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May 21, 2019
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Suqia Announces Details of 2nd Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, with Prizes Totalling USD1 Million
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia), announced details of the 2nd Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
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May 20, 2019
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#europasindwir – MC-Bauchemie Executives Fly the Flag for Europe
On 7 May 2019, MC-Bauchemie used the opportunity of a management conference to restate its commitment to democracy and cohesion in Europe by endorsing the campaign #europasindwir (“We are Europe”) launched by regional association “Initiativkreis Ruhr”.
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May 17, 2019
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Wessex Water Achieves 75% Saving With Enhanced Process
WPL’s Hybrid-SAF™ is more cost-efficient than planned trickling filters. An early collaboration delivers multiple delivery and operational benefits.
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May 16, 2019
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Infrasense Maps Out Underground Utilities to Facilitate Safe Installation of Water Line in Massachusetts Neighborhood
Infrasense located and mapped all utilities within a 9,000 square foot section of pavement in residential Arlington, MA. The goal of the survey and report was to give site developers current subsurface as-built conditions to safely connect to a water line and avoid existing utilities.
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May 15, 2019
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Lot H51 Pfons-Brenner Brenner Base Tunnel: PORR Consortium Begins Tunnelling Work at South Exploratory Tunnel
On 29 March 2019 tunnelling work for the fourth drilling of Lot H51 Pfons-Brenner began on the south exploratory tunnel, marked by a drilling ceremony. Building the exploratory shaft is a critical milestone in the construction of the largest tunnelling project in the history of Austria.
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May 14, 2019
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Illinois American Water Water Quality Expert Lori Stenzel Recognized with ISAWWA Outstanding Woman in Water Award
Lori Stenzel, senior water quality and environmental compliance specialist for Illinois American Water, was awarded the 2019 Illinois Section of the American Water Works Association (ISAWWA) Women in Water Outstanding Woman award (WiWOW). The award was presented at ISAWWA’s annual conference, WATERCON, in March.
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May 13, 2019
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Herrenknecht Started bauma 2019 With Coveted Innovation Award
Strong start for the Herrenknecht Group at bauma 2019 in Munich, which opened its doors in April. During the opening ceremony evening, Herrenknecht AG received the coveted bauma Innovation Award 2019 in the "Machine" category for the innovative E-Power Pipe® installation method.
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May 10, 2019
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Evoqua Names Georgia Aquarium Winner of Second Annual Water Sustainability Award
Evoqua Water Technologies named Georgia Aquarium the recipient of the Evoqua Water Sustainability Award for 2019. The award recognizes excellence in water stewardship, including companies using new or existing technologies in innovative, sustainable ways and companies that have made significant strides in water reduction.
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May 09, 2019
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Pentair Expands Efforts to Increase Access to Sustainable, Safe Water
To commemorate World Water Day 2019, Pentair announced its latest collaboration with Shining Hope for Communities to fund a clean water project in Nairobi, Kenya.
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May 08, 2019
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Carl Data Pilots FlowWorks Infinitii Infiltration and Inflow with City of North Vancouver
Carl Data Solutions Inc. is excited to announce that the City of North Vancouver is piloting FlowWorks Infinitii I&I, a ground-breaking application for the wastewater management industry. Infinitii I&I uses machine learning to provide on-going, real-time analysis of the wet weather response of sewer systems, something never before available.
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May 07, 2019
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Save-the-Date: 2019 Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course
The Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course, the longest-running and most-attended course of its kind, marks its 12th year in 2019. The 2019 course returns to the University of Denver in Denver, CO, September 9-11, 2019, where leading tunnel practitioners from around the world will come together to present real-world solutions for real-world problems.
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May 06, 2019
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NDS Launches “Stormwater Drainage Tools” Mobile App for Calculating Stormwater Runoff and Choosing Drainage Solutions
NDS, Inc., a leading provider of drainage and stormwater management solutions for both residential and commercial applications, announced the official launch of its mobile app. Designed for contractors, civil engineers, landscape architects, and DIY homeowners, the “Stormwater Drainage Tools” app simply and quickly calculates stormwater runoff and determines requirements for implementing a variety of drainage solutions.
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May 03, 2019
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Watts Partners with Planet Water Foundation to Bring Clean Water to India
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. – a leading global manufacturer of plumbing, heating, and water quality products and solutions – recently funded and helped install two water filtration systems that provide clean drinking water for children and families in need in India.
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May 02, 2019
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Association Members Pour Cold Water on Renationalisation
A survey of British Water members on the Labour Party’s plan to renationalise the water industry shows that a majority believe it will negatively impact the supply chain and customers.
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Apr 30, 2019
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New Surface Protection Systems for Car Parks
MC-Bauchemie upgrades its portfolio of car park coatings In addition to the OS 8- and OS 10-rated coating systems for floor surfaces, this manufacturer of solutions for the protection and repair of multi-storey car parks is now also able to offer new OS 11a- and OS 11b-rated compound coatings. The new systems have been developed for higher levels of loading stress and attack in multi-storey car parks and come with increased crack-bridging capability.
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Apr 29, 2019
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PASS: The Cost-Cutting Sewer Inspection Workflow
The Phased Assessment Strategy for Sewers (PASS) prioritizes your resource allocation with a single, integrated inspection workflow.
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Apr 26, 2019
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British Water Welcomes Environment Agency Speech
Lila Thompson, chief executive, British Water, said, “British Water welcomes the speech from Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan about the UK’s pending water crisis and the “mix of methods” needed to reduce demand and increase supply.”
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Apr 25, 2019
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Ductile iron pipes with restrained joints make difficult pipe-laying work possible in the Gastein Valley
An article by Mag. Roland Gruber
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Apr 24, 2019
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Milestone for Hard Rock Tunnelling: Final Double Breakthrough Follo Line
The construction of Norway's longest railway tunnel marked a breakthrough for the use of tunnel boring machines in hard rock tunnelling.
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Apr 23, 2019
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P&G Sets New Goal to Deliver 25 Billion Liters of Clean Drinking Water to Families in Need Worldwide
After achieving its 2020 goal of delivering 15 billion liters one year early, the Company increases its target to 25 billion liters of clean water by 2025.
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Apr 17, 2019
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Employee Innovation Culture Helps Give a Clearer View into Sewers
A chance encounter over 4,000 miles from United Utilities head office in Warrington gave one employee of the company the opportunity to see a piece of equipment not yet used in the UK water industry in action.
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Apr 16, 2019
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Carl Data Signs MOU for International E2E IIoT AI Water Monitoring Project
Carl Data Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce the Company and their wholly-owned subsidiary Astra Smart Systems (“Astra”) have signed an MOU to join forces with Living Lakes Canada (“LLC”), to build and deploy an end-to-end IIoT solution for advanced AI water monitoring.
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Apr 15, 2019
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The University Course NATM Engineering is Starting in 2019 with New Content
In addition to method competence, the part-time international tunnelling course offered by TU Graz and Montanuniversität Leoben imparts new knowledge about tunnel-boring machinery. The operation and maintenance of tunnel structures are also part of the new curriculum. Applications are open until 31st July.
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Apr 12, 2019
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New Black & Veatch Water and Wastewater Report Provides Insight into Water Rates in Top 50 U.S. Cities
Across the U.S., water and wastewater management is gaining greater attention as cities and utilities grapple with rising rates for water and sewer services, the direct result of aging infrastructure, rising operational costs, evolving capital funding mechanisms and regulatory requirements.
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