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Nov 02, 2020
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Scale-up Data Technology, Water Companies Urged
There has been “significant growth” in the use of data by the UK water sector but technology now needs to be rolled out at scale if optimum benefits are to be felt over the next five years. This is the picture from Paul Dickenson, chair of the British Water Data & Analytics Focus Group, who was speaking ahead of British Water’s Data Conference, which took place on 21 October 2020.
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Oct 29, 2020
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Xylem Makes Communities in the East of England More Sustainable with Anglian Water
Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company, is helping to prevent water shortages in the U.K. as part of its commitment to address scarcity and to make communities more sustainable and resilient.
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Oct 28, 2020
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The City of Gatesville Partners with Ameresco to Upgrade Water Meters and Implement Automatic Metering Infrastructure
Ameresco, Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced that it is partnering with the City of Gatesville, Texas, to replace over 3,600 city water meters as part of an automatic metering infrastructure (AMI) project. Upon completion, Gatesville residents will benefit from greater transparency into their water usage and billing, helping the community conserve more and spend less on operating its water infrastructure.
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Oct 27, 2020
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Hoffman Southwest Announces New Name as National Underground Group
Hoffman Southwest Corp., a provider of underground pipe inspection, cleaning, repair and locating services throughout the U.S., announced that the company changed its name to National Underground Group.
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Oct 26, 2020
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SAF Optimisation Data Shared at Wastewater Conference
Data from a study to improve optimisation of SAF wastewater treatment systems is the focus of a presentation from WPL that took place at the 2020 European Water & Wastewater Management conference on 13-14 October.
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Oct 23, 2020
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Introducing the Vermeer R600T Reclaimer
Vermeer expands its horizontal directional drilling (HDD) fluid management equipment line with the new R600T reclaimer.
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Oct 22, 2020
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Collaborative Approach Required to Achieve Zero Pollution
Water companies can expect increasing scrutiny into their environmental performance, as customer awareness of river and bathing water quality grows. This was among messages from Helen Wakeham, deputy director of water quality at the Environment Agency, during a keynote address at the Zero Pollutions Conference 2020, hosted by technology consultancy Isle.
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Oct 21, 2020
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UK-India Water MoU Offers “Great Boost” to Trade
British Water chief executive Lila Thompson says a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed between India and the UK’s leading water sector trade association will “bring a great boost” to trading relationships between the two countries. Thompson’s comments came at the India-UK Water Partnership Forum, a virtual event which took place on 22 September 2020.
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Oct 20, 2020
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Kelley Digger Shield Takes the Express Route to Atlanta
On July 1st, 2020, The Atkinson / Technique Joint Venture entered into a contract with Kelley Engineered Equipment (KEE) for the supply of a 90.25” (2.3 m) digger shield. On August 15th, just Six weeks later, the machine was on site and ready to work. Averaging about 5.3’ (1.6 m) per day, the distance needed to install 4 rings of liner plate, the shield finished its drive on October 6th, 2020.
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Oct 19, 2020
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Cartegraph Acquires SEMS Technologies, Creating Powerful Platform for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Operators
Experienced software providers team up to offer asset management, regulatory compliance tools for distribution and collection teams
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Oct 16, 2020
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Leak Loggers Support Emergeny Effort in Beirut
Data technology company Ovarro has responded quickly to a request for emergency leak detection equipment from the Veolia Foundation, which is supporting the rehabilitation of drinking water networks in the Port of Beirut.
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Oct 15, 2020
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TasWater Response to Covid-19 is Platform’s ‘Most-Read’
A paper explaining how Australian water and wastewater utility TasWater responded to the Covid-19 crisis is the most-read document on the Water Action Platform.
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Oct 14, 2020
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American Water Employees Raise More Than $214,000 for Water For People in First-Ever Virtual Fundraising Campaign
American Water, the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced the company and its employees raised more than $214,000 to support Water For People, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing access to improved water and sanitation systems and services in developing countries.
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Oct 13, 2020
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Choosing Your Next Sewer Inspection Truck
Request a free illustrated guide to sewer inspection trucks.
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Oct 12, 2020
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Paso Robles WWTP Upgrade Garners Top Wastewater Project Award for Packing Multifaceted Sustainability into Existing Footprint
New tertiary treatment facilities, nutrient management system are models of sustainable innovation.
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Oct 08, 2020
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American Water Recognized for Excellence in Water Quality by Partnership for Safe Water
The company demonstrates outstanding commitment to delivering high quality drinking water to customers.
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Oct 07, 2020
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British Water Joins Mentoring Programme Supporting Women
British Water has signed up to a pioneering mentoring programme, as part of its commitment to drive gender equality in water. Joining the 30% Club cross-company mentoring programme is the trade association’s latest Women on Water campaign initiative, which aims to support the career progression of women working in the sector. The association is now inviting its own members to be part of the programme by encouraging staff to apply to become mentors and mentees.
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Oct 06, 2020
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GeoNexus Technologies Receives Esri Utility Network Specialty for Water Utility Services
GeoNexus® Technologies, an Esri® Silver Partner, received their second Utility Network Specialty designation in 2020 for Water Utility Services from Esri.
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Oct 05, 2020
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EAS Energy Partners Close Landmark Clean Energy Deal on Largest Sewer Heat Recovery System in North America
EAS Energy Partners (EAS), a consortium led by Enwave Energy Corporation, announces completion of a landmark renewable energy project partnership for the National Western Center in Denver, Colorado. Enwave’s “Sewer Heat Recovery system,” an innovative technology that heats and cools buildings with recycled thermal energy from nearby pipelines, will be the largest clean technology system of its kind in North America.
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Oct 02, 2020
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Remote Access Gave Utilities Covid-19 Advantage, Says Review
Water utilities who already had remote access to their systems were at an advantage when Covid-19 lockdowns were introduced around the world. The information comes from a report carried out by technology consultancy Isle on behalf of the Water Action Platform collaborative initiative.
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Oct 01, 2020
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BlueInGreen Sells Its 100th Installation
BlueInGreen, LLC—a water cleantech company and provider of the most efficient method of dissolving oxygen, carbon dioxide and ozone into solution—has sold its 100th installation. These municipal and industrial water treatment installations span from coast to coast in the U.S. and Canada—serving countless applications in eight separate industries while treating over 1 billion combined gallons of water every day.
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Sep 28, 2020
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Growing with the Government
A Guide to Bidding on and Winning Government Contracts
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Sep 25, 2020
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Irish Water Kilkenny Sludge Project Wins at Water Industry Awards
Irish Water’s Kilkenny Sludge Project has been recognised at the prestigious Water Industry Awards, which promotes excellence in the water industry across the UK and Ireland.
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Sep 24, 2020
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Esco Introduces new COHOG® Split Frame Tube & Pipe Cutter that is Robust with Easy to Setup Modular Tooling
Esco Tool has introduced a new clamshell style, O.D. mounted split frame machine that features fast, accurate, and easy to setup indexable tooling to part and bevel tube and pipe from 2” to 48” dia.
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Sep 23, 2020
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Tom Iseley Moves to Purdue
Dr. Tom Iseley returned to Purdue University having been appointed as the Beavers Heavy Construction Distinguished Fellow with an academic rank of full Professor of Engineering Practice in the Construction Engineering and Management Division (CEM) in the College of Engineering. This Fellow position was established in honor of Dr. Donn E. Hancher who was Tom’s major Ph.D. professor.
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