ITT has pledged to provide one million more people globally with access to safe water and sanitation from 2011-2013, under the company’s corporate citizenship programme, ITT Watermark. 08 September 2010
The new Bluetongue Brewery in New South Wales, Australia, features a state-of-the-art water recovery plant which targets best-practice water reuse standards. 06 September 2010
The company will provide a major oil and gas exploration client with a wastewater treatment system featuring Sanithem SaniBrane technology, and valued at approximately $2 million. 06 September 2010
The purchase was concluded for up to CAN$34.9 million in cash and common stock of Pure Technologies. 06 September 2010
The company received a Letter of Award from the Saline Water Conversion Corporation for the seawater desalination project in Ras Az Zawr. 06 September 2010
AECOM Technology Corp has won a US$101 million design-build contract for a water and wastewater project in Davie, Florida. 31 August 2010
Advanced water desalination company Voltea Limited has raised €3.6 million in financing from investors to support the commercial roll-out of its Capacitive Deionization (CapDI) technology. 31 August 2010
The Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies companies have been contracted to design and build a 24,000 m³ per day desalination facility on the island of Aruba. 31 August 2010
The four associations representing America’s wastewater treatment, public works and civil engineering sectors have released the ‘Core Attributes of Effectively Managed Wastewater Collection Systems’. 24 August 2010
The new Manganese HR (high range) test now offers a measurement range of 0.02 to 5 mg/l, without the need for pre-test sample dilution. 23 August 2010
According to SBI Energy's latest study, the membrane filtration systems sector of the water recycling and reuse market increased in value by $4 billion from 2006 to 2009. 20 August 2010
The panel consists of six engineering companies which will provide a range of services to Barwon Water for water, wastewater and recycled water treatment assignments until July 2013. 18 August 2010
The contract involves the upgrade and expansion of a wastewater treatment plant in Kuitun City in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, China. 16 August 2010
The AMP5 Professional Engineering Consultancy Services (PECS) Framework, estimated at an overall value of £45 million, will utilise the range of water services from Grontmij. 11 August 2010
Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities and Aqua Resources Fund Limited have invested following strong progress from Bluewater Bio in Bahrain and South Africa. 11 August 2010
The technology platform gives users previously unavailable tools to optimise productivity and increase water savings in the monitoring and control of cooling water systems. 04 August 2010
Welsh Water is investing £200 million to upgrade its water treatment works across Wales, UK, by 2015, including the Cwellyn plant where Rotork has installed intelligent electric valve actuators. 04 August 2010
FE7811 Epoxy and UR2187 Polyurethane for hollow fibre water filtration have been tested and certified by NSF to NSF/ANSI Standard 61 – ‘Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects’. 30 July 2010
The Centre at Murdoch University’s Rockingham campus in Perth, Australia was officially launched with a turning of the sod ceremony and ‘pushing the button’ on the excavator. 27 July 2010
Jacobs will lead the programme management and engineering design and is expected to provide health and safety leadership and asset maintenance advice. 20 July 2010
The grant will fund two research projects which promote on-site water recycling systems and evaluate graywater treatments for more widespread adoption. 19 July 2010
The TourMedEau project aims to promote dialogue and cooperation between local governments in the Mediterranean to improve sustainable water management in tourist areas. 16 July 2010
Proceeds from the investment will be used to support growth of the company’s MicroC line of non-hazardous, agriculturally-derived carbon sources for biological contaminant removal. 14 July 2010
Home Properties awarded the American Water subsidiary with a contract to build a 127,000 gallon per day wastewater treatment plant in Islip, New York. 08 July 2010
Under the contracts, H2O Innovation will provide custom-built water treatment systems for municipal and industrial end-users in the United States, Canada and Egypt. 07 July 2010
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) has contracted the companies for the Citywide Dredging Engineering Design Contract Services project. 07 July 2010
The report outlines the regulator’s main activities in achieving best value for water and sewerage customers in Scotland. 01 July 2010
Sembcorp has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) to provide approximately 30 million gallons of potable water per day. 29 June 2010
The company will upgrade its Hays Mine water treatment plant, Becks Run pumping station, EH Aldrich water treatment complex and Arlington booster station. 28 June 2010
Developments include low energy desalination technology, a waste-to-waste sludge reduction wastewater treatment process and a membrane bioreactor (MBR) testing facility for validating new MBR design parameters. 28 June 2010
The firm-fixed-price, five-year, single award indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a $45 million ceiling with initial funding of a $1.2 million order expected imminently. 18 June 2010
The cross-Atlantic team are trying to develop a chemical-free way of removing carbon dioxide from the air inside deep sea human habitats. 17 June 2010
The developments in Europe will be lodged with Veolia Voda which operates in the Czech Republic. 16 June 2010
AES China Hydropower is acquiring the interest from the China Water Affairs Group for RMB333.2 million (USD48.8 million). 16 June 2010
The contract, awarded by Theiss Degremont, involves supply, installation support and site acceptance testing of the Project Control Systems at the desalination plant. 16 June 2010
Funding has been approved for the Regional Potable Water Supply Systems project and the Oum Er Rbia Sanitation project. 16 June 2010
The equipment is being supplied as part of the construction of the Ilisu hydropower station in Turkey, which will provide two million households with eco-friendly water from 2015. 15 June 2010
The order involves the modernisation of the process water treatment plant at the Prunerov power station in Bohemia. 14 June 2010
The Typhoon system from Hydrascan, developed in association with Northumbrian Water, scooped the United Kingdon Society for Trenchless Technology (UKSTT) Award. 14 June 2010
The collaborative website from the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the American Water Works Association (AWWA) features resources for water recruiters, career seekers and students. 11 June 2010
Grontmij will work under a design and build contract to deliver the programme for clean and wastewater infrastructure across South Wales. 10 June 2010
The $35 million acquisition of Chaparral includes the assumption of approximately $6 million of long-term debt and is subject to regulatory approval by the Arizona Corporation Commission. 09 June 2010
According to a report from Lux Research, the total membrane technology market will grow from $1.5 billion in 2009 to $2.8 billion in 2020. 08 June 2010
The contract involves the supply of water treatment systems and equipments for industrial customers located in the Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. 08 June 2010
Cantel Medical Corp’s Mar Cor Purification subsidiary has expanded its water purification and filtration segment by acquiring Texas-based Purity Water Co of San Antonio Inc. 03 June 2010
The pumping stations have been built to abstract up to 12.5 litres of water per day from the groundwater reserves in the event of a prolonged dry spell. 02 June 2010
The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will support its Hazard Mitigation Technical Assistance Programme. 01 June 2010
The concession contract from the Reunion North Interdistrict Community (CINOR) covers design, financing, contruction and operation of the new plant for 20 years. 28 May 2010
American Water Capital Corporation has closed an offering of $25 million in tax-exempt water facility revenue bonds through the Illinois Finance Authority. 28 May 2010
The Canadian Museum of Nature and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) will use the donation money to fund a gallery and a website. 25 May 2010
The pumps and mixers are expected to be delivered to a wastewater treatment plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the second half of 2010. 25 May 2010
Larsen & Toubro awarded the contract for the Phase II extension of Quatar’s Doha South sewage treatment works. 21 May 2010
The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) has partnered with other infrastructure organizations to recognize the efforts of those who provide and maintain America’s public works. 19 May 2010
The report; ‘Technologies turn waste into profit’, discuses using sewage sludge from wastewater as a source of energy, phosphorus and other products. 17 May 2010
The €2.6 million renewable energy centre, designed and built by ENER-G, is part of the Living Danube programme; Europe’s largest environmental investment currently under implementation. 17 May 2010
The free sessions will include advice on clean water processes, static mixing, chlorine dosing points and training on the full range of Analytical Technology instrumentation. 12 May 2010
The contracts for a five-year irrigation and agriculture project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, will be fulfilled in collaboration with African partner businesses. 11 May 2010
The transaction value for United Utilities Australia (UUA) and its Australian related entities is approximately AUD225 million, comprising AUD176 million in cash and AUD million in net debt. 11 May 2010
The Seymour-Capilano plant in Metro Vancouver is the result of a partnership between the Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia and Metro Vancouver. 10 May 2010
Peak Energy Service’s wholly owned subsidiary, Sanitherm, has won wastewater treatment contracts in Alaska, Nunavut and New York. 06 May 2010
The contracts awarded to GLV amount to approximately $39 million. 04 May 2010
Kirloskar Brothers has acquired 90% shares in Braybar Pumps through its Wholly Owned Subsidiary company Kirloskar Brothers International BV in the Netherlands. 04 May 2010
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Yuma desalting plant is to operate the pilot run at one-third capacity for a period of one year to gather information about its capabilities 29 April 2010
The contract from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest (NAVFAC Southwest) involves the companies providing design-build services for wet utilities projects in Southern California 29 April 2010
Awards of distinction for Water Reuse Project of the Year and Water Deal of the Year were won by American Water and its Fillmore Water Recycling Plant. 29 April 2010
Local government units and other interested parties wishing to reduce pollution from urban areas and farm fields have until 21 May 2010 to apply through a competitive application process 28 April 2010
Renewable Water resources awarded MWH the contract for the $30-45 million Piedmont regional wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Greenville County 28 April 2010
The programme of improvement works will enhance the security and quality of treated water and wastewater for communities served by Thames Water 28 April 2010
Sembcorp Utilities has entered into a tender offer and stockholder support agreement with Biwater to acquire Biwater’s 17,868,543 shares (54% shareholding) of Cascal 26 April 2010
ABB is responsible for the design, engineering, supply and commissioning of the electrical, control and instrumentation systems, and will provide a 220 kilovolt (kV) substation. 20 April 2010
The HYBACS (Hybrid Bacillus Activated Sludge) process will be used in the first phase extension of the Botleng sewage treatment plant in a licensing agreement with Headstream Water 19 April 2010
The new office houses engineering and management consulting experts in six Centers of Excellence: heavy civil engineering, management consulting, renewable energy, Smart Grid, wastewater and water reuse 16 April 2010
The mine has cut the amount of water used for dust control by nearly two thirds while simultaneously reducing dust emissions by more than half 15 April 2010
Using the money, the intertie will connect the Delta-Mendota canal and the California aqueduct via a new pipeline and pumping plant 14 April 2010
The water purchase agreement involves Biwater providing Southern Utilities with potable water for the Southern Province of the Republic in the Maldives 13 April 2010
ABS will supply pumps and mixers for a newly built wastewater treatment plant as well as a treatment plant whose capacity is being doubled 12 April 2010
Polyguard ensures the safe delivery of drinking water through redeveloped sites which may have been contaminated by previous industrial and commercial use 09 April 2010
The Basic Approval from the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) indicates that the SiCURE system is suitable in terms of the safety of the ship, crew and environment 09 April 2010
The contracts issued by Thames Water involve replacing London’s Victorian water mains, upgrading sewers and improving and extending water and sewage treatment works 09 April 2010
The funding will provide financial assistance for Agricultural Water Enhancement Programme (AWEP) projects, enabling producers to conserve surface and ground water and improve water quality on agricultural land 08 April 2010
AECOM’s ETM joint venture with Morrison Construction was awarded the two framework contracts, relating to sewage and water treatment, by the UK’s Yorkshire Water 08 April 2010
Under the terms of the agreement, ABS will deliver the turbo compressors for a wastewater treatment plant in Faribault, Minnesota which is upgrading its biological treatment process 07 April 2010
The €20 million investment by Aqua Resources is part of an agreement to subscribe for five-year convertible bonds of the Waterleau Group 07 April 2010
Of the money awarded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Basepoint Design Corporation received $2,545,952 and $166,872 was awarded to Aero-Metric 01 April 2010
The Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC) awarded the projects to AECOM as part of the Company’s five year US$6.5 billion investment programme 31 March 2010
WERF (Water Environment Research Foundation) is offering the money through the Endowment for Innovation in Applied Water Quality Research 31 March 2010
The money from Melbourne Water’s Community Grants Programme has been donated to environmental groups across greater Melbourne to improve the health of local rivers and creeks 29 March 2010
The alliance will deliver the Tertiary Upgrade of the Eastern Treatment Plant in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the largest activated sludge plant in the country 29 March 2010
Of the money awarded by PENNVEST, $58 million is for low-interest loans and $34 million is offered as grants for the use of communities in 20 counties 25 March 2010
Tetra Tech will provide programme management and technical services for the Central Waterfront seawall replacement project for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) 24 March 2010
The programme aims to demonstrate that people in developing countries can be provided access to sustainable sources of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities quickly and cost effectively 23 March 2010
Approval for ClearBallast, a jointly development between Hitachi Plant Technologies and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, is based on the Procedure for Approval of Ballast Water Management Systems and Sediments 19 March 2010
GLV has entered into a private placement financing agreement, on a bought-deal basis, with a syndicate of underwriters led by RCB Capital Markets and National Bank Financial 18 March 2010
If passed by the House, the Bill will stimulate the economy through a number of important initiatives, including investment in an aging water infrastructure 18 March 2010
The $500,000 water treatment facility, recently installed by Amiad, in Waku Kungo, Angola is the first combined-use water treatment plant in Africa 17 March 2010
The contract between Thames Water and J Murphy & Sons is part of a £50 million upgrade on east London’s Deepham sewage works 17 March 2010
The four new residential RO (reverse osmosis) elements from Dow Water & Process Solutions will replace the existing product line of Dow Filmtec solutions 12 March 2010
Tri-Tech Holding will construct a residential solid waste sanitary landfill for Xinle City in the Hebei province, transferring ownership to Xinle City when the project is completed 11 March 2010
The investment from Illinois American Water will fund the replacement of two-inch with eight-inch water mains in Belleville, East St Louis, Granite City and Madison 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
Switzerland’s Von Roll Holding AG has signed an agreement to acquire BHU Umwelttechnik GmbH, a German water and wastewater treatment engineering company. 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
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
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
The theme of the 4th European Water and Wastewater (EWWM) Conference is ‘Reducing the Environmental Footprint of the Water Industry’. 03 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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 sale will reduce RWE’s shareholding in water utility American Water from 23.5% to 2.1% 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Manukau Water and budget advisor Darryl Evans have complained to the Commerce Commission about tactics being used by some door-to-door salespeople selling filtration systems in Auckland. 23 October 2009
Siemens will provide process equipment and design and start-up services for a wastewater treatment system at the Pearl Valley Cheese production facility in Fresno, Ohio. 19 October 2009
The National Water Commission is concerned with the health of Australian rivers. 09 October 2009
P.S. Apliclor has been certified as meeting internationally recognised standards for environmental and quality management systems. 09 October 2009
The companies face a combined penalty of up to $177,500 for violations of the Clean Water Act resulting from an oil spill in the Souhegan River in March 2009. 09 October 2009
The Water Resources of South Africa 2005 study recently released in Durban, South Africa says the country’s water supply is threatened. 09 October 2009
The millions of gallons of de-icing chemicals sprayed onto airplanes every winter are creating dead zones in nearby waterways. 09 October 2009
Scientists are developing a plan for adapting to the severe impacts of regional climate change on African water supplies. 07 October 2009
The City of Memphis Department of Public Works nominated the DuPont Memphis Plant for the award. 05 October 2009
Instapure has donated water filtration systems to local food banks in support of Hunger Action Month. 23 September 2009
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) has called for action after finding underground water supplies in Palestine in danger of collapse. 21 September 2009
Viking Oil Company in Connecticut has agreed to pay the fine after violating the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). 18 September 2009
A government report released today lends support to Environment Victoria’s call for zero emission homes, following the warmest and driest winter on record. 17 September 2009
Ten communities in northeast Georgia have been told they will receive an American Recovery and Reinvestment Grant. 26 August 2009
Singapore’s Hyflux Ltd and The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) are to collaborate on water projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Asia including China and India. 20 August 2009
Water resources are a major issue facing organizations today and utility companies are continually seeking innovative solutions. The UK’s leading water event, the International Water and Effluent Exhibition (IWEX), is perfectly positioned to equip businesses with the tools and knowledge to take steps towards becoming more sustainable. 19 August 2009
British Water, the water and wastewater trade association, has welcomed the Government’s draft Floods and Water Bill, just published, but has warned that Britain is as much at risk of flooding this summer as it was last. 12 May 2009
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has partnered with the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS). 25 March 2009
The US$800 million stimulus package unveiled by President Barack Obama in the US could fast track 400 wastewater projects valued at US$6 billion. 25 March 2009
The Brazilian market for water and wastewater treatment is forecast to grow 20% per year over the next three years. 25 March 2009
The International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is working with an international group to observe environmental conditions and increase water availability in developing regions. 10 March 2009
A focus group set up by British Water has published a new code of practice looking at ways in which residents in the UK can use ‘grey water’ in order to risk increased flooding in the future. 10 March 2009
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