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Oct 10, 2012
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VINCI Construction UK wins two Saudi Arabian contracts
VINCI Construction UK, in a joint venture with Al Muhaidib Contracting Company (AMC), has won two separate contracts in Jeddah with the Saudi Arabian National Water Company. The contracts, with a combined worth of over £110 million, are for the design and build of the Briman Strategic Water Reservoir and the Al Khumra Lifting Station.
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Oct 09, 2012
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IDB-backed program to improve sanitation for more than 500,000 people in northern Argentina
Program will provide 86,165 households with better sanitation services and 14,400 households with new or improved access to drinking water
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Oct 08, 2012
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Industry welcomes launch of IFAT INDIA
Local and international trade associations are giving strong support to the premiere of IFAT INDIA, which takes place from October 24 to 26, 2013, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai.
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Oct 05, 2012
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Creative Engineering Avoids Road Closure In Ripon
A busy main road in Ripon, which was due to be closed for thirteen weeks for a major water pipe replacement programme, has been kept open thanks to some 'outside of the box thinking' from Yorkshire Water.
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Oct 04, 2012
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Pipebursting Technology Manufacturer TRIC Tools, assists San Francisco Bay Area
TRIC Tools, Inc., the Northern California based Trenchless Technology Company, proudly announces the sale of its fourth Pipebursting System to one of its longtime trenchless' clients in Oakland, CA.
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Oct 02, 2012
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U.S. EPA awards Hawaii over $20 million to improve water quality, protect public health
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the Hawaii Department of Health a $10,946,000 million grant for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and a $9,125,000 million grant for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for water pollution control and drinking water infrastructure projects.
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Sep 28, 2012
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UNICEF says hardest part yet to come in providing drinking water to millions
As World Water Week kicked off, UNICEF said that despite tremendous progress in the last two decades in bringing access to improved drinking water sources to billions of people, finishing the task is not going to be easy.
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Sep 27, 2012
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MCC Completes Successful Five-Year Compact with El Salvador
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) announced the successful completion of its five-year compact with El Salvador. The $461 million compact was designed to reduce poverty through strategic investments in agricultural production, rural business development, transportation infrastructure, education and public services.
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Sep 25, 2012
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Tunneling and gallery techniques » Jacking by machine » Tunnel boring machine
Tunnel for New Energy Center in Bern
In June 2012 the Bernese energy supply company Energie Wasser Bern (ewb) began with the gradual commissioning of the new Forsthaus energy center. The production concept of district heating, steam and electricity is unique in Switzerland and implements the federal capital’s sustainable energy strategy. A tunnel boring machine from Herrenknecht (AVND, diameter 3.6 m) excavated two utility tunnels to the nearest district heating hub, all in all more than 500 meters in length.
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Sep 24, 2012
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Construction site, general
Weldco-Beales Reaches Across the Canadian Border to Partner with Radius Steel Fabrication
Pipeline construction can be a dangerous industry. The most common cause of heavy equipment operators’ occupational deaths is rollovers.
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Sep 24, 2012
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Sewage treatment
The Analytical Side to Compliance with Drinking Water Regulations
Two new U.S. Federal regulations went into effect in 2009 that directly impact drinking water utilities that use chemical disinfection. Specifically, the Ground Water Rule and the EPA Method 334.0 are now in place with the purpose of improving the quality of drinking water. This paper summarizes the key elements of the new regulations and describes how they affect utilities’ daily operations, plus it will provide a comparison of available technologies for monitoring and calibration equipment as they relate to the regulations.
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Sep 21, 2012
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S & P realizes first blended learning workshop with specialists from the Ashghal Public Works Authority (Doha, Qatar)
The focus of the vocational education program was the sharing of practice orientated knowledge of Asset Management and Utility Tunnelling. Through the support of the Ashghal Human Resources Department, represented by Mr. Moza Rashid F M Al Medaihki, the participants were familiarised with the current state of technics with the help of modern didactical learning concepts.
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Sep 20, 2012
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Abtech Holdings Selected by The Artemis Project™ as a 2012 “Top 50” Water Company
Abtech Holdings, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of patented innovative environmental technologies addressing issues of water pollution and contamination, is pleased to announce that it has been chosen for the 2012 Artemis Top 50 Water Tech Listing™. This is the fourth consecutive year that AbTech has appeared on the prestigious list.
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Sep 19, 2012
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Testing of new technology marks start of operations at new Water Research Center at Georgia Power's Plant Bowen
A new technology that could significantly reduce the water needed for power plant cooling is being tested, marking the beginning of research and development at the new Water Research Center (WRC) at Georgia Power's Plant Bowen in Cartersville, Ga.
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Sep 18, 2012
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Aegion Corporation Receives Fibrwrap Pipe Rehabilitation Contract Relating to the Government of Hong Kong
Aegion Corporation announced 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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Sep 17, 2012
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Sewage treatment
TPRF Provides Water Filter Systems to Flood Victims in Fiji
After two floods from torrential rains overwhelmed Fiji earlier this year, The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) contributed FJ$50,000 (US$30,000) to ensure that 1,000 families in Lautoka, Nadi and surrounding towns would receive tap-fitted waterfiltration systems to purify drinking water. This is the 21st grant given by TPRF in 11 nations to help provide basic necessities after flooding.
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Sep 13, 2012
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Giant Floating Barge To Be Used for Seabed Pipe Repair
The same floating barge recently used to carry out seabed investigations off the coast of Scarborough and Bridlington, will be used by Yorkshire Water again to help them carry out a pipe repair with a difference - the pipe in question sits on the seabed off Scarborough many meters below the surface.
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Sep 11, 2012
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Tunneling and gallery techniques » Jacking by machine » Tunnel boring machine
Aker Wirth delivers first tunnel boring machine for the Koralm tunnel
The first of two Aker Wirth tunnel boring machines for one of the most important infrastructure projects in Europe was delivered in August 2012. The two telescopic shield machines each have a diameter of 9,93 m.
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Sep 10, 2012
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Hyundai Motors America Awards Kana Pipeline
Kana Pipeline awarded $1.1 million USD for the underground pipeline construction of the new U.S. National Headquarters facility for Hyundai Motor America, Inc, in Fountain Valley, CA. Construction to be completed by winter of 2013.
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Sep 07, 2012
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Sewage treatment
In-Pipe Technology Awarded Contract for Green Sewer Collection System Treatment in Mexico
In-Pipe Technology’s Agent in Mexico awarded a contract to implement In-Pipe’s green sewer collection system treatment to improve effluent quality and increase treatment capacity at the Services of Water and Drainage of Monterrey’s (SADM’s) Garcia wastewater treatment plant.
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Sep 06, 2012
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Tunneling and gallery techniques » Jacking by machine » Tunnel boring machine
Galleria Sparvo: First tunnel tube completed in record format
"With the world's largest TBM, we have become accustomed to setting new records – two of which are its size and advance rate", explained Alfonso Toto, CEO and Managing Director of Toto Costruzioni Generali, during the first breakthrough celebrations while building the Sparvo Tunnel at the end of July.
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Sep 05, 2012
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Water and wastewater modernisation in Satu Mare, Romania
Satu Mare, a county in north-western Romania, is getting an upgrade of its water and wastewater services, financed by the EU Cohesion Fund and co-financed by the EBRD.
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Sep 04, 2012
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Borealis and Borouge support a sustainable future at Plastic Pipes XVI
Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative, value-creating plastics solutions, will demonstrate their contribution and commitment to improve quality of life and support a more sustainable world at the XVI International Plastic Pipes Conference in Barcelona, September 24-26, 2012.
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Sep 03, 2012
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Japan Help Improve Sanitation in Samoa
Prevention of typhoid and diarrheal diseases is at the heart of a new pilot program by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Japan that will see septic tanks installed in vulnerable households in Apia and northern Upolu.
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Aug 31, 2012
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TRENCHLESS ASIA 2012 in Singapore is a resounding success
The sixth TRENCHLESS ASIA 2012 exhibition and conference took place in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, 2-4 July and for the first time was co-located with Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), World Cities Summit and CleanEnviro Summit. The combined attendance was recorded at more than 18,500 visitors from 104 countries.
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