News and Articles
Aug 25, 2011
News
Testing Starts On New Aviemore Waterworks
Testing of equipment has begun on Scottish Water’s new £24million treatment works that will supply clearer, fresher drinking water to over 10,000 people in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park.
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Aug 24, 2011
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Construction site, general
Always a Winner with HOBAS CC-GRP - Microtunneling HOBAS Jacking Pipes for a Combined Sewage Collector in France
Only shortly after receiving the renowned international No-Dig Award from the ISTT (International Society for Trenchless Technology) at the No-Dig fair in Berlin for the best project 2010, HOBAS has come up trumps at the VST (Ville Sans Tranchée), No-Dig trade fair, in France for supplying pipes for the best construction site 2010. The project awarded by the FSTT (French Society for Trenchless Technology) comprised 1340 m of De (external diameter) 1940 mm pipes installed by microtunneling for a combined sewage collector with a total capacity of 3300 m³ and was implemented by the city Rennes in France.
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Aug 23, 2011
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Water is a Limited Commodity That Must be Managed Sustainably & Strategically
The International Energy Agency predicts oil and gas will meet the majority of the worlds energy demand for the foreseeable future raising the spot light on the role water plays in oil and gas production. Oil and gas companies looking to achieve sustainable growth will increasingly have to manage their water footprint, as well as their carbon footprint. Never has there been the need for collaboration between these sectors in order to secure the future of world energy demands.
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Aug 19, 2011
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Renewed momentum for tackling water scarcity and conflict in Darfur
Political commitment, donor interest and increased awareness of the need to manage Darfur's scarce water resources sustainably were among the key outcomes of a two-day international conference organized by the Sudanese Government and its international partners in Khartoum.
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Aug 17, 2011
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Geosyntec Signs Strategic Teaming Agreement for Green Infrastructure Platform
Geosyntec Consultants (Geosyntec) announced it has executed a strategic teaming agreement with ioBridge, Inc. of Marlborough, Mass., to develop and deploy "smart" technologies for the management of urban stormwater infrastructure.
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Aug 16, 2011
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Aqua America and American Water Exchange Subsidiaries
Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) announced an agreement with American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) to purchase all of American Water’s regulated operations in Ohio and to simultaneously sell Aqua’s regulated operations in New York to American Water. Both companies are now the largest investor-owned water utilities in each of the two respective states.
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Aug 12, 2011
News
Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor
Tiny robots may monitor underground pipes for radioactive leaks.
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Aug 10, 2011
News
ADB's $200 Million Loans to Improve Clean Water Supply in Smaller PRC Cities
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $200 million in dual-currency loans to the China Water Affairs Group Limited (CWA) to improve the delivery of treated water to households and businesses in fast-growing small- and medium-sized cities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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Aug 09, 2011
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EPA Releases New Report on Sewage Pollution in New York and New Jersey
When it rains, did you ever think about where all that rainwater is going? It flows down storm drains, carrying pollution from the streets, and if it is a heavy rain, causes sewage to overflow into rivers, lakes and streams.
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Aug 08, 2011
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UN Secretary-General launches the “Sustainable Sanitation: Five-Year Drive to 2015”
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, Ugandan Minister of Water & Environment the Hon. Maria Mutagamba, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, launched on 21 June 2011 the “Sustainable Sanitation: Five-Year Drive to 2015”, a push to speed up progress on the Millennium Development Goal target of improving global sanitation by 2015. WSSCC is playing a key role in developing the advocacy strategy and materials and will work collaboratively with other partners supporting the initiative.
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Aug 05, 2011
News
Silent Night Lining
A GRUNDOBURST 400S was recently used as a pulling device to slipline a 21” cast iron water pipe for a new replacement 450mm SDR17 PE pipe. The relative compact size (L 600mm x W 490mm x D 340mm) and light weight of the 400S (200kg) is deceptively small in comparison to the 40 tonne pulling power developed and is ideal for confined space working as well as reducing logistical and jobsite set up costs.
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Aug 04, 2011
News
Construction site, general
QBC Achieves 2,500,000 Man Hours without Loss Time Incidents (LTI) at North Sewerage Treatment Pumping Station & Pipeline
Qatar Building Company (QBC) receives official certification for achieving over 2.5 million Man Hours without Loss Time Incidents (LTI) for Doha North Sewerage Treatment & Associated Works TSE3 Pumping Station and Mains.
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Aug 03, 2011
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New CFO for Thames Water
Stuart Siddall is to join Thames Water as chief finance officer (CFO).
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Aug 02, 2011
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LG Electronics and Hitachi to Form Joint Venture in Water Business
LG Electronics Inc., and Hitachi Plant Technologies Ltd. have agreed to establish a joint venture in the water business. LGE, Hitachi Ltd., and Hitachi Plant Technologies will combine LGE's strength in marketing, planning and manufacturing technology with the Hitachi Group's technological and engineering strengths in water treatment systems and information control systems, to expand in the water business.
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Aug 01, 2011
News
Vermeer offers horizontal directional drilling air hammer product line
Forms alliance agreement with Pioneer One to offer Prospector system through dealer network
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Jul 28, 2011
News
£2 million "water cathedral" takes shape
A new underground cathedral is taking shape among the valleys of a picturesque part of Surrey.
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Jul 27, 2011
News
Israel Creates Waves of Change: Proving to be a Global Leader in the Global Approach when it comes to Marketing New Innovative Technologies to the Water Industry
Israel currently leads the change in the global approach to marketing new and innovative technologies in the water industry. Israel is recognized for water technologies such as Smart Irrigation Solutions, Water Resource Management, Combating Leaky Infrastructure, Water Treatment, Desalination and Water Security. The introduction of these technologies into foreign countries will be done with support, promotion and mutual collaboration from Governments, Water Companies and International Corporations instead of simply selling to what can be a very conservative market.
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Jul 26, 2011
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World Bank Grants US$5.83M to Fight “Thirst Problem” in Rural Djibouti
A rural community development and water project approved today by the World Bank focuses on increasing access to water for rural communities in Djibouti, and enhancing their capacity to manage agro-pastoral resources. The US$5.83 million IDA grant will primarily be used to finance projects to help farmers and pastoralists in the small Horn of Africa country cope during a period that citizens call “the thirst problem”—the three to four harshest months of the dry season.
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Jul 21, 2011
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WHO issues revised drinking-water guidelines to prevent waterborne disease
Every year, two million people die from waterborne diseases and billions more suffer illness. But much of this ill-health and suffering is preventable. The WHO drinking-water guidelines, released 4th July 2011, call on governments to improve the quality of their drinking-water. The Guidelines compel water suppliers to systematically assess the risk of contaminants entering the water supply and to take action based on their findings
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Jul 20, 2011
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Pure Technologies announces acquisition of Electromechanical Technologies Inc.
Pure Technologies Ltd., (“Pure” or the “Company”) (TSX: PUR) announced that it had purchased the business and assets of Electromechanical Technologies, Inc. (“EMTEK”), a Salt Lake City-based developer of advanced pipeline inspection technologies (www.emtek.us).
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Jul 19, 2011
News
Water Projects and Investment Asia
With a rich 5-year history of producing high quality, industry specific business events around the world, Middle East and Asia, Fleming Gulf Conferences is one of the leading names in business intelligence. Fleming Gulf proudly announces Water Projects & Investment Asia on 27th – 28th September 2011, in Hong Kong.
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Jul 14, 2011
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Lemminkäinen wins major infrastructure construction contract in Norway
Lemminkäinen has won a hydropower contract in Norway to build a 5.5 kilometers long water transfer tunnel and seven water intake structures for Sunnhordland Kraftlag's (SKL) Eikemo hydropower plant.
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Jul 13, 2011
News
Construction site, general
Big Wins for Robbins TBMs under High Cover
Main Beam TBMs score Two World Record Advance Rates
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Jul 12, 2011
News
Conagua to Start Tendering Process for Mexican Reservoir
Mexican state water utility Conagua is to start the tendering process for the construction of the El Purgatorio reservoir in Jalisco, Mexico, by the end of 2011.
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Jul 08, 2011
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IDB to help improve drinking water services in Guyana’s second largest city
$12 million loan to benefit residents of Linden, improve water quality and reduce water utility’s energy use
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