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Aug 14, 2020
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Finnish Utility Trial Asset Investment Planning Software
Finnish multi-utility Alva is the first in Scandinavia to trial Ovarro’s PIONEER asset investment planning (AIP) software. The six-month trial, which started in May focuses on Alva’s water distribution network, but will also assess the potential benefits of optimal investment planning right across its asset base.
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Aug 13, 2020
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Avacta and Integumen PLC Collaborate for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in Wastewater
Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with Integumen plc (“Integumen”) to evaluate recently generated Affimer reagents that bind the SARS-COV-2 spike protein for the detection of the coronavirus in waste water, to provide a real-time alert system to warn of localised COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Aug 12, 2020
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PENETRON ARC: A Protective Coating Against Acid Attack in Wastewater Facilities
The pumps at the Nova Piqueri Sewage Pumping Station on the Tietê River in São Paulo, Brazil went online in June 2020. PENETRON ARC, an innovative new acid-activated protective coating that effectively protects concrete structures exposed to highly acidic environments, was successfully applied at the new facility.
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Aug 11, 2020
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Vortex Companies Launches New Website, Improves Customer Experience
The Vortex Companies announced the launch of its new website, vortexcompanies.com, a testament to the company's growth that showcases its trenchless infrastructure services and trenchless rehabilitation products.
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Aug 10, 2020
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Kiewit-Stantec Design-Build Team Moving Forward on Critical LADWP Groundwater Projects
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is one step closer to remediating and restoring the beneficial use of the San Fernando Valley Groundwater Basin (SFB), providing a critical, local source of clean drinking water for the Los Angeles region.
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Aug 03, 2020
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Supporting Women's Water Careers in Uncertain Times
Career progression may have dropped down the list of priorities for women and men in the water industry during the Covid-19 crisis, while they manage new working arrangements and, in many cases, increased childcare responsibilities.
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Jul 30, 2020
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Latest Learnings from the Water Action Platform
Assessing risk and determining responses to Covid-19 were major themes of the most recent Water Action Platform webinar which took place on 9 July. Here are six key learnings from the interactive event which was hosted by Isle chairman Piers Clark.
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Jul 29, 2020
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Mighty Breakthrough for Europe's Biggest Boring Machine
In Italy, the largest tunnel boring machine ever used in Europe successfully completed its drive in June. The supersize borer (Earth Pressure Balance Shield, diameter 15.87 meters) made by Herrenknecht in Schwanau, Baden/Southern Germany, dug 7.5 kilometers of highway tunnel through the Apennines. In cooperation with the customer, Herrenknecht designed a system for the machine, to protect the site crew from the expected methane gas deposits in the ground.
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Jul 28, 2020
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Kamstrup Introduces Next-Generation Smart Meter Solution With Integrated Acoustic Leak Detection
Danish company Kamstrup, a world-leading supplier of energy and water metering solutions with headquarters in Denmark as well as local operations and a production facility in Roswell, Georgia, has launched its newest solution to the North American market: an acoustic leak detection solution consisting of the flowIQ® 2200 ultrasonic residential water meter, Leak Detector software and supporting services.
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Jul 27, 2020
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Rising to the Region's Water Challenges: Meet the Imagine H2O Asia 2020 Accelerator Companies
Across South and Southeast Asia, the pursuit for new water solutions is intensifying as utilities and businesses strive to protect and sustain increasingly scarce resources. The eleven companies selected for Imagine H2O Asia 2020 each provide a distinct water innovation opportunity to alleviate the mounting water pressures facing communities across Asia-Pacific.
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Jul 24, 2020
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StormwateRx LLC Proudly Introduces Frontline™ - the ultimate Industrial Stormwater Catch Basin and Trench Drain Inserts
StormwateRx, in exclusive partnership with Frog Creek Partners, is proud to announce the availability of our newest stormwater treatment product, the patented Frontline™ family of drain inlet inserts.
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Jul 23, 2020
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New, Downloadable Thought Leadership Paper: Toward a Zero Carbon Future
Jacobs and Yarra Valley Water have partnered to deliver a thought leadership paper which asks ‘what if’ the growth of Australia’s hydrogen industry could be supported by co-located hydrogen production at wastewater treatment plants? Find out in our latest insights.
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Jul 22, 2020
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Supply Chain Highlights Need for Progress on Innovation
The rate of uptake of new technologies by water companies is causing ongoing frustration within the supply chain, results from a British Water survey reveal.
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Jul 21, 2020
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Condat Introduces IoT on Tunnel Boring Sites Thanks to delaware and Sigfox
Condat, a global specialist in surface chemistry including industrial lubricants, announced its partnership with Sigfox, the world's leading IoT service provider and initiator of the 0G network.
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Jul 20, 2020
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New Certifications: Emcefix Floor Confirmed Resistant to De-icing Salts and as an R3 Mortar per EN 1504-3
In 2019, MC-Bauchemie launched Emcefix floor, a new cement-bound fine filler for the cosmetic retouching and durable repair of screed and concrete floors. It is classified as an R3 mortar in accordance with EN 1504 Part 3. It is therefore also suitable for the repair of structurally relevant areas and exhibits high resistance to freeze-thaw cycling and de-icing salts – attributes that have been recently confirmed in a series of tests.
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Jul 17, 2020
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Web Platform Launched to Address Covid-19 Challenges
A new website dedicated to collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the water sector has been launched by technology consultancy Isle.
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Jul 16, 2020
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Request a Free Underground Utility Markings Poster for Your Truck
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Jul 15, 2020
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KKR and XPV Grow Water Quality Platform with Acquisition of Environmental Dynamics International (EDI)
Completes First Add-on to Strategic Platform that includes Nexom and EOSi
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Jul 14, 2020
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Federally Funded Research to Study, Improve Houston Wastewater System’s Resilience
National Science Foundation Grant Teams Rice, Howard Universities, With Black & Veatch Support, to Model Resilience of Houston’s Wastewater Treatment Plants.
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Jul 13, 2020
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RELINEEUROPE Delivers the 100th UV System to Jeschke Umwelttechnik
Ever since RELINEEUROPE AG was founded ten years ago, the company has not only been producing their brand Alphaliner, a glass fiber reinforced UV CIPP liner, but has also been developing and manufacturing UV curing systems as part of their core competencies.
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Jul 10, 2020
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TEPPFA EPDs Receive a Makeover
Following a thorough revision, TEPPFA’s Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for plastic pipes have received a new look, with an updated layout and design matching the new visual identity.
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Jul 09, 2020
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Borealis and Borough Support Project to Provide Sustainable Water Supplies to Over 50,000 People in Mozambique
Over 50,000 people in Mozambique, one of the world’s poorest countries, are benefiting from a project that has significantly improved the quality and reliability of their water supply.
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Jul 08, 2020
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Battelle Wins NSF Funding to Track Viruses in Wastewater
A Battelle team of researchers will test wastewater in Toledo for the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 as well as other viral pathogens that will help pinpoint specific neighborhoods that are hotspots for viral outbreaks.
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Jul 07, 2020
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Ensuring Compliant Onsite Wastewater Treatment Post-lockdown
Leisure and tourism businesses with onsite wastewater treatment plants are being offered guidance to ensure equipment is powered back up safely, as lockdown restrictions ease and premises begin to reopen doors. Following the UK government’s announcement that businesses can reopen from 4 July, packaged wastewater treatment plant provider WPL is hosting online clinics to guide users through the recommissioning process, which will be specific to their site.
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Jul 03, 2020
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Annual Water Quality Report Highlights Pennsylvania American Water’s Record of Surpassing Drinking Water Standards
The company provides water quality you can trust, and the results to prove it.
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