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Mar 16, 2022
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Missouri American Water Announces $3 Million Water Main Upgrade in South St. Louis County
Missouri American Water today announced the start of a $3 million project to replace more than 6,200 feet of water main in St. Louis County along Mattis Road between Tesson Ferry Road and Lemay Ferry Road to improve reliability for customers and reduce service disruptions.
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Mar 15, 2022
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Women in engineering increasing, new research finds
Women in engineering make up 16.5 per cent of the engineering workforce according to new research from EngineeringUK, compared to 10.5 per cent in 2010.
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Mar 14, 2022
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Pennsylvania American Water, City of York and York City Sewer Authority Invite Customers to Participate in Telephonic Public Input Hearing on Wastewater System Acquisition
Current and potential future customers can provide input on the company’s application to acquire the system.
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Mar 11, 2022
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White Paper: Water – A Key Consideration in Achieving Net Zero 2050
As the UK lays out ambitious targets to cut carbon and achieve Net Zero in 2050, an essential aspect of the equation is being overlooked: water supply. Some of the new technologies that the country is banking on to transform our carbon fortunes – hydrogen and carbon capture and storage – use considerable amounts of water.
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Mar 10, 2022
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Waterotor Unveils “The Big Cajun,” a 20MW Hybrid Ocean Energy-Generating System
New Clean Tech that Produces Low-Cost Electricity from Slow Moving Water & Wind
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Mar 09, 2022
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Illinois American Water’s Peoria District Constructs New Pump Station; Technology Supports Sustainable and Environmentally-Friendly Operations
llinois American Water’s Peoria District is investing $950,000 to construct a new pump station for the local water system. The new pump station will help move treated drinking water through the complex water distribution system to Bartonville area customers.
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Mar 08, 2022
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Trust and Reputation Help Elite Pipeline Succeed Across Industries
“Nuclear is a specialty niche,” explains Carl Beitner As a contractor, “if you haven’t worked in nuclear, you won't work in nuclear without support. Safety is first and foremost throughout the industry, where even walking is considered working. And to work in nuclear, you must have conscientious, trustworthy employees and a clean record.”
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Mar 07, 2022
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Natural disasters cost world US$280 billion in 2021 — a third more than in 2020
Floods, typhoons, wildfires and earthquakes claimed 9,200 lives in 2021, sounding the alarm bells of a deteriorating climate. Asia Pacific lags the world in disaster insurance, according to a study by Munich Re.
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Mar 04, 2022
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West Virginia American Water Receives Rate Order from Public Service Commission
In an order entered on February 24, 2022, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) approved a request to establish new water and wastewater rates for West Virginia American Water customers.
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Mar 03, 2022
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Modelling London’s 25km super sewer
Thames Tideway’s Peter Vale explains how his firm has harnessed existing technology to digitise and automate wastewater network systems during wholesale upgrades to London’s ageing sewer infrastructure.
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Mar 02, 2022
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City of Lincoln Looks to Penetron for Durable Concrete in New Wastewater Plant
Construction of the modernized and expanded wastewater treatment plant in Lincoln, Illinois was completed in February 2022. Final plant commissioning by the City of Lincoln is now in progress. PENETRON ADMIX SB, a crystalline concrete admixture, was used to protect key concrete components from the aggressive environment due to the effluent and extend the service life of the plant.
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Mar 01, 2022
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Rehabilitation for the 21st century
It has been almost 50 years since the first pipeline CIPP (Cured-In-Place-Pipe) renovation lining systems were introduced to the market by Eric Wood the inventor of the Insituform Process. During that time there have been various incarnations of the technology from hot water cured through assisted ambient cure and light cure systems.
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Feb 28, 2022
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SA Water to Begin 34 km Renewal Project
SA Water is setting up for the major renewal of 34km of pipeline from Morgan to Whyalla, in South Australia.
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Feb 24, 2022
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Amazon EcoVistas to guide sustainable dam siting
Researchers in the US have published a study detailing Amazon EcoVistas, a new computational tool for guiding sustainable dam siting to protect ecosystem services.
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Feb 23, 2022
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Two New Pipelines for SA
SA Water is commencing installation of two new water mains in South Australia as part of the utility’s $155 million four-year water main management program.
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Feb 22, 2022
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Why the cost of water in San Diego has blown past L.A., according to a new report
Critics question costly investments in desalination given declining consumer demand. Supporters say long-term investments will bolster the region against future drought.
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Feb 22, 2022
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Hunter Water Debuts New Trenchless Tech
Hunter Water is debuting an innovative new ‘keyhole’ technology for restoring damaged or degraded pipes in the Lower Hunter community.
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Feb 21, 2022
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Texas-based Water Engineering Firm Plummer Acquires Tampa-based WATERMARK Engineering Group
The acquisition will expand Plummer’s integrated water engineering services in Florida
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Feb 17, 2022
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New Belgrade Waterfront Development Specifies Penetron over Traditional System for Concrete Waterproofing
The completion of Plot 21a, the latest phase of the monumental Belgrade Waterfront development, in December 2021 marks the latest step in a profound transformation of the Sava River waterfront area of Belgrade, Serbia. PENETRON ADMIX, a crystalline concrete waterproofing solution, was specified over a conventional membrane system to counter the high water table from the Sava River, only 100 m from the construction site.
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Feb 15, 2022
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Innovating towards a ‘fair’ net zero transition for vulnerable customers
Fair Water project leaders from Northumbrian Water and Northern Gas Networks explain how they’re collaborating with the FMCG sector and academia to test and launch a range of products and healthcare-inspired ‘pathways’ enabling carbon and cost friendly customer behaviour.
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Feb 14, 2022
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Black & Veatch’s Lichty Begins Term as President of Leading Recycled Water Organization
WateReuse Association taps recognized water expert to help advance organization’s mission
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Feb 11, 2022
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Routes to carbon conscious wastewater treatment
Experts outlined the approaches they’re taking to cut carbon emissions from wastewater at the Utility Week Innovate WWT Wastewater 2022 Conference.
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Feb 10, 2022
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Comment: Building a sustainable pipeline of female talent
Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week and International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Dr. Keeley Crockett, IEEE member and professor in computational intelligence at the Manchester Metropolitan University explains how we can build a sustainable pipeline of female talent for STEM.
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Feb 09, 2022
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Using data’s ‘invisible’ influence to build smart wastewater networks
Isle Utilities’ Chris Thomas outlines the roles of technology and data in building successful wastewater asset management strategies and the creation of ‘smart’ networks.
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Feb 08, 2022
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Water-based: responding now to the distant future
Our water and subsurface systems are being strained to the limits. That is the message of ‘Water-Based’, an essay by Deltares in collaboration with partners. “Different users of our small country are increasingly getting in each other's way,” says senior specialist in Water & Spatial Planning, Frans Klijn of Deltares, who is also a professor at TU Delft.
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