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Feb 11, 2013
News
Water for the World: Building on 5 years of partnership
Securing access to safe water and adequate sanitation is recognised as one of the world’s most pressing challenges. About 1.8 billion people depend on unsafe drinking water and 2.5 billion do not have access to adequate sanitation. This situation needs to be addressed with accelerated urgency, and is the reason why this challenge has been declared as part of core Millennium Development Goals defined by the United Nations (UN).
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Feb 08, 2013
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Water manager climbs Kilimanjaro for WaterAid
In February, Sutton and East Surrey Water’s Operations Manager Richard Rap and his wife Nicola, will be climbing Mt Kilimanjaro raising funds for WaterAid. They will be accompanied by close friend Alan Houghton and his daughter Chloe (all pictured left to right below) who are raising funds for other charities.
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Feb 07, 2013
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UNICEF begins delivery of water treatment supplies for 10 million people in Syria
A large-scale operation is under way in Syria to secure safe water supplies for more than 10 million people – close to half the population.
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Feb 06, 2013
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Grundfos Pumps to Invest Rs. 230 Crores in India
Grundfos Pumps, the world's largest pump manufacturer, announced its plans to expand its production capacity to double by setting up an additional unit. As part of the expansion plans, with an initiative of making India as the second home; the company plans to invest Rs. 230 crores in the next five years.
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Feb 05, 2013
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Sewage treatment
PTG Targets Industrial Applications For Its Eco-Friendly Wastewater Disinfection Technology
Pasteurization Technology Group (PTG), innovator of the only environmentally friendly wastewater disinfection process that generates renewable energy, is poised to attain ambitious commercial milestones. In 2012, PTG expanded its customer base with two wastewater treatment plants in California, underscoring a growing demand for its sustainable, chemical-free approach to wastewater disinfection.
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Feb 04, 2013
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Tunneling and gallery techniques » Jacking by machine
Herrenknecht opens Service Branch in Abu Dhabi
Herrenknecht AG responds to the high demand for micromachines and comprehensive services in the Gulf region by opening a full-service branch in Abu Dhabi in November 2012. The new company, Herrenknecht Tunnelling Systems LLC, offers top level machine overhauls, Field Service and supply of spare parts.
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Jan 31, 2013
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EBRD channels safer drinking water to more of Tajikistan
The EBRD is expanding its successful programme of upgrading water supply systems in Tajikistan by further investing in efforts to bring safe water to the northern cities of Istravshan, Panzhakent, Shakhriston and Zafarobod as well as Isaev and Yovon, in the south-west Khatlon Province.
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Jan 30, 2013
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WaterTrax partners with Accelerated Technology Laboratories to Enhance Interoperability
WaterTrax announced its new technology partnership with Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. (ATL), a premier supplier of Laboratory Data Management Solutions. As a result of the partnership, WaterTrax and ATL’s LIMS products offer full interoperability. Water and wastewater customers can now benefit from seamless integration and automated data transfers between ATL’s LIMS into WaterTrax.
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Jan 29, 2013
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Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with the Republic of Peru
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Japanese ODA loan agreements with the Government of the Republic of Peru in the capital of Lima to provide Japanese ODA loans of up to 5.078 billion yen for assistance for the North Lima Metropolitan Area Water Supply and Sewerage Optimization Project (II) and of up to 2.905 billion yen for assistance for the Amazonas Rural Development Project.
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Jan 28, 2013
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Major Facelift in Mumias underway
The perennial water problems in Mumias Municipality and the adjoining rural surroundings are set to be a thing of the past as the Board embarks on a major infrastructural facelift of the water and sanitation infrastructure to overhaul the area’s existing water supply system.
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Jan 24, 2013
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Aegion Corporation Receives $12.9 Million Fibrwrap® Pipe Rehabilitation Contract Relating to the Government of Hong Kong Water Supplies Department
Aegion Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, Fyfe Hong Kong Limited, has received a three-year contract valued at $12.9 million (USD) for the rehabilitation of potable steel water pipelines, ranging from 47-inches to 94-inches in diameter, located in the New Territories of Hong Kong for the Government of Hong Kong Water Supplies Department.
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Jan 23, 2013
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Construction site, general
The secret of nanoparticle packing in cement
Cement production is responsible for 5 % of carbon dioxide emissions. If we are to invent a "green" cement, we need to understand in more detail the legendary qualities of traditional Portland cement. A research group partly financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is tackling this task.
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Jan 22, 2013
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First Peace-Building Water Project in Darfur
Over 750,000 people from three Darfur states will have improved access to water supply and sanitation through a €3.3 million African Water Facility (AWF) grant. The project was recently launched during two separate ceremonies held in November in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and in El Fasher, North Darfur State capital.
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Jan 21, 2013
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Vallourec awards Veolia Water the contract to audit the water footprint of its biggest production facilities
To assess and compare the water footprint of seven of its biggest production plants worldwide, Vallourec has turned to Veolia Water’s new measurement and decision-making assistance tool: the Water Impact Index (WIIX).
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Jan 18, 2013
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VINCI wins two water engineering contracts in Jamaica
VINCI Construction Grands Projets is to carry out two projects for the Jamaican National Water Commission to improve the country’s water supply network for a total sum of €60 million.
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Jan 17, 2013
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About 220,000 Uzbek Citizens to Benefit from Improved Water Supply
Almost 220,000 people in Uzbekistan will benefit from a US$82 million IDA Credit, approved by the World Bank’s Board of Directors. The Alat and Karakul Water Supply Project will improve the coverage, quality and efficiency of public water supply service in the districts of Alat and Karakul in the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan.
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Jan 16, 2013
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Tri-Tech Holding Wins Multiple Contracts in Water and Water Resources Management
Tri-Tech Holding Inc., which provides turn-key water resources management, water and wastewater treatment, industrial safety and pollution control solutions, announced that it has secured several contracts for wastewater treatment, high-rising building water supply equipment procurement and flash flood forecasting projects. The aggregate value of all contracts is approximately $3.2 million (approximately RMB 20.15 million).
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Jan 15, 2013
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Urgent action needed to improve water and sanitation for displaced in Myanmar’s Rakhine State despite some progress
Tens of thousands of people displaced by conflict in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state and living in temporary camps have inadequate sanitation, poor hygiene conditions and limited access to safe water, increasing health risks to people in and near the sites.
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Jan 14, 2013
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Gulf Waste Water Summit 2013 Announces New Dates
The GCC water industry's most anticipated summit – Fleming Gulf's 3rd Annual Gulf Waste Water Summit, which was scheduled to take place in March 2013 is now poised to take place on 2nd & 3rd April 2013 at Shangri-La Hotel - Dubai.
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Jan 10, 2013
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Construction site, general » Devices
Techni-Métal Systems a New Herrenknecht Subsidiary
In December 2012, Herrenknecht AG took over the French manufacturer of tunnel supply vehicles, the company Techni-Métal Systemes SAS (TMS) in Livron. By acquiring TMS, Herrenknecht is expanding its full-range portfolio which comprises all technical equipment and services around innovative tunnel boring machines.
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Jan 09, 2013
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Global Water Technologies plans pilot "smart water grid" project with people + pipes + policy
Global Water Technologies is planning to launch a pilot “smart water grid” that demonstrates the importance of addressing sustainable infrastructure through a comprehensive approach that shows benefits to people, pipes and policy.
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Jan 08, 2013
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Wastewater system upgrade to improve life in Croatian tourist resort of Šibenik
The EBRD is supporting the modernisation of municipal infrastructure in the Croatian town of Šibenik with a €10 million loan to co-finance the upgrade of its wastewater infrastructure.
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Jan 07, 2013
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Dominican Republic to improve access to drinking water for 329,000 people with IDB support
The Dominican Republic will improve water services for 329,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Santiago de los Caballeros with a $25 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
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Jan 04, 2013
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Inspection » TV-Inspection
New RedLine Laser Profiling Accessory for ROVVER X Reduces Cost, Effort of Scanning Pipe Geometry
Attaching in seconds to the ROVVER X inspection crawler, the new RedLine™ laser accessory is all you need to geometrically profile the inside of buried pipelines. Captured profile data is readily analyzed to verify proper pipe installation, plan relining projects, determine remaining pipe life, monitor erosion/corrosion, quantify defects, and analyze partial collapses.
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Jan 04, 2013
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Inspection » TV-Inspection
Fiberscope.net Introduces a New Pipe Inspection Camera to its Range of Portable Optic Devices
With a Convenient Portable Design and High Resolution Video, the iSnake Push Camera from Fiberscope.Net takes Portable Field Inspections to the Next Level.
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