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Apr 24, 2013
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Trenchless installation of pipelines » Installation of lines
New Ditch Witch TK Series HDD Guidance System Enhances Productivity
The manufacturer of Ditch Witch underground construction equipment announces the release of its new TK Series HDD Guidance System.
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Apr 23, 2013
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Components and materials » Pipes
Reducing water losses in the GCC countries by applying German welding standards in HDPE piping
The sustainable supply of potable water in the six Gulf nations is at risk and the countries are trying to cover up by building additional desalination plants. But is there any other alternative? Yes, says SKZ the German Plastics Center and is introducing German welding standards to the region, to improve the sustainability of HDPE piping systems.
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Apr 22, 2013
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Smart Water: The Next Big Thing
As communities around the world come to terms with water scarcity, aging water infrastructure, and the need for water conservation, smart water technologies are rapidly gaining investor interest. Investors are looking to back solutions designed to improve water distribution networks, optimize metering infrastructure, and increase the overall operating efficiency for utilities.
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Apr 19, 2013
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Tunneling and gallery techniques » Jacking by machine » Tunnel boring machine
STRABAG successfully completes Niagara Tunnel Project
After more than seven years of construction, the Niagara Tunnel Project has now been put into operation. In the presence of representatives from client Ontario Power Generation, local construction consultants Hatch Mott MacDonald/Hatch Acres and Austrian construction group STRABAG, the tunnel’s outlet gate was opened to allow the flow of water through the 10.1 km water supply tunnel near the famous waterfalls on the Niagara River.
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Apr 19, 2013
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Plastic Pipes Conference Moscow 2013
The international Plastic Pipes Conference will host its first ever affiliated event in Moscow during 3 – 4 October 2013, at the Hotel Baltshug Kempenski. PLASTIC PIPES MOSCOW 2013 is the convention and exhibition event that will preview the latest developments in plastic pipe technology alongside experience gained by major utility, sewer, building and civil engineering sectors in the Region.
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Apr 18, 2013
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Tunneling and gallery techniques » Jacking by machine » Tunnel boring machine
Herrenknecht Pipe Express receives bauma Innovation Award
"Pipe Express® has significantly less impact on the environment compared to the conventional open-cut construction method, while simultaneously minimizing costs," said VDMA President Thomas Lindner in his speech at the presentation of the bauma Innovation Award 2013 in the machine category. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Martin Herrenknecht, Chairman of the Board of Management of Herrenknecht AG, accepted the award during the presentation ceremony in April.
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Apr 18, 2013
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The new reliable, two-stage DuoLine rotary vane pumps
Pfeiffer Vacuum presents the new two-stage DuoLine rotary vane pumps. The compact vacuum pumps are distinguished by a newly developed pump system and optimized cooling. These changes have a significant impact on the service lives of the pumps. The long maintenance intervals, the energy-efficient motors and the optional oil return lower the operating costs to a very low level.
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Apr 17, 2013
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Sewage treatment » Wastewater treatment, biological
Symbios Technologies Wins NSF Phase II Technology Award for Innovative Water Treatment Technology
Symbios Technologies LLC has been awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation. This prestigious two-year grant was awarded to advance and commercialize Symbios’ Tubular Plasma Reactor™ for water treatment and improving the economic and environmental impact of domestic oil and gas extraction.
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Apr 17, 2013
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Components and materials » Pipes » Plastics
Pipe Stiffness, Ring Stiffness Constant and Flexibility Factor for Buried Gravity Flow Pipes
This report was developed and published with the technical help and financial support of the members of the PPI (Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc). The members have shown their interest in quality products by assisting independent standards-making and user organizations in the development of standards, and also by developing reports on an industry-wide basis to help engineers, code officials, specifying groups, and users.
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Apr 16, 2013
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At the AfDB, Water and Sanitation is a Gender Issue
The issue of water and sanitation is of utmost importance given the place of women in African society. It illustrates how African women suffer from inequality, particularly when it comes to access to education.
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Apr 15, 2013
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Water in Peru’s Desert Capital
The capital city of Lima is located in the valleys of three rivers on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean in central Peru. It is mild and warm throughout the year and noteworthy for being one of the driest capitals in the world. It just doesn’t rain much in Lima, yet its growing population of nearly 9 million people, many of them impoverished, needs water.
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Apr 12, 2013
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Glimmer of hope for elimination of open air defecation in Madagascar
The statistics are chilling: 53% of Madagascar’s 20.7 million people defecate openly every day while another 33% use dilapidated, unsafe toilets. The under-5 mortality rate of is one of the highest in the world, at 72 deaths per 1,000 children.
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Apr 11, 2013
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Aegion Awarded Three Cured-in-Place Pipe Contracts from Queensland Urban Utilities
Aegion Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Insituform Pacific Pty. Limited, has been awarded three separate contracts with a combined value of $8.9 million (USD) from Queensland Urban Utilities.
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Apr 10, 2013
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Robbins Slurry TBM emerges from below Zhanjiang Bay
After advancing up to 392 m (1,290 ft) per month, Robbins’ speedy Slurry TBM made a photo finish in China’s southernmost city. The 6.26 m (20.5 ft) diameter machine broke through at the end of 2012, and the pipeline is slated to become operational in March 2013. The Zhanjiang Bay Sub-Sea Tunnel runs 56 m (185 ft) below water level, and will provide fresh water to the Guangdong Steel Plant via twin pipelines.
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Apr 09, 2013
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Construction site, general
New TRACTO-TECHNIK products at BAUMA 2013
For the 16th time TRACTO-TECHNIK will present its complete trenchless technology range and the latest products at Bauma in Munich.
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Apr 08, 2013
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Children dying daily because of unsafe water supplies and poor sanitation and hygiene
As the world celebrated World Water Day, UNICEF urges governments, civil society and ordinary citizens to remember that behind the statistics are the faces of children.
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Apr 05, 2013
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IBM Taps Big Data to Help Solve Water Challenges Across South Africa
IBM announces the launch of a crowdsoucing project to help capture, share and analyze information about the water distribution system in South Africa. The project, called “WaterWatchers,” is driven by a new mobile phone application and SMS capability that will enable South African citizens to report water leaks, faulty water pipes and general conditions of water canals.
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Apr 04, 2013
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Supporting program at IE expo 2013 dedicated to global networks
IE expo 2013, which takes place from May 13 to 15 in Shanghai, has developed into the foremost environmental technology for China and Asia.
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Apr 03, 2013
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Honeywell to Reduce Energy Use and Costs For Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
Honeywell announced an agreement to upgrade wastewater treatment plants for the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA), the largest water and wastewater utility in North America, serving more than 97 percent of Puerto Rico’s businesses and 3.7 million residents.
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Apr 02, 2013
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Components and materials » Pipes
HOBAS Australia is the only pipe supplier Down Under to sell carbon-neutral pipes
HOBAS Australia is actively minimizing the company’s carbon footprint by taking part in the NoCO2 Certification program of the Carbon Reduction Institute. Despite not being subject to the new carbon tax the government introduced for large CO2 emitters in July 2012, HOBAS thereby addresses its climate change action and the company’s declared aim, which has already become a widely acknowledged success: offering carbon-neutral HOBAS Pipes as a certified “Low Carbon”-Company.
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Mar 27, 2013
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Renovation » Lining with pipes
Close-Fit rehabilitation at Lake Attersee, Austria
The Close-Fit method has existed for 20 years now as an alternative to other trenchless pipe rehabilitation technologies, such as CIPP or spiral-wound pipelining. With the pipe-in-pipe method, pressure pipes as well as gravity pipes of various diameters and lengths can be rehabilitated cost-efficiently and quickly, extending the service life of the pipes by at least 50 years.
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Mar 26, 2013
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World Water Day – Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
We invest billions of dollars to find evidence of water and life on Mars, but here on Earth, we struggle to mobilize the funds needed to develop the full potential of the water resources we depend on for life and growth. Is the glass half full, or half empty?
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Mar 25, 2013
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Xylem announces acquisition of MultiTrode Pty Ltd
Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, announced that it has acquired MultiTrode Pty Ltd, a privately held Australia-based water and wastewater technology and services company, for approximately $26 million. The actual terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Mar 22, 2013
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WASSER BERLIN INTERNATIONAL 2013: Global water industry meets at four-day event in Berlin
From 23 to 26 April WASSER BERLIN INTERNATIONAL, one of the leading international trade fairs of the water industry, will be opening its doors in the German capital for the fifteenth time. Around 30,000 visitors representing business, science and politics are expected to attend and will be finding out about the latest technology and innovations, including many world firsts, from some 600 companies who are exhibiting in the display halls on an area of more than 40,000 square metres.
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Mar 21, 2013
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$162 million proposed for priority clean water projects also creates jobs
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has selected 72 clean water projects to receive a share of approximately $162 million in loans and grants starting in the state’s next fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013.
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