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Mar 28, 2018
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Strategic Rehabilitation Planning for the Drainage Network in Saarbrücken, Germany
Saarbrücken, the capital of the federal state Saarland in Germany, commissioned the engineering company Stein und Partner (S & P Consult GmbH) to carry out the structural assessment, network aging analysis and development of rehabilitation and maintenance strategies including analysis and optimization for the sewer system with a total length of 1000 km.
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Mar 27, 2018
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Veteran Robbins TBM plays a Main Role in Ending Residential Flooding
Chicago’s Albany Park Diversion Tunnel to go online this spring.
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Mar 26, 2018
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Combating sulphuric acid corrosion at wastewater plants: Graz scientists develop new solution
Writing in Water Research, Austrian researchers from TU Graz and the University of Graz discuss new materials that prevent damage from microbial induced concrete corrosion.
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Mar 23, 2018
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AVN machine builds drainage channel in Freudenstadt
Where cities grow, the infrastructure has to keep up. In the Black Forest town Freudenstadt, a drainage channel has been created in the new residential area "Sonnenhalde Süd". A Herrenknecht AVN machine was used to integrate the nearby Manbach stream into the stormwater concept.
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Mar 22, 2018
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Joint Forces for Individual Success
The German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA) cooperates with visaplan GmbH in creating an individual offer for e-learning: Because certified employees enable excellence in pipeline management, construction, and maintenance work in wastewater management.
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Mar 21, 2018
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Looking For Consistent Aeration Performance Over Time? Consider Jet Aeration
Providing numerous benefits in various water and wastewater treatment applications.
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Mar 21, 2018
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Evoqua’s CoMag® System Selected by Severn Trent Water for Phosphorus Removal at Finham Facility
Evoqua Water Technologies has been selected by Severn Trent Water and its design and construction partner, Costain Ltd., to supply Evoqua’s CoMag® ballasted clarification system to reduce phosphorus at the Finham Sewage Treatment Works in Coventry.
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Mar 20, 2018
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Trenchless through the Badrina biotope – enthusiastic visitors follow the pipe pulling-in process at the site open day
A dilapidated steel pipeline frequently in need of repair was located in an ecologically sensitive area which has meanwhile been reclassified as an FFH site. In order to avoid further disruptions due to repair work, the old pipeline needed to be replaced without disturbing the biotope and without going in with heavy equipment. Nowadays tasks of this kind are solved very elegantly with ductile iron pipes which are pulled in by means of the single pipe assembly HDD “nonimpact” process.
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Mar 19, 2018
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Crane Engineering awarded $4,2 million grant to design, build and test a human waste treatment solution that increases safe sanitation in developing countries
Crane Engineering was awarded a $4.2 million grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to advance development of the Mobile Septage Treatment System - a new sanitation technology that processes human fecal sludge into non-potable water for agricultural or industrial use.
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Mar 16, 2018
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Water for Mongolia
Mongolia is among those greatly struggling to keep their supplies of fresh water flowing. Since 2006, Fraunhofer researchers have been working hard to establish a sustainable water management system in the Mongolian city of Darkhan and the surrounding area. Their efforts in the second-largest industrial region in the country – covered by thousands of acres of steppe and desert – are now proving to be a great success. Reducing leaks in the region’s water distribution network from 50 to 25 percent is just one of their accomplishments. A project is currently underway to install new pipelines, pump systems and waste water treatment plants.
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Mar 15, 2018
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Utilis Earns Honors for Most Innovative Start-Up Companies in Israel, as Fast Company Announces World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies
Innovative satellite imagery technology helps cities efficiently locate underground leaks within aging piping systems stemming the loss of valuable drinking water.
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Mar 14, 2018
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ProStar Is Awarded Key Canadian Patent for System and Method for Integration and Correlation of GIS Data
ProStar was issued a key Canadian patent that covers a computer implemented method for calculating tolerance zones for utility assets. The patented method helps to prevent damages to utilities and the environment during construction, maintenance and groundbreaking activities as well as severe conditions including weather, fires, and earthquakes.
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Mar 13, 2018
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Metropolitan General Manager’s Statement on State Plan to Stage California WaterFix
Jeffrey Kightlinger, general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, issued the following statement following the state’s announced decision to stage the development of California WaterFix:
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Mar 12, 2018
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Consortium led by VINCI Construction wins a new contract on the metro Line 14 South as part of the future Grand Paris Express rapid transit system
The consortium led by VINCI Construction, together with Spie batignolles, has been awarded a major contract as part of the Grand Paris Express programme. The RATP (1) has selected this consortium to execute works package GC02 of the future Line 14 South between Olympiades (in the 13th arrondissement of Paris) and Orly Airport.
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Mar 09, 2018
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Gordon Clark and Mark Ramsey move into new tunnel leadership roles
Positions support HNTB’s growing number of tunnel and underground projects in the Western United States.
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Mar 08, 2018
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Robbins Main Beam Breaks Records in China
Challenging ground conditions are no match for talented team and their TBM.
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Mar 07, 2018
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American Water Named One of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies
American Water Works Company, Inc. is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company.
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Mar 06, 2018
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TRIC Tools introduces David Huff as National Sales Manager
Trenchless Pipe Bursting Manufacturer, TRIC Tools, introduces David Huff as its National Sales Manager.
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Mar 05, 2018
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Minister says Brexit opens up global opportunities
Environment Minister Theresa Coffey has told British Water members that departure from the EU gives UK companies “new opportunities beyond Europe.”
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Mar 02, 2018
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ePIPE® Team Awarded Two U.S. Patents for In-place Protection of Nonmetallic Pipes, Adding to Existing Portfolio of Over 30 Patents
Pipe Restoration Technologies, LLC, makers of the ePIPE, Lead-Free Leak-Free™ and LeadSmart® product lines, announced that it has been granted U.S. patents #9889469 and #9889470.
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Mar 01, 2018
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IFAT 2018: From well construction to phosphorus recovery
The first exhibitor announcements at the IFAT Media Dialog already showed: IFAT 2018 will cover all aspects of modern water and wastewater management. Expanded by two additional halls, which are fully occupied already, the World's Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management will take place at Munich’s exhibition center from May 14 to 18.
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Feb 28, 2018
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Envirosight Releases New Quickview airHD+ Sewer Assessment Camera
Next-gen design boasts enhanced Wi-Fi range, cloud connectivity and distance measurement.
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Feb 26, 2018
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Welcome Reception Sponsored by KraussMaffei Berstorff - Rifeng Enterprise Group Secured Silver Sponsorship
KraussMaffei Berstorff confirmed its sponsorship of the Welcome Reception of the PLASTIC PIPES XIX Conference and Exhibition. This international event will convene in Las Vegas, USA at the Red Rock Resort on the 24 – 26 September 2018.
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Feb 23, 2018
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Woolpert Conducts Stormwater System Evaluation at Indianapolis International Airport
The AEG firm used closed-circuit television to identify the source of depressions that appeared on site.
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