News and Articles
Jan 15, 2014
News
World Bank approves $500 Million to improve rural water supply and sanitation services in four Indian states
The World Bank has approved a $500 million credit for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) Project for Low Income States to improve piped water supply and sanitation services through decentralized delivery systems in the Indian states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
more
Jan 14, 2014
News
EPCOR Water completes 2 acquisitions in Southwestern USA
EPCOR Water (USA) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOR Utilities Inc. (EPCOR), announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisitions of North Mohave Valley Corporation and Thunder Mountain Water Company.
more
Jan 13, 2014
News
Pentair marks 15 years of philanthropic leadership
Global company is recognized for its continued philanthropic efforts by Minnesota keystone program.
more
Jan 10, 2014
News
Programme to upgrade 50 year old Zambian water network gets EUR 75m EIB backing
The European Investment Bank, Europe's long-term lending institution has agreed to provide EUR 75 million for the rehabilitation and expansion of water and wastewater services of the Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company. Finance agreements were signed earlier today in Lusaka by the Hon. Alexander Chikwanda, Minister of Finance, Kanyembo Ndhlovu, acting CEO of the Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company and Carmello Cocuzza, Head of the European Investment Bank’s regional office for Southern Africa.
more
Jan 09, 2014
News
Innovyze Releases SWMMLive: Real-Time Stormwater, Wastewater and Watershed Modeling
Revolutionary New Product Equips Wastewater Utilities with Unprecedented Capabilities for Decision-Making and Real-Time Control Optimization
more
Jan 08, 2014
News
Xylem wins $2.7 million contract to develop storm water drainage system for New Jersey coastline
Xylem Inc. has been awarded a $2.7 million contract to supply the equipment and technology for a storm water drainage system to protect against future storm damage along Route 35 on the New Jersey coastline. The new drainage solution is a key part of a $265 million reconstruction program being implemented in the area following the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012.
more
Jan 07, 2014
News
Ohio's Double Shield launched after Onsite First Time Assembly
Near the banks of the Black River, a 7.0 m (23 ft) diameter Robbins Double Shield TBM and continuous conveyor system are starting up. The mammoth machine was built using Onsite First Time Assembly (OFTA) – a Robbins-developed method that saves contractors in shipping time, costs, and man-hours worked.
more
Jan 06, 2014
News
Barclays provides $43m financing to Biwater for a vital Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Project
Biwater, the UK-based engineering, water and wastewater business, has received dual tranche $43million project financing from Barclays, backed by a 100% repayment guarantee from UK Export Finance, to fund the construction of a seawater desalination plant, water storage and wastewater facilities on Tortola, the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands.
more
Jan 03, 2014
News
Yonkers (NY) selects Mueller Systems to upgrade its water infrastructure
New state-of-the-art system will improve reliability and efficiency of water meter readings and service.
more
Jan 02, 2014
News
Gripper TBM "Buddelbär XL" - a tough hard rocker
With an extremely strong drive of 1,400kW, the Herrenknecht S-800 tunnel boring machine excavated a new headrace tunnel for the "Bärenwerk" hydropower plant in Fusch in record speed. In just six months it drilled through 2.8km of solid rock in the Austrian Alps.
more
Dec 30, 2013
News
Borealis raises the bar with two new BorSafe products
BorSafe™ ME3440-D and BorSafe™ HE3490-DS-H exhibit higher resistance to chlorinated disinfectants.
more
Dec 27, 2013
News
ADB Assistance to Typhoon Recovery Reaches $1 Billion
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has so far approved $900 million in assistance for livelihood restoration, infrastructure reconstruction climate resilience initiatives in communities affected by Typhoon Yolanda, as well as budget support to the Government of the Philippines.
more
Dec 24, 2013
News
Merry Christmas!
Season's greetings to UNITRACC users and visitors from all over the world.
more
Dec 23, 2013
News
California water agency selects CH2M HILL for DBO project
$141m contract will help two cities move to a more sustainable water supply.
more
Dec 20, 2013
News
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative Meets in Abuja
The first Rural Water and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Coordination Committee took place in in Abuja, Nigeria on 5 December 2013. The meeting aimed to facilitate coordination at national and regional levels and to create an effective platform for coordinating RWSSI advocacy activities supplementing the African Minister’s Council on Water’s (AMCOW) political leadership role. It provides the framework for exchanging regional experiences with rural water and sanitation programs In Africa.
more
Dec 19, 2013
News
TT-UK/RSP delivers Suction Excavators and Training in Scotland
TT-UK have had a positive working relationship with SGN since the early 1990’s and following initial discussions back in August 2012, have recently been working in conjunction with SGN to design and deliver two bespoke TT-UK/RSP ESE 26/6 Suction Excavators to two of SGN’s operating centres in Scotland; one in Edinburgh and the other one in Glasgow.
more
Dec 18, 2013
News
Rapid Robbins Main Beam reaches Record Production in Mumbai
Deep Hard Rock Tunneling in India achieves a New High
more
Dec 17, 2013
News
How poor maintenance and renewal threatens municipal service delivery
It is essential that both public and private sectors get a strong understanding of their asset management maturity and develop a robust maintenance road map, says Anton Booyzen, chairman of the Southern African Asset Management Association (SAAMA).
more
Dec 16, 2013
News
AMCOW Receives 2 million Euros AWF Funding for Water Sector Reporting
The African Water Facility (AWF) has offered the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) a € 2 million grant to establish a monitoring and reporting system for the water sector in Africa.
more
Dec 13, 2013
News
Direct recycling is a drinking water option
Australia should embrace the concept of recycled drinking water, recognising its benefits include reduced energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, lower capital and operational costs and a more robust, climate-independent water supply.
more
Dec 12, 2013
News
Perfect Pipeline Premiere: Herrenknecht Direct Pipe for the first time in Canada
A smooth success right from the beginning: For the first time, a Canadian construction company has installed a pipeline using the Direct Pipe® technology from Herrenknecht. Crossing beneath the Beaver River in the province of Alberta with a 42 inch pipeline (1,067mm) was successfully completed in two weeks.
more
Dec 11, 2013
News
Bolivia to improve drinking water, sewage systems for 145,000 people with lDB loan
Bolivia will improve and broaden access to drinking water and sewage systems through a $60 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
more
Dec 10, 2013
News
Agriculture Secretary Announces Projects to Improve Water Quality
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced funding for projects in 40 states to finance investments in improved water and wastewater systems for more than 200,000 rural residents.
more
Dec 09, 2013
News
Trimble Introduces New Version of its Software for Smart Water and Wastewater Management
The latest release of the cloud-based software Trimble® Connect™ (version 1.5) includes a suite of applications that help water and wastewater utilities to deploy smart meters, repair leaks and reduce non-revenue water (NRW), locate and map critical infrastructure using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, extend the life of aging assets, and improve worker safety and productivity.
more
