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Mar 20, 2013
News
Sewage treatment
Efficient sewage sludge treatment
The international VDI conference "Sewage Sludge Treatment" on 18th and 19th June 2013 in Strasbourg, France covers how sewage sludge can be treated effectively and how energy and materials can be recovered for further use.
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Mar 19, 2013
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Turnberry environmental improvement
A Scottish Water project which will help protect the natural environment on one of Scotland’s most iconic stretches of coastline has been completed. The £500,000 investment in the upgrade of a waste water pumping station at Turnberry, South Ayrshire is helping to protect the waters of the Firth of Clyde by reducing the risk of spills of waste water from the facility.
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Mar 19, 2013
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AQWA Academy – Sustainable capacity development in the water sector
Water obtains its fundamental importance from its life giving characteristic. Through its close relationship with health, food security, energy, environment and economy, water is the most important basic resource. Access to water and basic sanitation are, in accordance with the 2010 UN General Assembly resolution, an essential human right. However, this fundamental right is not accessible to a large portion of the world’s population. Sustainable solutions for efficient and resource saving management are therefore needed. A key factor for this is the qualification of skilled professionals. AQWA Academy offers a training program for water sector professionals, which aims to make a contribution to the improvement of the water situation in the most arid region of the world.
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Mar 18, 2013
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Sewage treatment
Fortrans Inc. Unveils New Technology To Aerate Waste Water With Dif-Jet Gas Infusion Device
Fortrans Inc. Wendell NC announces new technology for aeration of wastewater. The new Dif-Jet™ gas infusion device is a less expensive alternative to ordinary diffusers, injectors and sparger designs for aeration of wastewater.
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Mar 15, 2013
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Renovation » Lining with pipes » Spirally-wound pipe lining process
Sewer rehabilitation with SPR technology in Poland: Project wound to perfect close
When the town of Kety in Poland needed to rehabilitate sections of two egg-profile sewer lines with large diameters in late summer 2012, SPR Europe was able to offer the town the perfect solution with its spiral-wound pipe method. With controlled live flow, it took 10 weeks to line the 425 metres of DN1000/1720 and 93 metres of DN1400/2100 concrete pipe with the SPR™ liner.
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Mar 13, 2013
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African Water Facility to Support Access of Urban Poor to Sanitation in Uganda
The African Water Facility offered a 1 million euro grant to the Community Integrated Development Initiatives (CIDI) to support their Kawempe Urban Poor Sanitation Improvement Project (KUPSIP). The project is designed to provide affordable and sustainable sanitation services to over 100,000 urban poor living in the Kawempe Municipality, in Kampala, Uganda.
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Mar 12, 2013
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Sandvik to acquire Canadian drilling solutions provider
Sandvik has signed an agreement with Cubex Limited (CUBEX) to acquire its drilling solutions business and operations.
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Mar 11, 2013
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Solar water supply in Pakistan
The solar company Phaesun GmbH from Memmingen has installed 200 solar water pumping systems in 12 districts in Pakistan. The latest systems were successfully put into operation together with the Pakistani partner Izhar Energy by December 2012 in the district of Sukkur.
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Mar 07, 2013
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SmartBall Leak Detection Featured in International Research Project by Sydney Water
Sydney Water is completing a five-year international research project to examine why and when critical water mains burst.
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Mar 06, 2013
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Tunneling and gallery techniques » Jacking by machine » Tunnel boring machine
Aker Wirth TBMs deployed in one of the most important infrastructure projects in Europe
In December 2012, the final functionality tests were carried out for the first tunnel boring machine in the south line of the construction lot, KAT2, of the Koralm tunnel; in January, it was put into operation. The second TBM will begin tunneling in the north tube in March 2013. The two machines will be deployed for the main section (approximately 18 km in length) of the 32,9 km long Koralm tunnel. This tunnel is part of the new major high-speed train route between Graz and Klagenfurt in Austria.
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Mar 05, 2013
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Inspection » Optical sensory inspection
Severn Trent Water Endorses RedBox
RedBox has been given the official nod for its role in improving PE pipe jointing: compulsory specification by Severn Trent Water to their contractors.
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Mar 04, 2013
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Construction site, general » Products
McElroy Creates Super 250 TracStar Machine
The popular TracStar® 250 has a new ordering option for customers. Named the "Super 250," the fusion machine pairs a 250 fusion machine carriage for fusing 2-inch IPS to 8-inch DIPS (63mm to 225mm) polyethylene pipe with a larger tracked chassis powered by diesel fuel.
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Mar 01, 2013
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Sewage treatment » Sludge treatment
Manila Water Introduces Innovative Wastewater Technology
For the first time in the Philippine water utility industry, the Manila Water Company, the Ayala-led water concessionaire in Metro Manila’s East Zone, has pioneered the use of a unique and advanced dewatering technology to effectively treat wastewater and lessen sludge from treatment plants, called as the Geotube® technology after its Innovations (R&D) team worked on it.
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Feb 28, 2013
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African Water Facility Promotes Safe Sanitation, Hygiene Education for Urban Poor in Liberia
The African Water Facility (AWF) offers a €1.2 million grant to the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) to support a project aimed at increasing access to sustainable and affordable sanitation and hygiene services to over 800,000 urban slum-dwellers in Monrovia, Liberia.
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Feb 27, 2013
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18 Banks Sign Innovative $100 Million B-Loan for Access to Safe Water
The Asian Development Bank is partnering with 18 banks to help China Water Affairs Group Limited (CWA) to increase access and improve water efficiency in small- and medium-sized cities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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Feb 26, 2013
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Replacement by trenchless method » Pipe bursting, in general
Large Up Size Pipe Replacement Beneath The West Highland Railway
A HammerHead® HB125 static pipe-bursting system, provided by U Mole was recently utilised by rail contractor Carillion to undertake an interesting and challenging project to replace a 450mm i.d. clayware sectional culvert running beneath the main railway line between Crianlarich and Oban.
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Feb 25, 2013
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Long-term sewer rehabilitation contracts awarded in Victoria
Goulburn Valley Water and Barwon Water have awarded long term contracts for sewer rehabilitation.
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Feb 22, 2013
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Construction site, general » Products
U Mole Provide Free Equipment to Charity
In the competitive world of utility contracting and equipment sales/supply altruism is something that might seem something of a rarity, particularly in the difficult economic conditions currently being experienced across the UK, and globally.
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Feb 21, 2013
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Tunneling and gallery techniques » Jacking by machine » Tunnel boring machine
bauma Innovation Award 2013: Aker Wirth through to the final round
The latest development from Aker Wirth, the Mobile Tunnel Miner (MTM) for underground tunneling and mining, has been nominated for this year’s bauma Innovation Award. A jury of experts picked the MTM as one of the three best contributions from among 156 entries in the “Machinery” category.
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Feb 20, 2013
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Xylem announces acquisition of PIMS Group to enhance service capabilities
Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, announced that it has acquired PIMS Group, a privately held United Kingdom-based wastewater services company, for approximately $57 million. The actual terms of the transaction were not disclosed. PIMS generated revenue of approximately $38 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012.
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Feb 19, 2013
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Open cut method » New construction, semi open cut method
Nominated for the Bauma Innovation Award: Pipe Express from Herrenknecht
With Pipe Express® the Herrenknecht AG has developed a new semi-trenchless method for installing pipelines. In comparison with the open construction method, routes are considerably narrower, no groundwater lowering is necessary and there is less impact on nature. This has a very positive effect on the grid operators' construction costs.
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Feb 18, 2013
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Steve Vick International has pipe cracking cracked
The traditional method of breaking out a cast iron main has been to use a variety of handheld tools such as a sledge hammer or ‘podger’, but there are serious health and safety issues with these procedures as pieces of broken metal can fly up to cause injury to operatives.
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Feb 14, 2013
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S & P realizes first workshop with specialists from the National Water Company in Riad
The focus of the workshop paid special attention to the sharing of practice orientated knowledge of Asset Management. The participants were familiarised with the current state of technics with the help of modern didactical learning concepts. The workshop included the stimulating participation of 24 civil engineers.
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Feb 13, 2013
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President Sirleaf: World loses $260 billion from poor water and sanitation
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf issued a stark warning in Monrovia to the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel to address the future of international poverty reduction efforts, noting that economic losses due to poor water and sanitation access globally are costing $260 billion (US) every year.
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Feb 12, 2013
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Kick off of the International Year of Water Cooperation in Paris
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO; Michel Jarraud, UN-Water Chair and Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO); and Hamrokhon Zarifi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan have launched the International Year of Water Cooperation 2013 at UNESCO Headquarters, in Paris. The Year was proclaimed by the United Nations at the initiative of Tajikistan and UNESCO has been designated by UN-Water to coordinate activities during the year.
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