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Apr 07, 2021

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Susan Turcmanovich

The American Society of Civil Engineers’ latest Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, issued every four years since 2001, recently gave the nation’s drinking water systems a C- grade and its wastewater systems a D+ grade.

Dec 28, 2020

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Aiofe Kelleher

Leading organisations that have embraced innovation to protect and enhance water supplies have been recognised for their pioneering work.

Dec 07, 2020

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Lila Thompson

Large parts of the UK water and wastewater supplier community have seen a fall in business turnover during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to findings of a British Water impact survey, published on Wednesday 25 November.

Jun 21, 2023

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Amanda Morris

Engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals -- including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt -- from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind. In proof-of-concept experiments, the researchers tested their new sponge on a highly contaminated sample of tap water, containing more than 1 part per million of lead. With one use, the sponge filtered lead to below detectable levels.

Sep 10, 2021

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Lianne Ayling

Water recycling specialist WPL will present the findings of a significant piece of research into phosphate removal at the European Wastewater Management (EWWM) Conference and Exhibition. The event takes place in Birmingham, UK, and online, on 28-29 September 2021, with challenges around phosphorus as one of its key themes.

Sep 13, 2021

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Cross River Rail

The first of Cross River Rail’s two massive Tunnel Boring Machines has broken through a rock wall into the huge underground cavern beneath Roma Street, marking the biggest milestone yet for this transformational project.

Sep 14, 2021

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Maritza Fairfield

Multilingual campaign targets audiences through radio, billboards, bus shelters, social media

Sep 15, 2021

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Virginia Wieser

Uponor Infra Oy and Borealis are leading the way for sustainable infrastructure development: Ultra Rib 2 Blue guarantees high performance and over 100 years of service while maintaining existing quality standards and certifications.

Sep 29, 2021

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Marvin von Hagen

Elon Musk's "Not-a-Boring Competition" was held in Las Vegas on 2021-09-12. Eight student teams from around the world competed against one another, drilling with boring machines they had constructed themselves. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) team, TUM Boring, managed to drill 22 of the total 30 meters necessary and came away the undisputed winner.

Sep 30, 2021

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Houston Spencer

Global water technology company, Xylem, is delivering the advanced “smart sewer” system enabling the City of South Bend, Indiana, to exceed the requirements of a wastewater consent decree for 60% less capital investment (CapEx) than originally planned.

Oct 01, 2021

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Heather Centorbi

The 28th annual Microtunneling Short Course is heading to its new location of the Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 27-29th, 2022.

Oct 04, 2021

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Matt Burgard

Despite Restrictions, VNA’s Hubgrade Innovations Made It Possible to Check a California Plant’s Equipment Without In-Person Inspections.

Oct 05, 2021

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Meghan Moore

Gradiant, an end-to-end cleantech water treatment solutions provider, announced that it has secured 26 new projects in 2021 year-to-date (YTD) across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Four of the projects will be delivered as design-build-own-operate-manage (DBOOM) contracts for long-term concession periods of up to 20 years. The business growth demonstrates increased demand for advanced water & wastewater treatment during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct 06, 2021

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Lianne Ayling

Technology from water recycling specialist WPL, a WCS group company, has been selected by DP World London Gateway to deliver enhanced ammonia removal to protect sensitive waters within the Thames Estuary.

May 13, 2022

Course

This course includes tutorial services and a final examination.

The installation of water pipes, in particular, drains and sewers is worldwide in large part performed using the open cut method. This at first glance "simple" construction method is actually highly complex when used in urban areas and at large depths. The numerous boundary conditions, shoring-, and installation systems require extensive technical knowledge in order to ensure a high quality workmanship.

The course consists of 5 modules on the following topics:

1. Geotechnical and hydrogeological Principles
2. Utility Trench Construction
3. Embedment of Piping
4. Installation of Pipes
5. Occupational Health and Safety around Excavations

Jun 20, 2022

Course

This course includes tutorial services and a final examination.

The installation of water pipes, in particular, drains and sewers is worldwide in large part performed using the open cut method. This at first glance "simple" construction method is actually highly complex when used in urban areas and at large depths. The numerous boundary conditions, shoring-, and installation systems require extensive technical knowledge in order to ensure a high quality workmanship.

The course consists of 5 modules on the following topics:

1. Geotechnical and hydrogeological Principles
2. Utility Trench Construction
3. Embedment of Piping
4. Installation of Pipes
5. Occupational Health and Safety around Excavations

A pipe brake is used to fix the pipe string in the starting pit.

In the event of pressing groundwater, use of a hydraulic joint, the inclination of the jacking string, etc., the pipe string may move backward into the starting pit when the pipe is changed.

As the pipe string can no longer be fixed by the main jacking station during pipe replacement, a pipe brake takes over the securing of the pipe string.

Pipe brakes are usually pneumatic brakes whose …

Jan 03, 2024

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WiseOnWater

Data forms the foundation of advanced asset management – a foundation that must be laid by water companies now to unlock its full potential, writes Matthew Kennedy, global product manager for water loss at Xylem, ahead of the WWT Asset Management Conference.

Jan 05, 2024

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Info Tiles

InfoTiles has been selected to deliver our water platform managing data from smart water meters in partnership with NTE and Altibox in Norway’s third largest municipality, Trondheim.

Dec 22, 2023

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Jasamin Teuchler

100 % remote & flexible! Introducing the new UNITRACC e-learning module about lining with spiral wound pipes with stationary winding machine without reinforcement made of metal or plastic! This module is part of the CIPP course about lining techniques.

Jan 29, 2024

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gwf Wasser | Abwasser

Groundwater is a keystone ecosystem. An international study proposes ways to improve its protection to preserve biodiversity and mitigate climate change.

Feb 02, 2022

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Anthony Panozzo

Adept Civil Group protects Victoria’s water security and delivers critical sewer infrastructure to the state’s first dedicated quarantine facility.

Mar 14, 2022

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Laura Martin

Current and potential future customers can provide input on the company’s application to acquire the system.

Aug 23, 2022

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The Penetron Group

The Town of McCordsville, Indiana christened an expanded and upgraded wastewater treatment plant. The project was completed in only 16 months and doubled the plant’s capacity. PENETRON ADMIX SB was specified to ensure the enhanced durability of the new concrete structures exposed to the effluent