The Drainage Services Department (DSD) in Hong Kong has requested the study for a sewerage treatment works at South Lantau as part of the Outlying Islands Sewage Stage 2 project. 11 March 2010
Properties in West London will benefit from more than 600 pumping systems to protect the worst-affected properties, while a larger sewer network is researched and designed 10 March 2010
The acquisition of Rainwater Recovery Inc, which focuses on the design of rainwater harvesting and integrated stormwater management systems, marks Geosyntec’s expansion into the water sector 10 March 2010
The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) Annual Report to Congressional Leaders involved scheduled meetings with elected officials on Capitol Hill 09 March 2010
The contract between Consolidated Water affiliate, Ocean Conversion (OC-BVI) and the BVI Government is initially for a seven-year term, with a seven-year extension option exercisable by the Government 09 March 2010
The hollow fibre membrane treatment system from Siemens is part of the Groundwater Replenishment (GWR) System expansion at Orange County Water District in California 09 March 2010
XPV Water Fund Ltd Partnership will use Export Development Canada’s (EDC) equity investments to focused on growth investments in Canada’s water sector 08 March 2010
Hyflux subsidiary, Hydrochem has been awarded the contract by TP Utilities to engineer, procure and construct works for stage one of the seawater desalination plant 08 March 2010
Australia’s Kangaroo Island could see its power and water needs met within six months with the installation of a wind-powered desalination plant from Windesal 08 March 2010
A team of volunteers from the Aquascape Foundation installed the 10,000 gallon RainXchange rainwater harvesting system at La Rosa de Saron school in Barranquilla, Columbia 05 March 2010
The £1.2 million scheme will see former quarry, Stannon Lake, turned into the second largest reservoir in Cornwall, holding the equivalent of 3,200 Olympic swimming pools of water 05 March 2010
GE’s advanced filtration membranes and thermal water treatment technology will be used to treat mine water, enabling approximately 99% of the water to be reused 05 March 2010
Envirogen will provide process design and materials for a metals recovery system at a purified terephthalic acid (PTA) manufacturing site in the Republic of Poland 04 March 2010
The Milli-Q Direct system from Millipore is a single-source solution which provides optimum water production of pure and ultrapure water from the tap 04 March 2010
Siemens will provide sanitising technology, monitoring and onsite services for the pools, fountains and theme parks at Walt Disney World’s 165 recreation sites in Lake Buena Vista, Florida 03 March 2010
The report published by IMS forecasts record levels of investments in capital equipment, infrastructure and operational activities over the next five years 03 March 2010
HaloSource won the ‘2010 Technology Innovation Award’ and ‘2010 Hot Investment Opportunity Award’ for its HaloPure drinking water disinfection technology 03 March 2010
The theme of the 4th European Water and Wastewater (EWWM) Conference is ‘Reducing the Environmental Footprint of the Water Industry’. 03 March 2010
The upgrades are designed to improve reliability and reduce energy consumption at the Columbia Regional wastewater treatment plant, which serves more than 100,000 area residents 02 March 2010
In the series of public lectures, experts from the UK and abroad will explore the impact of the UK’s growing flood risk on the built environment 02 March 2010
Visitors to stand H30 will see Atlas Copco exhibiting its latest compression technologies which meet the water industry’s specific application needs 02 March 2010
Tampa Bay Water, American Water - Acciona Agua achieved 25 million gallon water per day (MGD) for 120 consecutive days and averaged 20 MGD for 12 consecutive months 02 March 2010
The Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (TRANSCO) chose ABB to expand a water treatment system in Abu Dhabi, to meet the Emirate’s growing demand for drinking water 01 March 2010
The agreement involves ITT and the Chongqing Water Group conducting research to demonstrate the energy savings of efficient water infrastructure and ultimately promote sustainable development in Chongqing 01 March 2010
Tewkesbury residents have been invited to view Severn Trent Water’s plans for a permanent flood defence barrier at the Mythe Water Treatment works 01 March 2010
Millitrack is a web graphical user interface software tool which enables long-term electronic archiving of water quality records and remote access to water purification systems for real-time remote monitoring 26 February 2010
Insitu Envirotech will perform work for Singapore’s Public Utility Board (PUB) to rehabilitate approximately 50 miles of sewer pipeline using the Insituform cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) process 26 February 2010
The acquisition of Gouldsboro Water Company is the second by Aqua America subsidiary, Aqua Pennsylvania, in the past six months 26 February 2010
The Government has recently launched the diplomas, which will become one of the three mainstream education options, alongside GCSEs, A-levels and apprenticeships at Warwickshire College. 26 February 2010
Aqua Resources Fund has entered into an agreement to subscribe for five-year convertible bonds of the Waterleau Group for a total cash consideration of €20 million 26 February 2010
Singapore’s national water agency, PUB, awarded Hyflux subsidiary, Hydrochem Pte Ltd, with the contract to design, construct, test and commission the membrane bioreactor plant 25 February 2010
Since the expiration of the additional acceptance period for the voluntary public takeover offer on 19 February 2010, GLV owns 92.6% of the shares of Christ Water Technology. 24 February 2010
The LaboStar system purifies water from a pre-purified water source, while the LaboStar TWF system purifies water from a tap feed source to produce ASTM Type 1 water 24 February 2010
A tunnelling machine will construct the final section of South East Water’s 1,200 mm (48 inch) diameter water pipeline scheme in Berkshire, UK 24 February 2010
Over the course of the three year agreement, TechPrecision will manufacture DAF-based (dissolved air flotation) water treatment systems for Sionix Corporation 23 February 2010
The three shareholders will have equal management of Ebara Engineering Services, combining their strengths into a stronger business platform for the global water market 23 February 2010
The action plan lays out the most urgent threats facing the Great Lakes and sets out goals, objectives and key actions to take over the next five years 22 February 2010
ITT Corp is donating five portable water treatment systems to Haiti, providing enough potable water each day for up to 200 000 victims of the January earthquake. 22 February 2010
'Bioremediation: Wastewater treatment in diesal power stations' is now available as a download on this site. 22 February 2010
'Treating wastewater: Total nitrogen removal at remote sites' is now available as a download on this site. 22 February 2010
The water bond, which is expected to be issued in April, will finance the Asian Development Bank’s work in the water sector in Asia and the Pacific 22 February 2010
AEROMIX Systems will supply WASA (Water and Sewerage Authority) of Trinidad and Tobago with five containerised water purification systems 22 February 2010
The utility was one of only five to be honoured at the 2010 National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Winter Conference for Excellence in Management of wastewater treatment 22 February 2010
The dam removal will restore access to more than 350 miles of salmon habitat, resolve disputes over basin water and provide greater economic security for fishing, tribal and agricultural communities 19 February 2010
The Water Corporation upgraded the 57 billion litre Sterling Dam, in Western Australia, as part of the Government’s ongoing State-wide dam safety and maintenance programme 19 February 2010
The Flood Protection System, from Watertight International, has been developed to surpass British Standard PAS 1188 2009, providing total protection to property which is at risk of damage by flooding 18 February 2010
The Devonshire factory, is the first in the UK to install the wastewater recycling plant, which has a closed loop system with a target ‘zero discharge’ to sewer 18 February 2010
'Using alternate energy sources: Decentralised membrane systems' is now available as a download on this site. 18 February 2010
'Intelligent drives on the rise again' is now available as a download on this site. 18 February 2010
'Tubular case pumps for desalination' is now available as a download on this site. 18 February 2010
The Shiraz Water and Wastewater Company has selected WABAG to plan, install, operate and manage the wastewater plant, which has a total investment budget of €60 million. 17 February 2010
'Wastewater pre-treatment: China looks to ultrafiltration' is now available as a download on this site. 17 February 2010
'Water processes and production: High and ultra-high purity water' is now available as a download on this site. 17 February 2010
The water purification systems can be used independently or as part of an integrated water system, enabling laboratories to build the water system which best meets application requirements 17 February 2010
The Spokane River/Lake Spokane Dissolved Oxygen Water Quality Improvement Plan will guide work towards bringing the Spokane River into compliance with water quality standards for dissolved oxygen 17 February 2010
The Governing Board has taken action to protect the Indian River Lagoon and St Lucie Estuary through projects recommended by the St Lucie River Issues Team 17 February 2010
'Efficient pre-treatment: Ultrafiltration in Russian power plants' is now available as a download on this site. 16 February 2010
The contracts involve H2O Innovation providing custom-built water treatment systems for municipal and industrial end-users in Canada and the US 16 February 2010
The orders for ITT’s Flygt, Leopold, WEDECO and Sanitaire product lines will be used to upgrade the water reclamation plant as part of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative 16 February 2010
The Bandalong Litter Trap from Storm Water Systems has been installed to prevent the flow of human generated rubbish into the Satilla River in Waycross 15 February 2010
Claire Young welcomes you to a summary of Ofwat's Final Determination and how it effects you. 15 February 2010
'Saving energy: Using fine bubble diffusers' is now available as a download on this site. 12 February 2010
'Energy and power generation: Maximising biogas yields from sludge' is now available as a download on this site. 12 February 2010
Speakers from Pall Corporation, Aquatech and M&M Engineering Associates will feature on McIlvaine’s ‘Hot Topic Hour’ discussing various aspects of boiler feed and cooling water treatment 11 February 2010
Based on the clog-free Flygt N-pumps, the new Flygt jet aerator provides a better working environment for personnel during installation, operation and maintenance 11 February 2010
The first two units of the wastewater treatment system have been deployed to aid the US Army by cleaning putrid water within 24 hour, leaving no toxic by-products 11 February 2010
The programme supports innovative, community-based environmental projects which improve, restore or protect watersheds and community drinking water supplies 11 February 2010
The Galway Water Research Facility is a full-scale test-bed for novel waste water and water treatment technology located on the site of Tuam wastewater treatment plant 10 February 2010
Dennis W Doll has been appointed to a three year term on the Water Research Foundation’s Board of Trustees, beginning in June 2010 09 February 2010
Christ Water Technology (CWT) shareholders have a deadline to tender their shares under the same terms as set forth in GLV’s voluntary takeover bid for CWT shares. 09 February 2010
Texas A&M is utilising Fluid Dynamic’s non-chemical, catalytic technology to prevent calcium carbonate scaling in the university’s recently developed evaporator, which produces drinking water from brackish water 09 February 2010
Designed and constructed at Osmoflo’s fabrication facility in Burton, Adelaide, the reverse osmosis desalination plant is now being delivered to the Barrow Island site in Western Australia 08 February 2010
The Delhi Jal Board has commissioned WABAG to design and build a €5.3 million water treatment plant for the Games Village in Delhi 08 February 2010
Camden, Rockport, Rockland and portions of Owls Head have joined several other Maine towns which are protecting their coastal water with a ‘No Discharge Area’ designation. 08 February 2010
Designed to complement the existing AJM/EWT operation, Eimco Water Technologies Integrated Support (EWTIS) will enable Eimco Water Technologies’ to provide 24-hour operational and maintenance support for wastewater treatment plants 08 February 2010
In a new round of financing The Dow Chemical Company, through its Venture Capital group, has invested $1.5 million in Clean Filtration Technologies 04 February 2010
The Northern San Joaquin chapter of the California Water Environmental Association (CWEA) has presented Bonnie Dennedy with the 2009 Laboratory Person of the Year award 03 February 2010
Once completed, the desalination plant will be one of the largest of its kind, providing 74 million gallons of fresh water per day to 1.1 million Adelaide residents 02 February 2010
Targeted for use in disaster zones, the WaterBox from Brunel University academics is a water purification system which makes contaminated water fit for human consumption 02 February 2010
The IMSDesign2010 membrane projection programme from Hydranautics allows users to design an integrated membrane system, while providing features which allow for the analysis of various RO desalination systems 02 February 2010
Required for the Haiti relief efforts, the orders, totalling more than $500,000 require Seychelle Water Filtration's portable water filtration bottles, pumps, bags and replacement filters 01 February 2010
Selected by the City of Wichita, Kansas, the Halia advanced oxidation system will be used to treat excess water flow for aquifer storage and future reuse 01 February 2010
Commencing operations in the second quarter of 2011, the 15,000 cubic metre capacity wastewater treatment plant will serve municipal and industrial customers in the Qinzhou Economic Development Zone (QEDZ) 01 February 2010
Having rejected the Ofwat determination of the price which can be charged for water supply, Bristol Water has referred to the Competition Commission 29 January 2010
The cooperative efforts between Nalco and Dow, at the Freeport production site in Texas, has saved enough water to supply nearly 40,000 people in the US for a year 28 January 2010
The contract involves the provision of a complete oily wastewater recycling plant for the Yajva State District Power Plant in Russia 28 January 2010
Based in North Africa and the Middle East, the contracts involve supplying complete technological solutions in the areas of seawater desalination and drinking water treatment 28 January 2010
Presented at the 2009 Hong Kong Awards for Industries, the award recognizes Black & Veatch for its work on the new Hong Kong University Centennial Campus 28 January 2010
The five year delivery plan from the Water Industry Commission for Scotland lays out the future activity and investment for Scottish Water from 1 April 27 January 2010
Aimed at delivering major cost savings by increasing the efficiency of operational process at Severn Trent Water, phase one of the IBM business transformation programme is underway 27 January 2010
Hosted by the Water Corporation and Murdoch University, the Fellowship Awards Programme aims to promote further advancement of global expertise in desalination and water reuse 27 January 2010
Combining Flygt N-technology with ejector assembly, the Flygt jet mixers from ITT deliver highly homogenous sludge mixtures with energy efficiency, minimal installation costs and low maintenance requirements 26 January 2010
Operating subject to China’s Energy Authority, state-owned energy company, SDIC has begun construction of a power plant which hopes to alleviate the electricity shortages in northern China 26 January 2010
With a capacity to store the values and times of up to 16 of the most important water quality parameters, the Photometer P15 plus from Siemens Water Technology has a software-supported calibration facility, which qualifies it for use as a testing instrument 25 January 2010
Now with CE certification as standard, the No-Frills Racor Village Marine water purification system from Parker Hannifin allows vessel owners to achieve a ready supply of freshwater while at sea without all the electronic ‘frills’. 25 January 2010
West London’s Mogden sewage treatment works will be upgraded and extended to reduce the amount of storm sewage which overflows from the site into the River Thames during heavy rainfall 25 January 2010
Aiming to facilitate the advancement of global expertise in desalination and water reuse, the IDA Fellowship Award Programme provides a monetary award to the winner as well as the opportunity to work with the host agency on a specific water project 22 January 2010
The conferences has been co-located to provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary networking and discussion on urban and sustainable technologies 22 January 2010
February’s show will bring together over 200 exhibitors and feature speakers, covering important topics in water treatment, conservation, preventing contamination and climate change 22 January 2010
Expected to generate an estimated €17.3 million of revenue over the 12-year contract period, Veolia Water will manage the water production and distribution services at the Royan seaside resort in France 21 January 2010
Cascal subsidiary Aguas de Panama (APSA) has been in discussion for more than two years with the Panamanian state-owned water authority, Instituto de Acueductos y Alcantarillados Nacionales (IDAAN) to resolve the issue of non-payment of rate increases applied for in accordance with the terms of its contract with IDAAN 21 January 2010
3M Purification Inc is to represent H2O Innovation Inc’s complete line of customized water treatment solutions in the US oil & gas and automotive assembly markets. 20 January 2010
Providing a solution for filtering potable water at lakefront properties, small campgrounds and caravan parks, Keystone Filter’s multi-stage filtration systems combine submicronic pre-filtration with advanced nanofiltration 20 January 2010
After advising Ofwat that it can meet the regulator’s Final Determination requirements, Severn Trent Water’s business plan for the next five years includes lowering bills, challenging efficiency targets and improving services 20 January 2010
Donated to Water Missions International (WMI), the solar modules will power ten pump stations in the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince, providing up to 175,000 survivors with clean, safe water 20 January 2010
Working together, Black & Veatch and Zhongying Precious Metal Co are aiming to provide sustainable options for two new wastewater treatment plants which will treat domestic and industrial waste at a new industrial park owned by Zhongying in the Lunggang District of Shenzhen, China 19 January 2010
The DOW Ultrafiltration SFP-2880 filtration technology from Dow Water & Process Solutions passed the California Water Recycling Criteria performance tests through demonstrating the filtered water did not exceed 0.2 Nephelometric turbidity units (NTU) more than 5% of the time in a 24-hour period and 0.5 NTU at any time 19 January 2010
The Project Merit award for the Water/Wastewater category of the 2009 Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) Business Achievement Awards, recognises American Water’s sustainable water treatment solution at the Visionaire residential buildings in New York City’s Battery Park City 19 January 2010
Working with private donors, Hydration Technology Innovations LLC is sending drinking water filtration systems to earthquake victims in Haiti. 19 January 2010
Providing safe water for communities in the developing world, the lightweight HydrAid BioSand water filter is a means for addressing the global safe water crisis which results in more than 10 million people dying from disease due to unclean drinking water 18 January 2010
Alongside companies, IDEAL, Acciona, Atlatec, ICA and DYCUS, Green Gas International has concluded a 25 year agreement for the construction and operation of the wastewater treatment plant with the National Water Commission of Mexico 18 January 2010
Claire Young welcomes you to this weeks round-up of the news from the Working with Water website 18 January 2010
Under a ten-year agreement services contract with San Bernardino County, Envirogen Technologies will provide the Arrowhead Regional Medical Centre in San Bernardino with potable water from perchlorate-laden groundwater 15 January 2010
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the Oregon Department of Transportation with the $2,750 fine for violating the waste disposal limitation in the water pollution control facilities permit to operate a wastewater treatment system at the Cow Creek Rest Area 15 January 2010
The FlooBed Moving Bed Bioreactor (MBBR) from AJM Environmental Services–Eimco Water Technologies (AJM-EWT) tolerates high variations in water quality and flow in advanced biological treatment for highly loaded industrial process or waste waters 15 January 2010
The investment from the venture development organisation will aid ABSMaterials in developing their silica-based material which absorbs toxins in water 15 January 2010
Powered by solar energy, the water purification units from SwissINSO Holding Inc use reverse osmosis membrane filtration technology to provide a cost effective high performance 14 January 2010
Delivering water purification without needing access to electricity or water pressure, the HaloPure disinfection cartridges from HaloSource will enable WAL’s products to effectively remove 99.9% of bacteria and viruses from source water 14 January 2010
The five year capital programme contracts with United Utilities and Anglian Water will commence in April 2010 14 January 2010
Minnesota-headquartered Pentair Inc is donating and installing a custom-designed Rain Water Recycle System (RWRS) that will capture, conserve and reuse rain water at Target Field, the new home of Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins. 13 January 2010
Carleton professors, Banu Ormeci and Edward Lai will receive $159,000 over two years from the Canadian Water Network to find ways to cleanse water of drugs, personal care products and endocrine-disrupting compounds. 13 January 2010
Located in Xinle City, Hebei province, the wastewater treatment plant will be upgraded to improve effluent quality from Class 2 to Class 1A in compliance with the National Discharge Standard of Pollutants for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants 12 January 2010
With years of marketing and sales experience in the water treatment industry, Jason Rainbird’s first task as general manager will be to establish a marketing programme to promote RO UltraTec throughout Europe 12 January 2010
Starting his career in international development as a United Nations volunteer in Chile, Dr David Winder’s career has spanned the non-profit, foundation and academic spheres before his move to WaterAid America 11 January 2010
In their second decade of restoration, the Everglades Coalition, which is an amalgamation of 53 allied organisations with local, state and federal partners, aims to fully fund and build critical projects which will restore the Everglades 11 January 2010
The collaboration between United Water and its sister company Infilco Degremont aims to promote innovation in the provision of safe drinking water and wastewater treatment 11 January 2010
As principal contractor under United Utilities’ Sludge Balanced Asset Programme, Black & Veatch will design and construct the upgrade of Davyhulme wastewater treatment works in Manchester into a valuable source of renewable energy 08 January 2010
Clean water technology company HaloSource has raised US$10 million from new investors to support the further commercialization of its HaloPure water purification business. 08 January 2010
With a portfolio including excavation, transportation, beneficiation and secondary processes, the addition of IPM (Industrial Process Machinery) to Siemens Water will expand the company’s dewatering solutions in mining markets 08 January 2010
Severn Trent Water and Aqualia are at ongoing, but different stages of their pilot trials of the HYBACS (Hybrid Bacillus Activated Sludge) process which removes nutrients from municipal type wastewater to comply with European regulations. 08 January 2010
Harnessing water energy from the Selset Reservoir 14 km north west of Barnard Castle, the hydroelectric station will provide electricity for Tees Valley, UK. 08 January 2010
Elmarco, supplier of industrial scale nanofibre production equipment, and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have started work on joint development projects. 07 January 2010
Operated by Veolia Environmental Services, the leachate treatment plant at the Candles landfill site in Shropshire has treated millions of litres of landfill collected rainwater, making it safe to be returned to the environment 05 January 2010
Conducted by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), other federal agencies and 11 independent regional associations of ocean observing partners, the project has produced standardised data sets which can be accessed via the US Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) 05 January 2010
Worth £400m, the contract for the four-mile Lee Tunnel, is the largest of its kind in 20 years and will prevent more than 16 million tonnes of sewage annually from entering Thames tributary, the River Lee. 05 January 2010
Barrick Gold Corporation’s Pascua Lama project, located 4,000 metres above sea level, on the border between Argentina and Chile, will take delivery of the 10 Whittier Filtration FiltraMatic pressure leaf filters in January 2011. 04 January 2010
Toray Industries Inc has won two large orders to supply reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for desalination plants in Bahrain and Spain. 26 December 2009
JV Company, the newly formed 50:50 joint venture company will be the investment holding vehicle for developing, investing and managing the green field water projects in China 21 December 2009
Treating stormwater, wastewater and combined sewer overflow, the Up-Flo filter from Hydro International has been approved for use by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 21 December 2009
Rating the conditions of 56% of US lakes as good and the remainder as fair or poor, the findings of the National Lakes Assessment is the first time the EPA and its partners have used a nationally consistent approach to survey the ecological and water quality of lakes 18 December 2009
The agreement signs OWater’s home and office bottled water delivery and filtration service business over to Sparkletts and Sierra Springs who will combine resources to assume management 17 December 2009
The $14.3 million contract involves Calgon Carbon providing granular activated carbon to two of the City of Phoenix, Arizona’s drinking water treatment plants to prevent the formation of disinfection by-products in the city’s drinking water 17 December 2009
Southern Seawater Joint Venture has awarded Siemens a multi-million dollar contract to provide Water Corporation’s desalination plant in Binningup, Perth, Australia, with a membrane treatment system 17 December 2009
Growth of H20 Innovation's California business unit, Professional Water Technologies, is attributed to an increased presence in the Middle East and Mexico as well as the signing of several contracts with major municipalities, particularly in the Western United States, Florida, Israel and Australia 17 December 2009
Used as holiday homes by writers such as Charles Dickens, TS Elliott and HG Wells, Folkestone’s historic cliff-top homes will be protected from flooding through the £1.4 million scheme from Southern Water 17 December 2009
Containing detailed information on Highland Tank’s line of storage and wastewater treatment products, the four separate engineering product catalogues are available as downloads or in hard copy format 17 December 2009
The desalination plant will be delivered by Sorek Desalination Ltd, a subsidiary of IDE Technologies, 51% and Hutchinson Water, 49% 17 December 2009
The $6.9 million acquisition will involve Cascal taking over the ongoing development, operations and maintenance of water services for municipalities and private resorts on the islands of Antigua, Curacao and Bonaire 17 December 2009
The interest in the Oman and Pakistan businesses of AES Corporation are being sold to two separate buyers as a result of an auction process which began in the second quarter of 2009 16 December 2009
Seven of the sewage pumping stations to be upgraded are located in the Western Tianjin Economic Development Area (TEDA) with the remaining nine located in the Tianjin Airport International Logistics Zone (TAILZ) 15 December 2009
Ending the 2009 irrigation season with approximately 21,000 acre feet of carryover water left in Boise River reservoirs, Pioneer Irrigation District has retained a third of its total yearly storage water allocation 15 December 2009
Severn Trent Water was presented with the award on Monday 14th December at the Utility Industry Achievement Awards ceremony in London 15 December 2009
The strategic alliance between Underwriters Laboratories and Pace Analytical will offer manufacturers of drinking water treatment units faster turn-around times for third-party certification to ANSI/NSF standards 15 December 2009
The award, by Charity Navigator, is reserved for charities which demonstrate the highest levels of operational excellence and fiscal management 10 December 2009
The Dewpointe atmospheric water generators, donated through the Maulhardt Family Trust in conjunction with Atmospheric Water Systems, will be distributed internationally to Feed the Children’s offices and distribution centres 10 December 2009
The contracts will involve H2O Innovation designing, manufacturing and delivering custom-built water treatment systems for the production of drinking water by reverse osmosis for water reuse and the treatment of wastewater 10 December 2009
The Intellisonde features up to 12 sensors in a tiny sonde head which inserts directly into a pipeline through a hot tap fitting, logging water quality data and providing remote access to the data through a variety of telecommunication options 10 December 2009
The MoVap unit is designed for the growing frac and produced wastewater treatment needs of the Marcellus Gas Shale region, which includes the Washington County 09 December 2009
Partnered through the Water and Development Alliance (WADA), the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Coca-Cola Company are bring clean drinking water to more than 12,000 people in the Ramotshinyadi Village in South Africa 09 December 2009
Recognised for their achievements in water reuse, Cogentrix Energy’s 120-megawatt power plant in Battleboro, North Carolina, has implemented a solution to conserve an estimated three million gallons of water annually 09 December 2009
The energy recovery devices from Energy Recovery Inc will be used the world’s first osmotic power plant which has been built in Tofte, Norway, by Norwegian energy company, Statkraft 08 December 2009
Requiring no energy or running water to operate, the replaceable filter-based Tata Swach is the result of a collaboration between several Tata companies including TCS, Tata Chemicals and Titan Industries in an effort to produce a filter which could eliminate water-borne disease 08 December 2009
The line of ozone sanitation and water treatment equipment from Aquentium is designed for cost savings and improved safety standards for food and beverage processors, hotels, restaurants, hospitals and schools 08 December 2009
Both companies have signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding to jointly pursue opportunities in areas of mutual interest within the municipal and industrial wastewater treatment industry in the US and abroad 08 December 2009
The tributaries of the Ocmulgee River, which flows from Atlanta, Georgia, have been listed as possible locations for a new reservoir, two expanded reservoirs and a potential 54-mile pipeline from Jackson Lake to Gwinnet County 07 December 2009
Stephen Lillie, British Ambassador is advising more partnerships in the areas of clean technology, especially the management of water resources and solid waste in the Philippines 07 December 2009
Brandt Engineering has been hired by the Bushland trustees to build the $850,000, 60,000 gallon large cylinder storage tank 07 December 2009
The initiative has been launched to develop a Water Index as a standardised approach to identify and mitigate water-related corporate risk and will aggregate nearly 20 weighted factors capturing water availability, regulations, water quality and reputational issues. 07 December 2009
Claire Young welcomes you to this weeks round-up of the news from the Working with Water website 04 December 2009
The 50/50 venture between Orascom Construction Industries and Hassan Allam Sons will supply the 6th October City water treatment plant with intake, booster station and pipelines 04 December 2009
The Mariner Omnipure series M55 marine sanitation system from Severn Trent De Nora has been designed, manufactured and tested to comply with MEPC.159 (55) effluent standards and performance tests for sewage treatment plants installed onboard on or after 1 January 2010 03 December 2009
The economic regulator of water and sewerage prices in England and Wales, Ofwat, has finalised the prices which water and sewerage companies can charge their customers between 2010-15 03 December 2009
Poor rainfall and heavy consumption have drastically reduced the water supply in the Maleny and Blackwater area of the Sunshine Coast, southern Queensland forcing the Queensland Water Commission to truck in water and ask residents to reduce their water consumption 03 December 2009
First conceived out of work funded by an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Grant to Queens the Oyster is currently the world’s only hydro-electric wave energy device producing power and pumping high pressure water to its onshore hydro-electric turbine 03 December 2009
Developed by a team of researchers led by civil engineering professor Fotis Sotiropoulos, director of St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) at the University of Minnesota, the Virtual StreamLab demonstrates the physics of natural water flows with a high level of detail and realism. 03 December 2009
The 5.7% increase per year will mostly be registered in China and India due to the continued industrial expansion and concerted efforts to expand access to safe water supplies and adequate sanitation facilities, according to trends presented in a study on World Water Treatment Products by The Freedonia Group Inc 02 December 2009
Reporting a steady financial performance, Thames Water Utilities has improved drinking water quality, reduced leakage by 24% in the past four years and customer complaints are down 27% on last year 02 December 2009
According to the Association of All Indonesian Tap Water Companies (Perpamsi), Indonesia is falling short of meeting its target of significantly improving access to clean water and sanitation facilities because of poor clean water management, leakages and wasteful water use 02 December 2009
The Continuous Toxicity Monitor from Modern Water subsidiary, Cymtox, is uses bacteria to monitor water and wastewater supplies for early signs of unwanted toxins, including metals, solvents, petrochemical compounds, pesticides and herbicides 02 December 2009
Created as a 50/50 joint venture between Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) and Infiltrator Systems Inc, StormTech engineers and manufactures chamber for use in the underground storm water retention/detention systems. 01 December 2009
When the Radisson Hotel Albuquerque Water Park, New Mexico, opens in the first quarter of 2010, MIOX Corporation will manage the water quality and cleanliness for the Radisson’s five water features under the SmartStart lease programme 01 December 2009
The funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was given the go-ahead from Gov. Chris Gregoire and the state Department of Ecology and will pay for low-impact development projects in Washington which provide enhanced stormwater treatment. 30 November 2009
The reverse osmosis desalination plants are aimed at meeting the growing demand for potable water for use in industrial and drinking water applications 30 November 2009
Claire Young welcomes you to this week's round-up of the news from the Working with Water website 27 November 2009
After completion of Quality Level A (QL-A) and Quality Level B (QL-B) surveys, subsurface utility engineers, Cardno TBE have been asked to conduct an extended underground mapping and detection survey for JV EarthTech Morrison at the Yorkshire Water site in Leeds. 27 November 2009
As a result of recent advances in photocatalytic wastewater treatment technology, the RayWOx solar water treatment plant centres around a new type of solar receiver which can generate enough process energy from sunlight to break down a wide range of pollutants. 27 November 2009
Funded by SD Tech Fund of Sustainable Development Technology Canada, the project led by Pathogen Detection Systems will develop and demonstrate the company’s portable, on-site, high-speed microbiological water monitoring system to detect E.Coli and Total Coliforms in water. 27 November 2009
The newly formed company, A O Smith (Shanghai) Water Treatment Products Co Ltd has bought 80% of the water treatment business of Tianlong Holding Co Ltd of Hong Kong and is now considered a wholly owned foreign enterprise under Chinese law. 26 November 2009
Fully owned subsidiary Sembcorp Utilities and the Oman Investment Corporation have formed joint venture company, Sembcorp Salalah Power & Water Company which has executed a 15-year contract to supply power and water to the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company which is wholly owned by the Government of Oman. 26 November 2009
The financing, design, construction and operation of the Victorian desalination plant are now secure after the successful completion of syndication by National Australia Bank Ltd and Westpac Banking Corp. 26 November 2009
The renewable and emissions-free osmotic power prototype from Statkraft generates power by exploiting the energy available when fresh water and seawater are mixed. 26 November 2009
By growing algae in ocean floating plastic containers filled with sewage, NASA has created plastic osmotic containers which produce oil. 26 November 2009
The gravity grease interceptors are designed to intercept and collect large quantities of sewer clogging fats, oil and grease and solid food waste discharged from large commercial or institutional kitchens, enabling restaurant owners to meet EPA sewer pre-treatment regulations. 25 November 2009
Having introduced new cost-saving manufacturing techniques, MRLB International has passed on the saving by reducing the recommended retail price of the DentaPure microbiological water purification system for dentists by 30-60%. 25 November 2009
An offshore oil platform in the Bay of Campeche is the subject of the deal in which ITT Goulds pumps and ITT C’treat will supply the entire potable and process water systems necessary for maintaining life support systems on-board the oil platform. 25 November 2009
The District Council of Mount Barker has contracted Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies to design, supply, install and commission a 6.9 mega litre per day Actiflo high rate clarification system which will form the major pre-treatment stage. 25 November 2009
The rule, which will be phased in over the next four years, from February 2010, is expected to significantly improve the quality of water nationwide. 24 November 2009
Increased demand from industrial clients and an improving economy could help Eastern Water Resources meet their 2009 targets for untreated water sales, while the company’s president Praphant Asava-aree estimates 2010 revenue to increase by 8-10%. 24 November 2009
Having published their interim financial results for the first half of 2009/10, Severn Trent Water says they have made further progress in reducing customer complaints and tackling sewer flooding. 24 November 2009
The Wuxi Xincheng plant in China’s Jiangsu Province has been upgraded by Siemens using the company’s Membrane Biological Reactor (MBR) system which integrates the conventional biological treatment process at Wuxi Xincheng with membrane filtration using Siemen’s Memcor membranes. 24 November 2009
Claire Young welcomes you to this weeks round-up of the news from the Working with Water website 23 November 2009
The carbon nanotube technology from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory can be used to desalinate water and can be applied to other liquid based separations. 23 November 2009
Having primarily offered maintenance services and sold units worth US$22.5 – US$33.7 million which treat 9,000 tonnes of water per day, Sasakura wants to take this opportunity to expand the business by selling larger units. 23 November 2009
Developed in consultation with Morrison Utility Services the Through-Bore Hydrant from Viking Johnson, a brand of Crane Building Services & Utilities, won the Best Innovation Award 23 November 2009
Following the successful installation at Windermere STW, the Hydrotech Discfilters from Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies are now being used for tertiary solids removal at Holme, Kendal, Leigh, Glazebury and Coniston sewage treatment works. 23 November 2009
The sale will reduce RWE’s shareholding in water utility American Water from 23.5% to 2.1% 20 November 2009
Known as El Purgatorio, the 70 Mm³ capacity reservoir on the Verde river in Mexico's Jalisco state is expected to provide a solution to the severe water shortage in Guadalajara by providing potable water to the 1.65 million inhabitants. 20 November 2009
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined 25 methods for sampling and monitoring drinking water, including some which have been developed by the US EPA themselves. 20 November 2009
The allocated money, recently signed off by President Obama, will go to water projects in San Joaquin County. 19 November 2009
Measuring how water companies work for customers, society and the environment, the indicators show significant progress in areas which are high priority for customers. 19 November 2009
The river basin management plans, submitted to the Minister for Environment by SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency), are targeted at the Government as well as Scotland’s authorities and public bodies. 19 November 2009
The union of the two companies, who provide hydraulic modelling software to water and wastewater utilities worldwide, means they will be able to provide a full suite of software products geared toward hydraulics and hydrology. 19 November 2009
Provider of title insurance, mortgage services and speciality insurance, Fidelity National Financial now owns 19% of Ecosphere Energy Services (EES), a majority-owned subsidiary of Ecosphere Technologies Inc. 19 November 2009
Worth NIS1.5-2 billion, the Mekorot National Water Company tender is for the construction of a desalination plant in Ashdod, Israel. 19 November 2009
When the desalination plant opens in 2012, it will transfer water from the water collection facility near the town of Puerto Totoralillo through a 120 km aqueduct to the Cerro Negro Norte iron mine in the Copiapo Valley. 19 November 2009
The joint venture formed by ACCIONA Agua (60%) and the Dominican firm Abi-Karram Morilla Ingenieros Arquitectos (40%) beat three other bids by consortiums led by The Biwater Group, Vinci and Odebrecht. 19 November 2009
Chief operating officer for Future Pipe Industries Group, Imad Makhzoumi, has participated in many international and regional committees responsible for the development for safe use of fibreglass non-corrosive pipe systems in high temperatures and pressures within desalination plants. 18 November 2009
The investment-management company, American International Industries plans to make strategic investments in the water purification and desalination industries, while Centriforce is determined to become a driving force in the water desalination industry. 18 November 2009
The 4,000 tonne desalination evaporator which has been installed in the desert around 60 km west of Abu Dhabi will supply a quarter of a million people with 75,900,000 litres of fresh water per day. 17 November 2009
In an effort to ensure residents and businesses are provided with safe drinking water, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in Michigan has ordered the City of Three Rivers to undertake immediate improvements of the city’s water supply. 17 November 2009
With scarce water resources and an increasing population, Fukuoka, Japan will use the IBM software for a system designed to increase the availability of usable water and improve water quality. 17 November 2009
The five month environmental scheme will involve constructing a new, screened combined sewer overflow and installing more than 170 metres of sewer pipe on Front Street and along the disused railway line. 17 November 2009
Claire Young welcomes you to this weeks round-up of the news from the Working with Water website 16 November 2009
Opting for UV disinfection instead of chlorine, as part of its ‘non-chemical’ approach to water treatment, the island of Aruba has installed ten of the Berson InLine UV disinfection systems to disinfect drinking water and treat greywater prior to discharge. 16 November 2009
The UK government’s proposals for a marine planning regime offshore, designed to bring together the conservation, social and economic needs of the seas surrounding the UK, are now law. 16 November 2009
Approved by the Indian Army and Navy, the desalination plant will be built by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Colaba, within a kilometre of the coast. 16 November 2009
Al-Khaluf desalination plant, located approximately 450 kms from the Oman capital, Muscat, uses Modern Water’s Manipulated Osmosis Desalination (MOD) technology which reduces energy and chemical consumption. 13 November 2009
The Trekkopje uranium mine, 30kms north of the coastal town of Swakopmund, Namibia began production in 2009 and is expected to produce around 8.5 million pounds of uranium oxide in its 12 year mine life. 13 November 2009
The GRS (Grease Reduction System) from Hydrologix Systems LLC is a computerized-controlled mini wastewater treatment plant which reduces hazardous wastewater producing lethal hydrogen sulfide gases, to the harmless by-products of water and CO2. 13 November 2009
After eleven years of planning and permitting, Poseidon Resources has announced that construction has begun on the first large-scale desalination plant in California. 13 November 2009
Made up of the Oregon Sea Grant and several other coastal groups, OCEAN (Ocean Conservation and Education Alliance Northwest), has received the Coastal America Partnership Award for outstanding efforts to restore and protect the coastal environment. 13 November 2009
Southern Water’s 4D consortium has chosen Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies to build the controversial sewage treatment works in the UK, branded by protesters as ‘Poohaven’. 12 November 2009
The award recognises the reduction in carbon emissions which Severn Trent Water has achieved through the company’s reduction and management programmes. 12 November 2009
Approved by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the New Irvington Tunnel Project is a 3.5 mile long, seismically-designed tunnel to be built parallel to the existing tunnel between the Sunol Valley and Fremont, California. 12 November 2009
The sale was agreed for a cash consideration of USD73 million to existing Manila Water Company shareholders, Ayala Corporation and Philwater Holdings Company Inc. 12 November 2009
Divided between 35 cities and 17 communities, the $146m from the federal stimulus package and $120m from a state loan programme will be good for the state’s water and wastewater systems. 11 November 2009
Only 26 countries are on track to meet the MDGs (Millenium Development Goals) targets according to the general secretary for the African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOR), Bai-mass Taal. 11 November 2009
Released during the IDA World Congress ‘state of desalination’ briefing held by the IDA and Global Water Intelligence (GWI), the report highlighted the recent growth in the desalination industry. 11 November 2009
The joint venture between Veolia Water Outsourcing Ltd and SEDE will provide recycling solutions for organic waste streams which will protect public health, avoid environmental pollution and re-use waste water treatment by-products. 10 November 2009
The US Senate and House of Representatives have made a final decision on funding for the 2010 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill which funds departments and agencies including the EPA. 10 November 2009
Claire Young welcomes you to the November/December issue of Working with Water magazine 09 November 2009
Using the SWRO 440-series Filmtec elements from Dow Water & Process Solutions the SSDP is expected to produce 50 billion litres of drinking water annually using a two-pass RO system for seawater and brackish water. 09 November 2009
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman Peter King secured the money through the Fiscal Year 2010 Interior and Environmental Appropriations bill. 09 November 2009
Using a 43,000 sq ft section of a car park, the EPA’s (Environmental Protection Agency) Green Infrastructure Research Programme is testing three different types of permeable pavements to discover which will improve water filtration the most. 09 November 2009
The £3.5m scheme funded by Thames Water, England will replace cast iron pipes, some of which are 150 years old, with tough, flexible plastic ones 09 November 2009
The robots being developed at Michigan State University will swim like fish and carry sensors to record temperature, dissolved oxygen, pollutants and harmful algae. 06 November 2009
Over the next three years the satellite will measure and create maps of the moisture levels in soil and salt concentrations in the world's oceans. 06 November 2009
Developed by scientists at Sam Houston State University (SHSU), the technology is designed around a ‘consortium’ of naturally occurring bacteria with the capacity to clean wastewater with high efficiency while leaving little sludge and no toxic by-products. 06 November 2009
Neopit wastewater and water treatment facility is part of a larger project which includes new wells, a new pump house, a new water tank and new sewer and water lines. 06 November 2009
The engineering, procurement and construction of the 100,000 m³/d membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant in Guangzhou, China will be United Envirotech’s largest EPC contract to date. 05 November 2009
David H Koch, will address attendees at the opening of the International Desalination Association’s World Congress in Dubai on 7 November 2009 05 November 2009
A high-level report, released two months ago, identified two possible locations, Bribie Island or Marcoola on the Sunshine Coast, both national parks, with conservation groups planning to oppose either decision. 05 November 2009
‘Gavel of leadership’ was passed from President Rebecca West to incoming President, Paul Freedman, during a ceremony at this year’s WEFTEC in Orlando 05 November 2009
The German technical disaster relief organisation, THW (Technisches Hilfswerk), mobilised Berkefeld’s TWA 15 UF to remove considerable impurities from the local drinking water in Hellental. 05 November 2009
The awards competition, which ranks the 50 fastest growing Israeli technology companies over a five year period, has made Aqwise the first Cleantech company winner. 04 November 2009
Thames Water’s Sewage Treatment Works at Cranleigh, Surrey, will use the NSAF (Nitrifying Saturated Air Flotation) plant to purify the 120 litres of wastewater it handles per second. 04 November 2009
In an initial three year representation agreement with Headstream Water Holdings, Bluewater Bio International has been granted a licence to use the company’s wastewater treatment process, Hybacs, in South Africa, in a contract which can be extended for a further two years if Headstream achieves its sales targets. 29 October 2009