warm

welcome to our newly elected directors, Monica

Boodhan and Karlene Singh.

I am honoured to have been elected by the board

as President for the further term of 2016 to

2018.

New chairpersons have volunteered and been

elected to the chair positions for CaribDA’s

various committees. We are setting off on a new

two year term with goals of arranging workshops

and a next Biennial Conference in Curacao in

2018. We look forward to our next event which

will be holding a workshop at the start of the

CWWA Conference at the Trinidad Hyatt

Regency in October 2016.

President's Message By: John D. Thompson, Desalination Company of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.

Letter from the Editor By: Karlene Singh, Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.

From my first introduction to CaribDA, having to

organize the 2010 Conference and Exhibition

held in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, I’ve felt a

great connection to and affection for the

organization. I am very happy to be more

involved now and look forward to serving

CaribDA and its members. I hope you enjoy the

new look of the newsletter – the complementary

orange was selected as a nod to CaribDA’s

Dutch roots!

The vision and reach of the organization

continues to expand with the development of

our Young Leader’s Program (YLP) and soon to

be established Humanitarian Committee. Our

membership and biennial conference

attendance is steadily growing.

In this issue, we share the highlights of CaribDA’s

2016 Biennial Conference & Exhibition recently

held in Trinidad. We also feature the work of

the conference’s Best Presentation and an

account from Best Student Poster Winner. The

YLP’s events during the week were a success,

with keen participation from new industry and

student members.

CaribDA will continue to look for ways to add

value to its members and sponsors. We invite

you to join with us in making CaribDA’s mission

to develop and promote desalination and water

reuse in the Caribbean a reality. We look

forward to having you join one of our

committees. Please share your ideas to make this

newsletter in particular a leading resource for

information on desalination and water reuse in

the Caribbean.

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Thirteen candidates stood for election to nine CaribDA Board

positions. The results of the voting by the membership were that the

seven directors who chose to stand for re-election were successful and

are joined by Karlene Singh and Monica Boodhan. A warm welcome to

these two new lady directors who hold joint chair positions for the

CaribDA Young Leader’s Program.

Those interested in helping any of CaribDA’s committees and/or

standing for election to the CaribDA Board for the 2018-2020 term

should contact CaribDA’s membersh ip coordinator

(membership@CaribDA.com).

Monica Boodhan, University of Trinidad & Tobago Elected

Paul Choules, Water Cycle, LLC Re-Elected

David Maingot, LG Water Solutions Re-Elected

Jerry Mateo, Water Tech Sales & Consulting Re-Elected

Shawn Meyer-Steele, H2O Professionals Re-Elected

Manuel Pereira, Aqualectra Production Re-Elected

Karlene Singh, Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. Elected

Lauren Thomas, Seven Seas Water Corporation Re-Elected

John Thompson, Desalination Company of Re-Elected

Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.

Election Committee Message By: John D. Thompson Desalination Company of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.

R e q u e s t i n g C a r i b D A

membership who have an

interest in participating in the

C a r i b D A H u m a n i t a r i a n

Committee to respond by email

to Shawn Meyer-Steele by

5 A u g u s t 2 0 1 6 a t

smsteele@h2oprofessional.com

for details of the next

teleconference to be held on

10 August 2016. All interested

in participating on any level

(committee member, sponsor,

liaison, etc.) are encouraged to

dial in and get involved in this

crucial CaribDA endeavor to

give back to the greater

Car ibbean area through

utilization of the collective

resources of our membership

and relationships of our

organization.

Please join my meeting from

your computer, tablet or

smartphone.

https://global.gotomeeting.com/

join/648687109

You can also dial in using your

phone.

United States +1 (312) 757-3117

Access Code: 648-687-109

Humanitarian Committee

Karlene Singh Monica Boodhan

Welcome New Board Members!

New Board of Directors

2016 Best Presentation

Eliminating Energy Costs from the Seawater

RO Process Using Wave Energy By: Justin Sonnett, EcoH2O Innovations, LLC

By harnessing hydrokinetic energy found within ocean waves to power

pumps that directly pressurize seawater for reverse osmosis, the

SAROS buoy is able to produce water more cheaply than previous

seawater desalination units. Initial oceanic testing of SAROS proved

that by utilizing the hydrokinetic energy found in ocean waves energy it

is possible to produce desalinated water suitable for human

consumption. (Continued on page 3.)

“Developing and Affording New Water

Sources” was the theme of CaribDA’s 5th

Biennial Conference and Exhibition, held at

the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port-of-Spain,

Trinidad, from 31 May – 3 June. The

conference drew two hundred attendees,

twenty-two sponsors and twenty-three

exhibitors, spanning eleven Caribbean Islands,

six countries in the Americas, and as far as

Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Israel.

The week officially opened with a full line-up

of notable speakers at the opening session,

which included keynote speaker Dr. Denise

Tsoiafatt Angus, Secretary of Community

Development and Culture of the Tobago

House of Assembly; Mr. Alan Poon King,

Acting CEO of WASA; Emilio Gabbrielli, IDA

President; Roopnarine Oumade Singh,

Executive Director of Republic Bank and John

Curtis, Managing Director – Caribbean of

Seven Seas Water Corporation.

This conference saw the successful launch of

the Young Leader’s Program, with new

student and industry members coming on

board. Mentorship and internship connections

have already been made. The Ruby

Sponsored Networking Reception by Seven

Seas Water at Anchorage Beach Club was a

delightful event, showcasing Trinidad’s culture

through popular local dishes and dance.

Technical presentations were informative and

many spurred discussion. The winning

presentation came from the “Desalination

Using Green Technologies” session as it did in

2014, with an application of wave energy to

lower desalination energy costs by Justin

Sonnett of EcoH2O Innovations. All six

student posters were notable, especially for

their methods that utilized local natural and

renewable resources to solve existing

problems. The winning student poster,

presented by Akil De Leon of the University

of Trinidad and Tobago, focused on solving an

industry problem for predicting and

optimizing coagulant dosing using an

artificial neural network bases system.

The closing of the week was marked with

awards presented during the banquet dinner,

notably to Dr. Irving Moch for long service to

the desalination industry, particularly in the

Caribbean, and to the Desalination Company

of Trinidad & Tobago for fourteen years of

successful large scale provision of potable

water in Trinidad through sea water

desalination.

CaribDA is very grateful to each Sponsor and

Exhibitor that participated in the event. The

success of the Conference and Exhibition

greatly relies on your support. We do value

your feedback and will make every effort to

integrate your suggestions and ideas into

making the next event an even greater

success for us all. Join us in Curacao in 2018

to mark our 10th anniversary and the 90th

anniversary of Commercial Desalination on

Curacao!

By: John D. Thompson, Desalination Company of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.

2016 Best Presentation Continued from page 2

Further development of a new wave energy converter device was able to extract even more

hydrokinetic energy, increasing the output of drinkable water by the unit. The SAROS buoy

addresses the limitations of the current point absorber wave energy converter and heave

plate designs and can effectively utilize the smallest wave conditions to produce clean,

drinkable water, while accommodating a huge range of tidal and wave conditions. The

effectiveness of this approach and our design became evident in our ocean trial at the UNC

Coastal Studies Institute in the Outer Banks of North Carolina in May, 2016. While

conditions were calm enough that the buoy was easily deployed and retrieved through the

surf, our wireless telemetry system showed that the prototype was able to take advantage of

waves less than 1.5 feet and 10 seconds apart. The amount of water pumped in these calm,

nearly flat conditions greatly exceeded our expectations.

Moving forward we will begin testing and analysis to optimize the loading of the buoy, extracting even

more energy with each passing wave. We are also partnering with two different universities to begin

in-depth research into the environmental effects during long-term testing, and the scalability of the

device beyond our current 3500 GPD goal as well as further buoy optimization.

The Seven Seas Water Team at their Ruby Sponsored

Networking Reception at Anchorage Beach Club

Paul Choules presented Irving Moch the Lifetime

Membership Award after the Conference

The SAROS buoy ready to be launched at

Jennette’s Pier, North Carolina, USA

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Trinidad Conference Highlights

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Opening General Sessions & Technical Sessions

Dr. Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus and John Thompson Alan Poon-King, John Thompson

and Dr. Denise Tsoiafatt-Angus

John Thompson, CaribDA

President and GM of DESALCOTT

Manuel Pereira & Raichel Leito of Aqualectra Kennedy Lord, Seven Seas Water Justin Sonnett, Best Presenter, and team

at Seven Seas Reception

Emilio Gabbrielli, IDA President Shawn Meyer-Steele, Monica Boodhan, Manuel Pereira,

Karlene Singh and Emilio Gabbrielli

David Russell and UTT students, including Akil De Leon,

Best Student Poster

Lauren Thomas of

Seven Seas Water

Playing the steelpan at the Ruby Sponsored Seven Seas Water

Reception at Anchorage Beach Club

Miriam Faigon of

IDE Technologies

Catherine Wilson and Kennedy

Lord of Seven Seas Water

Recognizing Achievements & Making New Contacts Page 5 Volume 6 Issue 2

A great start to the week at Opening Cocktail Reception Diamond Sponsor Republic Bank’s busy booth Mario Trevino and John Thompson

Diamond Sponsor’s team at DESALCOTT’s booth Attendees enjoying the

Opening Cocktail Reception

David Maingot and Guest at the LG Chem booth

Jason Deal of H2O Innovation and YLP Committee

with UTT Students

Yashmid Karamath of

DESALCOTT and John Thompson

John Hall and David Russel at the AWC booth

Lynne Gulizia and Guests at the Toray Membrane USA Booth

Lauren Thomas and Guest at the

Seven Seas Water booth

Emilio Gabbrielli and Monica Boodhan,

IDA Representatives

Caribda-YLP Poster Session and Best Student Poster Award By: Monica Boodhan, The University of Trinidad and Tobago

Outreach Event at the University of Trinidad and Tobago By: Monica Boodhan, The University of Trinidad and Tobago

The Caribbean Desalination Association (Carib-DA) teamed up with its affiliate organization, the

International Desalination Association (IDA) and visited the University of Trinidad and Tobago

(UTT), Point Lisas Campus on 31st May 2016 for its first outreach event in Trinidad. This UTT

campus was specially chosen due to its close proximity to the industrial capital of the twin-island

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The short seminar targeted students and young professionals from

all disciplines interested in desalination and water reuse. The main objective of the outreach event

was to promote the numerous benefits affiliated with membership in both organizations and to

stimulate interest in the desalination and water reuse world. The joint CaribDA-IDA team was

welcomed warmly by the staff and students at the UTT and the interactive presentations were well

received. Refreshments and a short networking session followed the seminar.

For more photos of the Biennial

Conference, p lease v is it us

at: http://www.caribda.com/gallery

Official launch of the CaribDA Young Leader’s Program

By: Monica Boodhan, The University of Trinidad and Tobago

A very significant milestone was met during

the 2016 Biennial Conference and

Exposition as the CaribDA officially

launched its YLP initiative. The launch took

place on Wednesday 1st June in the main

exhibition hall with approximately 150

guests in attendance. The President of

CaribDA, John Thompson, warmly

welcomed all attendees and proudly

introduced the YLP co-chairs: Monica

Boodhan, Karlene Singh, and committee

member Jason Deal. All three YLP

committee members took to the floor and

gave an overview of the YLP initiative while

extending an invitation for new membership

applications and affiliate companies.

President of CaribDA, John Thompson, welcomes

the audience to the official launch of the CaribDA-

YLP during a luncheon reception.

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CaribDA Young Leader’s Program Activities

The CaribDA-YLP Kick-Off and Poster

Session was held on Wednesday, 1st June.

There were a total of six poster entries that

qualified to compete for the Best Student

Poster Award. All six entries were received

from students who are currently enrolled at

the University of Trinidad and Tobago, which

is the national university of the twin-island

Republic. The students are all currently

pursuing research at different degree levels in

the water treatment and reuse field.

The award winning presentation entitled “An

Artificial Neural Network Base System for the

Prediction and Optimization of Coagulant

Dosing in Water Treatment Plants” was

presented by Mr. Akil De Leon. In his

research, Akil developed an Artificial Neural

Network (ANN) to give a prediction of the

optimum coagulant dosage. This was one

using the initial values of turbidity and pH, the

polymer dose and desired settling turbidity as

the inputs.

Due to the outstanding quality of the work

presented by all the students, several

members of the outgoing and incoming

CaribDA Board of Directors and the

CaribDA-YLP committee members, pooled

together resources and presented monetary

consolation prizes to all six student poster

presenters!

The CaribDA Board of Directors and the

CaribDA-YLP committee members

extended congratulatory remarks praising the

high quality of work and encouraged the

continuation of such.

The YLP Committee together with the UTT student

presenters and their Professor, Dr. Clint Sutherland.

All smiles! The committee members pose with some of the

student awardees during the awards ceremony.

Winner of the 2016 Best Student Poster Award, Mr. Akil De

Leon (third from left) poses with the committee members

Karlene Singh, Monica Boodhan and Jason Deal (from left to

right) during the awards ceremony.

UTT student presentersat the YLP

Student Poster Session

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The CaribDA is pleased to welcome the following new YLP members

Akil De Leon

Jason Deal

Jason Phillip

Karlene Singh

Lauren Thomas

Manual Pereira

Monica Boodhan

Reinoud Feenstra

Shawn Meyer-Steele

Shiva Babulal

Sid Vollebregt

Contact us Staying connected with the CaribDA-YLP is easy as

we are active on various social media platforms.

Find us via our Facebook page entitled “Caribbean

Desalination Association YLP Group” and follow us

on Instagram “CaribDA Young Leader’s Program”.

Persons interested in becoming members of the

YLP are encouraged to contact the co-chairs,

Monica Boodhan (monicaboodhan@gmail.com) and

Karlene Singh (ksingh@cwco.com).

About the CaribDA YLP

An Account from the First

Ever Poster Winner, Akil

De Leon “The outreach event at the University of

Trinidad and Tobago, Point Lisas campus on

31st May 2016 served as my first introduction

to desalination outside of the classroom. The

seminar showed me the importance of

desalination and its growth and highlighted

the vital role it plays currently and in the

future development of the Caribbean. The

event inspired me to become part of the

CaribDA-YLP and stimulated my interest to

pursue a career in the field of desalination.

Additionally, I was given the opportunity to

attend and participate at the CaribDA 2016

Conference and Exposition where I

presented my poster. This provided the

opportunity to get feedback on my research

from experienced professionals in the field.

CaribDA-YLP also provided me with the

opportunity to network with other

professional building some positive

relationships.”

By: Monica Boodhan

The University of Trinidad and Tobago

The birth of the CaribDA Young Leader’s

Program (YLP) is credited to Mr. Shawn

Meyer-Steele, a Director on the Board of the

CaribDA. Shawn saw the need for a

specialized program in the Caribbean targeted

at students and young professionals with

interest in the desalination and water reuse

sectors and reached out to industry expert,

Dr. Mike Dixon, Director of Engineering at

Alberta WaterSMART. Together, they

formed the basis for the YLP and then

subsequently handed over to the 2016-2018

co-chairs, Ms. Monica Boodhan and Ms.

Karlene Singh.

The CaribDA-YLP aims to provide a

membership engagement platform that

focuses on the desalination and water reuse

industry in the Caribbean region and its

surrounding areas. The YLP provides

opportunities for networking and career

guidance, and promotes interest in

desalination and water reuse in the region.

While these benefits are mainly targeted at

students and young professionals 40 years and

younger, the YLP warmly welcomes

collaborations with affiliate companies and

industry experts to ensure longevity and

success of all the goals of the program.

Benefits of membership includes:

Career guidance via our mentoring

program.

Internship and other training opportunities

at our affiliate companies.

Networking events that engage membership in discussions that may lead

to collaborative projects and research.

Exclusive access to a large resource base

that includes publications.

Discounted rates at educational workshops and conferences hosted by

CaribDA.

Free admission to student members who present their work at the CaribDA

Biennial Conferences.

Eligibility for one of two student awards presented at the end of each CaribDA

Biennial conference:

CaribDA-YLP also provided me with the opportunity to network with other professional building some positive relationship.” Akil De Leon

Akil De Leon engaging Gerard Pereira on his

undergraduate research.

CaribDA wishes to extend a special “Thank You” to all Sponsors and Exhibitors at its 5th Biennial Conference & Exhibition!

Sponsor and Exhibitor Recognition

EXHIBITORS

RUBY SPONSOR

American Water Chemicals, Inc.

Avista Technologies, Inc.

Blue Energy Alliance

Caribbean Desalination Association

(CaribDA) YLP

CASL Group - Caribbean Analytical

Services Ltd.

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.

Curacao Calcium

Danfoss High Pressure Pumps RO

Desalination Company of Trinidad &

Tobago Ltd. (DESALCOTT)

Dow Water & Process Solutions

Florida Aquastore & Utility

Construction, Inc.

Fluidra USA LLC

GE Water & Process Technologies

Georg Schunemann GmbH

H2O Innovation

LG Water Solutions

Ocean Pacific Technologies

Pall Corporation

PROTEC-ARISAWA

Republic Bank Ltd.

Seven Seas Water Corporation

Toray Membrane USA, Inc.

Water Tech Sales and Consulting, Inc.

DIAMOND SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

YLP SPONSOR International Desalination

Association (IDA)

AWARDS BANQUET SPONSOR SUEZ Treatment Solutions, SAU

EXHIBIT RECEPTION SPONSORS Sea Level Systems, LLC

Solenia Limited (Trinidad & Tobago)

LUNCHEON SPONSORS ANSA McAL Chemicals/ANSA

Technologies

McCann Disciplines/IDE

Solenia Limited (Trinidad & Tobago)

BRONZE SPONSORS

Click images to visit the sponsor’s webpage

REFRESHMENT BREAK SPONSOR Curacao Calcium

PRIZE SPONSOR Solenia Limited

(Trinidad & Tobago)

MEDIA SPONSORS Desalination & Water

Reuse (D&WR)

FuturENVIRO

Global Water

Intelligence (GWI)

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24 October 2016 CWWA Pre-Conference,

Trinidad & Tobago

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

We need YOU at the next CaribDA interactive workshop, “RO

PRE-TREATMENT and LOW PRESSURE MEMBRANE BASICS”,

half-day, Monday afternoon, 24 Oct. 2016 at the Hyatt Regency,

Trinidad & Tobago, in cooperation with the CWWA, Caribbean Water

and Wastewater Association, Annual Conference.

What You Will Learn

After completing the CaribDA interactive workshop, you will:

Understand the different classifications of membrane technologies

used for water treatment - MF, UF, NF, RO, EDI

Be able to identify new potential water treatment membrane

applications

Pick up tips to consider in membrane filtration

Understand process flow for a membrane water treatment plant

Discover benefits of low pressure membrane RO Pre-Treatment

Get grounded in low pressure membrane technology

Be introduced to other potable and wastewater low pressure

membrane applications

Workshop Leader

Thank you to our workshop leader and low pressure membrane

technology expert, Pete O’Connell, Western Regional Sales Manager,

Pall Corporation - Water Processing.

Request Additional

Please feel free to contact us for additional information at

jjmatteo@watertechgroup.com or regassist@caribda.com as we finalize

administrative details.

Register for Workshop

Workshop registration will be available soon at www.caribda.com

Increase The Benefits - CaribDA Workshop and CWWA

Conference

Attend the CaribDA Pre-Conference Workshop and the CWWA

Annual Conference, www.cwwa.net, to increase your water treatment

information return on investment.

Special thanks to CWWA for including our Pre-Conference RO and

Membrane Technology Workshop as a compliment to their annual

conference.

Technology Transfer Commitment

CaribDA is committed to providing interactive desalination and water

reuse workshops and programs that support information exchange,

industry and professional growth. Our programs are aligned to industry

trends, led by experts, and designed to help network, better

understand, implement, and operate these applications in our region.

Ultimately, your interest, participation, and input are the keys to our

joint success, so we look forward to sharing with you at the Trinidad

Pre-Conference Workshop.

IDA Updates By: Shawn Meyer-Steele, H2O Professionals, LLC

IDA World Congress 2017,

“Ensure Your Water Future” will

be held at the São Paulo World

Trade Centre, Brazil, 16-20

October. All members are

strongly encouraged to consider

attending the worldwide premier

desalination and water reuse

exposition in Brazil in 2017 as it

promises to be technically

unprecedented, as well as offering

incredible opportunities to

explore Brazil at exchange rates

unseen in many years.

Click image for more information

IDA Water Reuse and Recycling

Conference, Sept 25-27, 2016,

Nice, France. Register Now!

Space is limited. Read more

IDA Strategic Partner of IWA

World Water Congress 2016,

Brisbane, Australia, October

9-14, 2016 . Read more

RO Pre-Treatment and Low Pressure Membrane Workshop

Click image for more information

Visit CaribDA online for upcoming events at www.caribda.com/calendar

24 October 2016

CaribDA RO Pre-Treatment and Low Pressure Membrane Basics

Pre-Conference Workshop

at CWWA Annual Conference

Hyatt Regency Hotel

Port of Spain, Trinidad

CaribDA Upcoming Events

Upcoming Technology Transfer Workshop

Click image, complete form and

return to planning@caribda.com

Sponsorships are now available for the CaribDA Pre-Conference Workshop

at CWWA Annual Conference.

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer holidays and recharging for the

second half of the year! I am happy to report that we had a very

successful CaribDA Conference in Trinidad earlier this summer where

we added 45 new members, welcome all. The total number of members

added since our last newsletter is 54 and our current membership now

stands at 229. We are growing steadily! I would like to see greater

participation from the regional water authorities, hotel industry and

industrial users of Reverse Osmosis in order to increase our

membership to 300 by our next Conference in Curacao in 2018. In

order to achieve this, I would like to invite anyone interested in helping

grow our numbers to join the membership committee. If interested,

please click on the following link or the image below, complete the

Willingness to Serve form and return it to membership@caribda.com.

By: David Maingot, LG-Nano H2O

Eduar Abreu UAT de Venezuela

Isis Acevendo

Arion Ali

Douglas Aranguren

Shiva Babulal

ANSA McAL Chemicals

Jerry Bailey

Catherine Balkissoon

Jason Beckles

Desalination Company of

Trinidad and Tobago Ltd.

Kimberly Blanchfield

Natalie Boodram

Chad Bourassa TSG Water Resources, Inc. Anguilla

Miguel Chirinos

Gilad Cohen

IDE Technologies Ltd.

Akil De Leon

The University of Trinidad and Tobago

Vincent Decap

SUEZ Treatment Solutions Inc.

Lena Dempewolf

Robert Flis

Robert Gorgol GE Power

Dalven Harris

CME Services Limited

David Harris

CME Services Limited

Imran Hosein

Roger Ible Solenis Limited (Trinidad and Tobago)

Catherine Inkim

Matthew Jones

Solenis Limited (Trinidad and Tobago)

Karla Kinser Pall Corporation

Raichel Leito

Richard Lewis Desalination Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd.

Nathalie Madura FESTAS Sustainable Agriculture & Public

Relation/Government Dept. of Agriculture & Fisheries of Aruba

Andy Mahadeo ANSA McAL Chemicals

Kerron Martinez

Chris Matthews

Dennis Mayor

Giancarlo Menegazzo

UAT de Venezuela

Irving Moch

John Mwansa

Theron Ousman

Eric Paviot

SUEZ Treatment Solutions Inc.

Alvis Pearylal Desalination Company of

Trinidad and Tobago Ltd.

Stephanie Pemberton

Barry Phillip

Desalination Company of

Trinidad and Tobago Ltd.

Jason Phillip

ANSA McAL Chemicals

Carlos Prado

Geeta Ramdass

Pooran Ramharack

Maria Rodriguez

McClure Simon

Kevin Singh

Laura Smailes

Justin Sonnett

Steve Soomai Solenis Limited (Trinidad and Tobago)

Joseph Swiezbin

Pall Corporation

Dragan Tutic

Raul Veliz UAT de Venezuela

Mark Williams

Welcome New Members!

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If interested, click image, complete form

and return to membership@caribda.com

Membership Update

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Phone: 772-781-8507

Fax: 772-463-0860

Email: publications@caribda.com

Web: www.caribda.com

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Member Term Company Phone Email

John David Thompson 2016-2018 Desalination Company of 868-636-3725 john.thompson@desalcott.com

(President) Trinidad and Tobago Limited

Manuel Pereira 2016-2018 mpereira@aqualectra.com

(Vice President)

Paul Choules 2016-2018 281-687-7651 pchoules@water-cycle.co

(Treasurer)

David Maingot 2016-2018 LG Water Solutions 310-283-7476 dmaingot@lg-nanoh2o.com

(Secretary)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Member Term Company Phone Email

Monica Boodhan 2016-2018 The University of Trinidad and Tobago 868-642-8888 monicaboodhan@gmail.com Jerry Matteo 2016-2018 Water Tech Sales and Consulting, Inc. 787-601-6699 jjmatteo@watertechgroup.com

Shawn Meyer-Steele 2016-2018 305-859-2329 smsteele@h2oprofessionals.com

Karlene Singh 2016-2018 Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. 345-945-4277 ksingh@cwco.com

Lauren Thomas 2016-2018 Seven Seas Water Corporation 813-818-4090 lthomas@7seaswater.com

Board of Directors

About CaribDA

Our Region CaribDA primarily represents the Greater

Caribbean, which includes all the islands’

members in the Caribbean and their

neighboring countries. We seek to serve

larger zones of countries that border the

Greater Caribbean, such as those on the

Atlantic and Caribbean coasts of Venezuela,

Columbia, Mexico and Florida.

Our Mission The Caribbean Desalination Association

(CaribDA), is committed to the development

and promotion of the appropriate use of

desalination, desalination technology and

water reuse in the Caribbean region in

particular. We endeavor to achieve these

goals by sharing desalination experiences,

latest technologica l and reg ional

advancements, knowledge, resources and

best practices. We will focus the region on all

new opportunities available to promote

efficient and cost effective solutions for

desalination and water reuse and to achieve

highest reliability and water quality.

Our Vision To be the Caribbean platform where

members can share experiences, knowledge

and resources on desalination, desalination

technology or water reuse and to promote

its appropriate use. This, to contribute to the

social and economic development of the

Caribbean region and to increase the quality

of life of inhabitants of the Caribbean and to

contribute to the safeguarding of our

environment.

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CaribDA Newsletter The Publications & Communications Committee invites you

to contribute to the newsletter in the following ways:

Share your desalination and water reuse experiences

Have your company or plant featured

Promote your company and products through advertising

Join our Committee!

Contact ksingh@cwco.com or publications@caribda.com