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Feb 10, 2012
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Praise and opportunities for WaterAid in Swaziland
WaterAid's Southern Africa Regional Management Team have visited Swaziland to learn more about one of our newest Country Programmes, and to assess the progress of our pilot work there. WaterAid officially started working in Swaziland in 2009, building contacts and partnerships.
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Feb 09, 2012
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EPA Releases New Tool with Information about Water Pollution Across the U.S.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a new tool that provides the public with important information about pollutants that are released into local waterways. Developed under President Obama’s transparency initiative, the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant Loading Tool brings together millions of records and allows for easy searching and mapping of water pollution by local area, watershed, company, industry sector, and pollutant. Americans can use this new tool to protect their health and the health of their communities.
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Feb 08, 2012
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Innovative New Scheme to Help Protect Homes from Flooding
A state-of-the-art flood alleviation scheme is being built in north London to capture excess water in times of heavy rain. Thames Water is digging a 60m by 10m ‘swale’ which will be approximately half a metre deep and will hold the water temporally during bouts of wet weather. The water will then be drained through pipes underneath the pond-like swale when the surface water levels subside to help ease the flow into the underground network.
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Feb 07, 2012
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Seychelles clean water supply secured with European funding
Drinking water in the Seychelles, currently threatened by irregular rainfall and longer dry periods, will be secured through an investment programme backed by EUR 27 million European Investment Bank funding. Planned upgrades to the island’s water network will also protect water cleanliness with new sewer facilities and measures to reduce water loss.
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Feb 06, 2012
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From 0 to 250 Cubic Meters in Only 8 Hours – HOBAS Tank Secures Potable Water Supply in Lower Austria
Not only the increasing number of inhabitants but also the increasing number of swimming pools used to cause water shortages in Karlstetten (Lower Austria) every year in early summer. HOBAS however came to the rescue with a potable water tank holding 250 cubic meters. Installed in record time of only 8 hours, it ensures a reliable potable water supply and even serves as an impressive reference project for visitors from abroad.
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Feb 03, 2012
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IFC Supports Water, Electricity Services for 2.3 Million People in Colombia with $349 Million Financing
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, arranged a $349 million financing for Colombian utility Empresas Públicas de Medellín to improve access to water, sewerage services, and electricity for more than 2.3 million people in Medellin and its surrounding areas.
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Feb 02, 2012
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Pall Corp. to Supply Advanced Water Treatment Technology for Qatar Petroleum
Pall Corporation has been selected by contractor SEG (Société d'Entreprise & de Gestion) Qatar to supply a state-of-the-art water treatment solution for Qatar Petroleum’s (QP) premier Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College (RLESC). The complete Pall Aria™ AP-Series packaged membrane system will filter the facility’s treated sewage effluent and remove bacteria, viruses, turbidity and suspended matter. Pall is a global leader in filtration, separation and purification.
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Feb 01, 2012
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World Bank Supports Flood Mitigation Efforts in Jakarta
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a project to clean out a number of major waterways in Jakarta, in support of the provincial government’s flood management system. The Jakarta Urgent Flood Mitigation Project – also known as the Jakarta Emergency Dredging Initiative, or JEDI – will help dredge about 67.5 km of 11 key channel sections and 65 hectares of four retention basins, to help restore their operating capacities. About 42 km of embankments will also be repaired. All these activities will take place in the priority sections of Jakarta’s flood management system.
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Jan 31, 2012
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FT Pipeline Systems Reveals Boiler Pipe Range
FT Pipeline Systems, a leading supplier of steel and ductile iron pipes for the UK water and construction industries, has unveiled a range of carbon steel boiler pipes available in an extensive range of different specifications.
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Jan 30, 2012
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Joint Venture for India and South Africa Executed – WRG partners with established local network
Water Resources Group Ltd is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Mandala Water Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mandala Capital AG Fund Limited, to exploit all of WRG’s existing and future products and technologies in the operating territories of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh).
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Jan 27, 2012
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PerkinElmer Provides Reliable, High Performance Water Monitoring Solutions for South West Water, UK
PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, has provided South West Water, a UK-based water utility, its NexION® 300 ICP-MS platform to help ensure and deliver safe water to 1.6 million people and businesses in the south west of England through advanced analytical monitoring.
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Jan 26, 2012
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HyperSolar Technology Turns Wastewater into Renewable Hydrogen and Natural Gas
HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen and natural gas using water and solar power, commented that its technology can help mitigate the high costs of wastewater treatment, while turning a liability into an opportunity.
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Jan 25, 2012
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Major Labor Union Criticizes Denial of Keystone Pipeline, Placing Blame On Environmental Groups
The denial of the Keystone XL pipeline is criticized by William P. Hite, general president of the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Sprinklefitters, a major construction union in the U.S. and Canada. He charges that the denial is the result of our leaders playing politics over jobs. He notes this would have been the safest pipeline in history and failure to approve a permit is a major mistake that relies on unfounded claims by environmental groups.
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Jan 24, 2012
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Robbins EPBs bore Final Meters in Zhengzhou
China is one step closer to becoming a national crossroads for rail traffic with the breakthrough of two EPBs. The 6.3 m (20.7 ft) Robbins TBMs have set a Chinese EPB record in the process, excavating up to 720 m (2,362 ft) in one month. The swift machines boring the Metro Line 1 holed through in October and November 2011—at least two weeks ahead of schedule.
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Jan 23, 2012
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City of South Bend agrees to improve sewer system to address Clean Water Act violations
The United States Attorney’s Office and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the City of South Bend, Indiana has agreed to make an estimated $509.5 million worth of improvements to its combined sewer system to significantly reduce overflows of raw sewage to the St. Joseph River, which is a tributary of Lake Michigan. One well-known stretch of the St. Joseph River in South Bend, the East Race, is the site of an annual international kayaking competition and also is where Olympic kayakers and rescue workers periodically train.
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Jan 20, 2012
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TransCanada Will Re-Apply for a Keystone XL Permit
TransCanada Corporation (TransCanada) announced it has received the U.S. Department of State's decision that the Presidential Permit for Keystone XL has been denied.
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Jan 19, 2012
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IDB approves $200 million credit line for Abengoa of Spain
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a revolving credit of $200 million for the Spanish company Abengoa S.A. to finance the development of power transmission and generation projects, especially from renewable sources, as well as water, sanitation, and health concessions in Latin America.
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Jan 18, 2012
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Dalrod Utilises Brawoliner to Complete a Challenging Renovation Project Near Ely Cathedral
DALROD UK Ltd, with offices in both Peterborough (Head Office) and St Ives (Cambridgeshire) and depots across East Anglia, the Midlands and the North East of England, has once again proved itself as a leader in the drainage maintenance and repair field by successfully completing a technically challenging job, with the minimum of disruption, close to historic Ely Cathedral, using trenchless lining techniques.
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Jan 18, 2012
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ADB $200 Million Loan to Help PRC's Guangxi Improve Cities, Unlock Potential
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $200 million loan for infrastructure upgrades to improve living conditions and open up new economic opportunities in three strategically vital seaport cities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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Jan 17, 2012
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Sewer and Pipeline Rehabilitation in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld
The Sewer and Pipeline Rehabilitation industry in the US has experienced declining revenue over the past five years. Revenue is expected to decrease an average of 1.2% annually to $5.1 billion in the five years to 2012. Following the recession, constrained local and state budgets and a sharp drop in residential construction underpinned the decrease as fewer projects were completed. The next five years are set to be better for the industry. Despite constrained local and state government budgets and continued growth constraints in the residential housing market, these factors are set to recover in the latter half of the five years to 2017, benefiting industry growth.
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Jan 16, 2012
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American Water Expands Water & Sewer Line Protection Programs in Four States
American Water Works Company, Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced the expansion of its Water and Sewer Line Protection Programs to homeowners in Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina and Texas communities. Offered through American Water Resources, Inc. and American Water Resources of Texas, subsidiaries of American Water, the Water Line Protection and Sewer Line Protection Programs provide homeowners with comprehensive protection for water line and sewer line repairs that are not covered by homeowners' insurance or their water or sewer service provider.
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Jan 13, 2012
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Sealing the world’s longest immersed tunnel
In 2009, construction began on a project to link Hong Kong with Macau and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai. The link will be one of the region’s most technically complex engineering projects ever. It includes a 30-kilometer dual three-lane carriageway with a 23-kilometer bridge, an almost 7-kilometer tunnel and two artificial islands. The tunnel will be the world’s longest deepwater immersed tunnel for road traffic.
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Jan 12, 2012
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SEKISUI Chemical Co., Ltd acquires major shareholding in Austrian pipe rehabilitation specialist Rabmer: Expansion into Central and Eastern Europe
Rabmer Pipe Rehabilitation is with immediate effect a subsidiary of the SEKISUI Chemical Co., Ltd. Upon signing the contract in December 2011, the Japanese industrial concern, of which the SEKISUI SPR Europe Group is a member, received a 75% shareholding which enables it to expand its competence in the rehabilitation of underground infrastructure systems into Central and Eastern Europe.
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Jan 11, 2012
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ACCIONA seals water management deal with Caceres City Council (Spain)
The end-to-end domestic drinking water supply, sewage and wastewater treatment services are worth nearly 300 million euros. ACCIONA Agua is to run the water services for the city of Caceres (Spain) for the next 24 years. Thanks to a City Council contract worth almost 300 million euros, the company will manage the municipal domestic water supply, sewage system and wastewater treatment.
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Jan 10, 2012
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New Vice President Group Communications at Sandvik AB
Jan Lissåker has been appointed Executive Vice President Group Communications and member of Group Executive Management at Sandvik AB.
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