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Apr 29, 2021
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American Water Publishes First Annual Inclusion & Diversity Report
American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that it has released its first annual Inclusion & Diversity Report.
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Apr 27, 2021
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Maximising Water Efficiency Through Innovation
How the water sector can meet regulatory water efficiency targets and deliver benefits for customers and the environmentwas the focus of the last Water Action Platform webinar.
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Apr 26, 2021
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Three American Water Executives Honored by the National Diversity Council
Susan Hardwick, Valoria Armstrong and Pamela Richardson included on top lists
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Apr 23, 2021
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Strong Supplier Partnership Brings Leak Detection Advancement
With leak reduction and innovation prominent in the UK water sector’s net zero carbon vision, strong partnerships between utilities and the supply chain can yield transformative results, writes Josh Britton, global product line manager at technology company Ovarro.
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Apr 22, 2021
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Ensure Success During Trenchless Rehab
Free poster: Key components of ASTM Stadards for CIPP
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Apr 20, 2021
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MC-Bauchemie Launches New Product Line for the Crystalline Waterproofing of Concrete
Recently developed by MC-Bauchemie, Centrament Proof C is a new range consisting of the two admixtures Centrament Proof CL 1 and Centrament Proof CP 10, both formulated for the waterproofing of concrete through crystallisation.
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Apr 19, 2021
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MWH Treatment Secures Key Role on Scottish Water Framework
MWH Treatment (MWHT), together with partner Galliford Try, has successfully secured a six-year contract extension on Scottish Water’s non-infrastructure framework for the Strategic Review 2021-27 (SR21) investment programme.
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Apr 16, 2021
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China’s Largest Robbins Crossover TBM Launches on Intercity Railway
Machine will encounter Rivers, Weathered Ground and More in Guangzhou Bore
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Apr 15, 2021
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Manage Sewers Smarter With PACP
Our nation’s sewer infrastructure is deteriorating faster than we can repair it, and winning the fight means inspecting smarter.
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Apr 14, 2021
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MHWirth Pile Top Rigs for Boone Dam Repair Project
Early 2021, a milestone was reached in the restoration of the 70 years old Boone Dam in Tennessee, USA: The last pile for the new underground cut-off wall was successfully installed.
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Apr 12, 2021
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MC-Bauchemie Once Again Awarded the Top Job Employer Seal of Approval
Following recognition in 2018, MC-Bauchemie has again been awarded the Top Job seal of approval this year, identifying it as one of Germany’s best employers. The award presented by Zentrum für Arbeitgeberattraktivität (Centre for Employer Attractiveness – zeag GmbH) goes to companies that have been particularly effective in creating a healthy yet still high-performance workplace culture.
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Apr 08, 2021
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Watts and Planet Water Bring Clean Water to Vietnam
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. – a leading global manufacturer of plumbing, heating, and water quality products and solutions – recently sponsored the installation of an integrated water system that will provide clean water to residents of Da Nhim Commune in Lam Dong, Vietnam
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Apr 07, 2021
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New American Society of Civil Engineers National Infrastructure Report Reinforces Need to Act on Updating and Maintaining U.S. Water Systems
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.
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Apr 06, 2021
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Chicagoland Research Institutions Look to Transform the Water Industry
The Midwest is leading the nation as a hub for water innovation with state-of-the-art research facilities and world-renowned researchers at the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab).
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Apr 01, 2021
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“Not-a-Boring Competition”: TUM Student Group Reaches the Final
At stake: a science-focused high-tech race that happens underground. TUM Boring – a student group at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) – is taking part in the contest, launched by US billionaire Elon Musk, to develop the world’s fastest tunnel boring machine.
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Mar 31, 2021
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European Utilities Successfully Trial Multi-Parameter Sensors
Water network monitoring trials carried out with utilities in France, Switzerland, Germany and the UK are demonstrating the potential of machine learning and artificial intelligence in achieving resilience, explains Steve Willis, chief executive of UK technology company Intellitect.
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Mar 29, 2021
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Sedaru Joins Aquatic Informatics & Danaher Water Platform
Sedaru Inc., a leading provider of water utility management software, has been acquired by Aquatic Informatics, and will join Danaher’s Water Quality platform.
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Mar 25, 2021
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Valuing Water: Bonn Water Network Celebrates World Water Day 2021
In order to raise awareness about and foster action to address the global water crisis, World Water Day on March 22 every year became a UN observance day in 1993.World Water Day 2021 focuses on the theme 'Valuing Water'. This focus extends beyond issues of pricing and includes the environmental, social, and cultural value people place on water.
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Mar 24, 2021
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World Water Day 2021 “Valuing Water” - The Value of Groundwater
The United Nations has declared “Valuing Water” to be the motto for World Water Day on March 22. But in order to appreciate water, it is necessary to understand that drinking water is a precious resource.
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Mar 23, 2021
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Faster Assessmments With Fewer Resources
Want to reduce the cost of performing sewer inspections by 34%? How about increase productivity by 17%? The Phased Assessment Strategy for Sewers (PASS) will help you do both.
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Mar 19, 2021
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Setting Digital as the Default for Water – a Q&A with Clare Kovacs
As the water sector continues its shift from constructing new infrastructure to improving performance of existing assets, full adoption of building information management (BIM) tools is critical to success. Approaching year two of the AMP7 investment cycle, BIM4Water vice-chair and MWH Treatment national rehearsal lead Clare Kovacs discusses the outlook for widescale digital implementation.
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Mar 18, 2021
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AI Successfully Detects Blockage Formations for Wessex Water
Machine-learning technology trialled on part of Wessex Water’s sewerage network has identified early forming sewer blockages in real-time with a 92% accuracy rate, whilst also enabling an operational shift to condition-based maintenance approach, says Brian Moloney, managing director, StormHarvester.
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Mar 17, 2021
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Making the Right Sewer Rehab Choice
Deciding when to choose spot repair with the free white paper.
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Mar 16, 2021
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Battelle Research Pinpoints Local Viral Outbreaks Through Sewage Examination
Battelle research shows that analyzing wastewater for the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 can pinpoint specific neighborhoods that are hotspots for viral outbreaks.
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Mar 15, 2021
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MC-Injekt 2300 flow Takes Construction Injtection to a New Level
MC-Bauchemie has launched a new multifunctional flexible sealant in the form of its new “MC-Injekt 2300 flow” injection resin. The system is based on new Water-Boost Technology® from MC-Bauchemie and offers an impressive array of excellent injection properties.
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