News and Articles
Jul 06, 2011
News
NIB finances clean water project in South-West Finland
NIB has provided a EUR 50 million loan to Turun Seudun Vesi Oy to finance an artificial recharge aquifer project in the Turku region in Finland.
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Jul 05, 2011
News
KBR Awarded Project Management and Procurement Contract by SA Water
KBR announced it has been awarded a five-year project management and procurement (PMP) contract by SA Water to jointly manage the delivery of the metropolitan capital works program for Adelaide, South Australia. The contract represents one of the largest government water contracts for project management services to the water industry awarded in South Australia. Its final value will depend on the size of the SA Water capital plan.
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Jul 04, 2011
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EPA Releases Searchable Website for Drinking Water Violations / Agency to host webinar to show how to use the public health data
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced improvements to the availability and usability of drinking water data in the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) tool.
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Jul 01, 2011
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Construction site, general
Skanska to design and build sewer tunnel in Washington, D.C for USD 83 M, approximately SEK 530 M
Skanska USA has signed a contract to design and build a wastewater overflow tunnel in Washington, D.C. for USD 83 M, approximately SEK 530 M, which will be included in the order bookings for the second quarter. The owner and operator of the tunnel are DC Water, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.
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Jun 30, 2011
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Rotork valve actuators in ‘landmark’ waste water treatment project
Rotork IQPro intelligent electric valve actuation technology will assist the operation of the largest and most advanced waste water treatment, water reuse and sludge treatment plant in the Middle East.
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Jun 29, 2011
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Yorkshire Water Announces Massive Investment Push
Yorkshire Water has announced it's spending almost half a billion pounds over the next 12 months as it continues its programme of investment aimed at ensuring its customers continue to receive the best possible service.
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Jun 28, 2011
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Patrik Romberg new Senior Vice President Corporate Communications at Trelleborg
Patrik Romberg has been appointed new Senior Vice President Corporate Communications at the Trelleborg Group effective October 1, 2011. He will succeed Viktoria Bergman, who will be leaving on September 30, 2011.
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Jun 27, 2011
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Arcadis awarded $60 million in water contracts by the district of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
ARCADIS, the international consultancy, design, engineering and management services company, announced that it has been selected by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) for two contracts totaling $60M in value, further establishing the company as a trusted advisor in the D.C. water sector.
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Jun 24, 2011
News
Early-warning alarm to combat sewer flooding nightmares
Thames Water innovators have created an early-warning system for homes at risk of hideous sewer flooding.
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Jun 21, 2011
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DC Water Breaks Ground on $1.4 Billion in Environmental Projects
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) is set to begin work on two massive environmental projects at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, the world’s largest facility of its kind. Blue Plains processes an average of 370 million gallons of wastewater per day.
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Jun 20, 2011
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Balfour Beatty Infrastructure expands contracting footprint with Fru-Con acquisition
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. announces the acquisition of Fru-Con, a leading water and wastewater infrastructure contractor based in Virginia. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure acquired Fru-Con Construction, LLC, from Germany-based Bilfinger-Berger.
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Jun 15, 2011
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Zimbabwe and AfDB Sign Agreement to Improve Water Supply and Sanitation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Zimbabwean government have signed a US $30 million grant agreement in support of the urgent water supply and sanitation rehabilitation project (UWSSRP) in the country. The UWSSRP is financed from the Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (the Zim-Fund).
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Jun 14, 2011
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Wachs Water Services Receives Contract to Help Renew Aging Water Distribution System
Wachs Water Services, a leading provider of solutions for the management of aging water infrastructure in North America, announced a service contract worth up to $6 million over a renewable multi-year period awarded by the Water Services Department of Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO) to perform asset location, operational condition assessment, and GPS location mapping services of more than 35,000 water main valves in the Kansas City water distribution system.
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Jun 09, 2011
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ADB, Partners Find Ways to Make Sanitation a Sustainable Business
With nearly 2 billion people in Asia and the Pacific having no access to adequate sanitation, representatives of governments, the business community, nongovernment organizations and international organizations are meeting at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to discuss ways to ramp up investments in the sector.
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Jun 08, 2011
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Presidency: Make water central to development policy
The future reform of the European Union’s development policy must focus on water. This is the central statement of the Hungarian Presidency’s report, which was presented by Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs János Hóvári at the meeting of development ministers on 24 May 2011, in Brussels.
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Jun 07, 2011
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EPA Seeks More Information from Natural Gas Drilling Operations to Ensure Safety of Wastewater Disposal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today directed six natural gas drillers to disclose how and where the companies dispose of or recycle drilling process water in the region.
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Jun 06, 2011
Article
Fully managing and utilising sewer capacity minimises flood risk
For the past decade or more the world has been arguing over the development and effects of global warming and its influence on the weather. Whatever these arguments it has become obvious that in many parts of the world rainfall patterns have changed significantly. In many instances these changes have manifested themselves as more concentrated, localised storms resulting in increasing occurrences of widespread flash flooding.
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Jun 03, 2011
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The Ditch Witch Organization Releases New Ground Penetrating Radar
The Ditch Witch ® organization announces the release of its new 2450GR Ground Penetrating Radar system , a state-of-the-art radar designed to help subsurface utility engineers locate and detect utilities, including electric, water, sewer, and gas conduit and piping, and communications cable.
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Jun 01, 2011
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Changes at the top at Steve Vick International
Steve Vick has moved aside from the role of Managing Director to become Chairman of the company he founded 30 years ago, Steve Vick International Ltd.
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May 31, 2011
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Coca-Cola, Diageo and WaterHealth International launch innovative water partnership in Africa
New "Safe Water for Africa" programme set to expand sustainable community model for clean water provision.
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May 26, 2011
News
Construction site, general
Grundodrill 7XP bores under a highway in South Africa
Rolkon, recently carried out a major road crossing beneath the N3 toll route highway, opposite PPC cement, Germiston, South Africa, using the latest Horizontal Directional Drilling technique.
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May 25, 2011
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Robbins Double Shield sees the Light in Sochi
Breakthrough at Russian Rail Tunnel
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May 24, 2011
News
Borealis focuses on innovation and sustainability at Plastpol 2011
With a focus on innovation and sustainability, Borealis presents the value-added capabilities of its latest polyolefins (PO) for markets including packaging, mobility, infrastructure, and healthcare at Plastpol 2011 from May 24-27 in Kielce, Poland.
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May 23, 2011
News
Fast and specific microbiological safety for drinking water
vermicon AG has developed the world's fastest identification and quantification method for E. coli and coliform bacteria.
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May 19, 2011
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AECOM to provide flood-control, other infrastructure solutions to Jeddah, KSA
AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it was awarded a substantial work order for project management services that include a consultancy, engineering, and construction services contract for a citywide storm water, flood-control, and wastewater infrastructure improvement program in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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