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Apr 18, 2012
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Merck and Safe Water Network Launch Initiative to Improve Water Access and Help Reduce the Impact of Water-Borne Disease in India
Merck and Safe Water Network, announced the launch of a three-year, $1.5M partnership to increase access to safe water and reduce the impact of water-borne disease among impoverished communities in Andhra Pradesh, India. Safe Water Network is a not-for-profit organization committed to developing locally owned and operated water-purification systems that achieve lasting health impact.
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Apr 17, 2012
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MCC Approves $354.8 Million Compact for Zambia
The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors, chaired by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, held its quarterly meeting in March 2012. During the meeting, the Board approved a $354.8 million compact with Zambia. The compact, which addresses one of Zambia’s most binding constraints to economic growth, invests in the water sector in the rapidly urbanizing capital city of Lusaka.
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Apr 16, 2012
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Shea Concrete Supplies Culvert Solution for Mass DOT Project
Shea Concrete, one of the largest precast concrete manufacturers in New England, has successfully completed the Mass DOT culvert project in Haverhill, MA. Working in conjunction with Sea and Shore Contracting, Inc. and the engineering firm, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB), Shea Concrete produced a boxed culvert system that adhered to strict design and performance requirements to house a 48” storm water pipe.
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Apr 13, 2012
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Borcoat™ protection benefits secure Nord Stream gas pipeline integrity
Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, is extending the high-level protection benefits of its Borcoat™ steel pipe coatings to Europe's longest offshore natural gas steel pipeline, Nord Stream. The advanced performance offered by Borcoat will contribute towards securing the integrity of the pipeline over its minimum 50 year service life.
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Apr 12, 2012
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Veolia Water signs partnership contract with New York City to optimize its public water and wastewater services
Veolia Water's new model innovates by extending the scope of the assignments awarded to the private operator as well as using different types of contracts (performance-based contracts and project management assistance).
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Apr 11, 2012
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A powerhouse in the drainpipe – and supplier of green electricity
Dagmar Dübbelde, from drive specialists DEPRAG SCHULZ GMBH u. CO., described the air motor as a "universal genius", and gave four impromptu and exciting examples of how such motors are deployed. As a compact power pack, it helps a cutting robot to battle its way through the muck inside the drainpipe. The air motor adds enormous power to a truly amazing transporter device. As an ATEX-compliant brake motor for potentially explosive areas its job here is to optimise a barrel emptying system. As an innovative GET turbine generator its energy recovery credentials are extremely "green"; it even generates power from small amounts of process gas.
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Apr 10, 2012
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World Bank Supports Water Supply Improvement for 133,000 Residents in Armenia
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$15 million loan for the Municipal Water Project for Armenia. The Project will support improvement of the quality and availability of water supply in selected service areas of the Armenian Water and Sewerage Company (AWSC).
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Apr 05, 2012
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India: first "full city" public-private partnership
Veolia Water India, a Veolia Water subsidiary, has been awarded the drinking water service operation and maintenance contract by the city of Nagpur for 25 years. A multi-local player, Veolia Water India has set up a special purpose entity, Orange City Water, in a joint venture with Vishvaraj Environment Ltd., one of India's leading civil engineering and services companies.
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Apr 05, 2012
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Maynilad allots P2.64B for South Manila projects
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) will spend more than P2.64 billion this year to improve and expand its water services in Parañaque, Muntinlupa, Las Piñas and Cavite.
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Apr 03, 2012
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AfDB grants USD 7m to Gambia for rural water and sanitation access
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed two grant agreements with the Gambian government totalling USD 7 million to improve access to clean drinking water and better sanitation for an estimated 40,000 people in rural areas of the country and cut hygiene-related deaths in those areas, particularly among children.
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Apr 02, 2012
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Danish well drillers rely on German drilling technology
The members of the Danish Water Well Drillers’ Association were all in agreement regarding the destination for their technical fact-finding mission this year and headed to STDS-Jantz in Attendorn, Germany. The 25 strong delegation, from companies which specialise in geotechnical investigations, well drilling and searching for explosive ordinance, were impressed by the product range and the state-of-the-art production facility in March this year.
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Mar 30, 2012
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New methods for better purification of wastewater
Before wastewater reaches recipient waters, nutrients must be removed in order to avoid eutrophication and large algal blooms, which may result in serious damage to animal and plant life. Robert Almstrand at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has shown in his thesis that better removal of nitrogen from wastewater can be achieved by providing the bacteria that purify the water with alternating high and low levels of nutrients.
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Mar 29, 2012
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Treatment for Wastewater in Open-pit Mines
Together with the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg Siemens has developed plants for the treatment of wastewater in open-pit mines, which make the ore extraction process more environmentally friendly. As the operators can reuse the treated water, the mine requires less water.
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Mar 28, 2012
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Spartan Tool introduces Model 740 Hybrid Hydro-Jetter
Spartan Tool LLC, a leading manufacturer of professional sewer and drain cleaning equipment, has developed the Model 740 Hydro-Jetter, the industry’s first Hybrid Fuel Hydro-Jetter.
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Mar 27, 2012
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Keller Group plc Wins Major Contract Award In Western Australia
The parent company of Hayward Baker Inc., Keller Group plc, an international ground engineering specialist with several U.S. operating companies, has secured a key contract with Bechtel Australia Pty Ltd worth in excess of $180 million. The contract is for the piling installation for the Chevron-operated, $30 billion Wheatstone LNG Plant located near Onslow, Western Australia.
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Mar 26, 2012
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Major Campbeltown environmental project completed
Scottish Water has completed a massive environmental improvement project to provide Campbeltown with a 21st century waste water system. The £23m scheme – one of the biggest of its kind ever carried out in Argyll & Bute – has delivered a modern, state-of-the-art waste water system after upgrading key parts of Scottish Water’s infrastructure in the town.
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Mar 26, 2012
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SEKISUI SPR Europe sets European record in Paris: Spirally wound at the largest diameter
When it comes to rehabilitating sewers with large nominal diameters under complex boundary conditions, the spiral-wound pipe rehabilitation technology comes into its own. This was the case in the French district of Le Pecq near Paris in October 2011, where 281 metres of a DN 3000-3300 rain water collector were rehabilitated with a DN 2750 spiral-wound pipe liner of SEKISUI SPR Europe, manufactured by its subsidiary SEKISUI Rib Loc. The rehabilitation project involved the use of the SPR™ PE spiral-wound pipe process, previously known as RIBLINE. The Le Pecq project saw a new European nominal diameter record being set for this form of spiral-wound pipe rehabilitation technology.
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Mar 23, 2012
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World Water Day 2012: Clean water increases food security
"Water and Food Security" is the theme of this year's World Water Day, which the United Nations (UN) holds annually on March 22. The need for clean water is growing worldwide. Most water – about 70 percent of the amount consumed around the world – is used to produce, process, and package food.
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Mar 22, 2012
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World Water Day 2012 - Less water, less food
Sufficient good-quality water is key to the health and well-being of humans and ecosystems and an essential ingredient for socio-economic development. It is estimated that fresh water will become an increasingly scarce resource in the coming years.
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Mar 22, 2012
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Millennium Development Goal drinking water target met
The world has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water, well in advance of the MDG 2015 deadline, according to a report issued this month by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO). Between 1990 and 2010, over two billion people gained access to improved drinking water sources, such as piped supplies and protected wells.
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Mar 21, 2012
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Ontario Clean Water Agency and Mekorot Israel National Water Company Ltd. Sign Letter of Intent for Cooperation
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) is pleased to announce they have signed a letter of intent for cooperation with Mekorot Israel National Water Company Ltd. (Mekorot). This long term collaboration will enable the two organizations to partner on international bid opportunities, exchange information and best practices on innovation, new technology, energy efficiency, automation, data management and analysis, water quality, emergency planning and event management protocols.
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Mar 20, 2012
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Signing of Water and Sanitation Compact offers hope to Liberians
WaterAid has welcomed the commitment made by the President of Liberia, to increase investment to help the 1.2 million Liberians without access to safe drinking water and 3.5 million who lack adequate sanitation. The President, President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, who is an international water and sanitation ambassador, made the commitment by signing the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Compact at a ceremony last month in Monrovia, Liberia.
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Mar 19, 2012
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Green Visions Schedule Announced – Thematic Cluster: Water
The second thematic cluster for the “Green Visions film series” will begin on 14 March 2012 at 20:00 with the screening of Flow (USA 2008) at the Gasteig, the center for cultural life in Munich. Green Visions is a cooperative project between the RCC, Ecomove International, the Ökologische Bildungszentrum, and the Münchner Volkshochschule.
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Mar 19, 2012
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Itron Announces New Water Fixed Network Deployment in Australia
Itron, Inc. announced that it was chosen by the Cairns Regional Council, under the Port Douglas Demand Management Campaign, to deploy its advanced water metering solution. Itron has begun deploying its wireless fixed network system in the town of Port Douglas, in Far North Queensland. This new deployment in Australia follows last year’s full-scale deployment of the same system in the city of Kalgoorlie. Over the course of the six-month project, Itron is implementing a system that will help the Cairns Regional Council track water consumption and optimize supply according to demand.
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Mar 16, 2012
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Echologics Enhances LeakTuner™ for More Precise, Non-Invasive Leak Detection
Echologics, a leading developer of acoustic-based technologies for water loss management, leak detection, and pipe condition assessment, has enhanced its acoustic leak listening device, LeakTuner™, to increase the technology’s ability to help utilities precisely locate leaks in water distribution pipelines without breaking ground or disrupting service.
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