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Mar 13, 2020
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Evoqua Water Technologies Appoints Lisa Glatch to Its Board of Directors
Evoqua Water Technologies, an industry leader in mission-critical water treatment solutions, announced the appointment of Lisa Glatch to its Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to welcome Lisa to Evoqua’s Board of Directors,” said Ron Keating, CEO of Evoqua. “As an independent director, Lisa brings significant industry knowledge and a wealth of experience managing diverse organizations.”
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Mar 12, 2020
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Geoff Koch Named New VP of Product Development at McElroy
McElroy announces the appointment of Geoff Koch, P.E., as vice president of product development, who will help lead the continuing evolution and global impact of McElroy pipe fusion equipment.
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Mar 11, 2020
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British Water Launches Micropollutants Technical Group
A collaborative technical focus group has been set up by British Water to find new ways to reduce levels of micropollutants in wastewater. The group, which comprises British Water members, had its first meeting this February and will meet again in May.
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Mar 10, 2020
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New Sales Managers for Infrastructure, Industry & Buildings and for the Ombran Division in Germany
Thomas Schneider (46) has taken on the newly created role of Sales Manager for Infrastructure, Industry & Buildings in Germany effective 1 January 2020 --- Andreas Over (43) has been appointed Sales Manager for the om-bran division of MC-Bauchemie Müller GmbH & Co. KG in Germany.
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Mar 09, 2020
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Robbins Main Beam Overcomes Obstacles in Guangxi Province
In January 2020, a Robbins 5.97 m (19.6 ft) diameter Main Beam TBM cleared its final hurdle when it broke through in Guangxi Province, China. The TBM excavated its first of two tunnels, an 11.9 km (7.4 mi) long conduit for Lot 1 of the North Line Water Irrigation Project, Letan Water Reservoir, Drought-Relief. The tunnel was marked by a gauntlet of challenges, from karst cavities to fault zones and water inflows.
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Mar 06, 2020
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Essential Utilities Inc. Announces New Vice President of Operations for Aqua Family of Companies
Essential Utilities Inc. announced the appointment of Mark McKoy as vice president of operations for Aqua, which provides drinking water and wastewater services to more than 3 million people across eight states.
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Mar 05, 2020
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All Sectors Need to Pull Together, Says EA Chair
The water industry needs to pull together with other sectors to meet the challenge of climate change, Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd told a gathering of over 200 water industry professionals at a British Water networking reception.
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Mar 04, 2020
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President Proposes $1.1 Billion in Fiscal Year 2021 for Bureau of Reclamation and They Receive $3.5 Million for 19 Projects That Will Inform Water Management Decisions
Budget continues Bureau of Reclamation’s efforts to enhance water and hydropower reliability across the west. --- Projects in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Washington selected.
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Mar 03, 2020
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New Esco FLANGE HOG 110® Flange Facing Tool Eliminates the Need to Replace Flanges in Virtually any Flanged Piping System
Esco Tool has introduced a new portable and compact flange facing tool that eliminates the need to cut pipe and replace flanges when changing valves in virtually any flanged piping system. Easy to setup and use, it requires only about a 10” opening between flanges and refaces damaged RF and FF gasket seats on flanges with a phonographic finish that meets B16.5 standards.
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Mar 02, 2020
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Black & Veatch Joins Forces with Rezatec to Bring a New Perspective to the Management of Utility Infrastructure
Black & Veatch is announcing a strategic partnership with Rezatec to collaboratively develop decision support tools that enable owners and operators of infrastructure assets to make intelligent, business critical decisions using geospatial analytics.
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Feb 28, 2020
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North American Society for Trenchless Technology Celebrates 30 Years
The North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) celebrates 30 years of industry advocacy and education in 2020. NASTT is an engineering society of individuals, public organizations and private companies with strong beliefs in the practical, social and environmental benefits of trenchless technology.
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Feb 27, 2020
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American Water Named One of the 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies
American Water, the largest publicly-traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that it was named as one of the 100 Most Sustainable Companies by Barron’s Magazine.
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Feb 26, 2020
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The Banyan W.A.T.E.R. Report Reveals Water Complexities Threatening Enterprise Resource Management Systems
Banyan Water, the leading provider of data-driven water conservation software for the built environment, today released its inaugural Banyan Water Analysis Trends and Emerging Risk (W.A.T.E.R.) Report.
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Feb 25, 2020
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Mitsubishi Electric Named to CDP’s Water “A List”
Strategies and activities to protect water resources recognized for fourth consecutive year
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Feb 24, 2020
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Vermeer Corporation Introduces New Line of High-capacity, Truck-mounted Vacuum Excavators
Company to offer product line through minority ownership and distribution partnership with Vacuum X-Traction Products Inc.
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Feb 21, 2020
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British Water Pledges to Improve Gender Equality
British Water has committed to increasing the number of women on its non-executive board and has urged the rest of the industry to follow its lead.
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Feb 20, 2020
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Students Get Information at First Hand
The Max Planck High School in Lahr hosted the 2020 Engineer's Day on February 6, 2020, the tenth time it has taken place. The half-day event gives pupils first-hand insight into and information about careers in engineering. The opening presentation was given by Artur Miller, project engineer at Herrenknecht AG.
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Feb 19, 2020
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Focus on Future Developments at PP XX
One of the topics addressed at Plastic Pipes XX Conference will be “Hydrogen replacing natural gas – is the pipe infrastructure ready?" Such a review is all the more relevant given the development of hydrogen delivery systems particularly within the transport sector.
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Feb 17, 2020
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Putting Purpose Into Practice: Pentair and the Pentair Foundation Contribute Nearly $3 Million to Support Communities Around the World
Pentair PLC, a global water treatment company, and the Pentair Foundation announce their twenty-first consecutive year of giving to strengthen communities around the world, increase access to quality education and provide safe, clean water to people in developing countries.
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Feb 14, 2020
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Tacoma Public Utilities Selects Sensus for Advanced Meter Project
Sensus, a Xylem brand, has been selected by Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) as the technology provider for its advanced meter project. The publicly-owned utility offers power, water, rail, internet and cable service to downtown Tacoma and the surrounding area.
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Feb 13, 2020
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Sedaru, Inc. is Selected for Nevada Irrigation District Enterprise Asset Management
Sedaru, Inc. announced that Nevada Irrigation District-CA (NID or District) has selected Sedaru for a five-year contract to deliver its real-time, enterprise asset and operational management system for NID’s water distribution, treatment plant, hydropower, recreation, watershed, and fleet facilities.
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Feb 12, 2020
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Sewer Inspection Crawler Wheel Set-ups Poster
You won't get far with the wrong wheels
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Feb 11, 2020
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Golden Beaver Award for Jack Brockway: Major Recognition for Herrenknecht U.S. Manager
Jack Brockway, President of Herrenknecht Tunnelling Systems USA, received the prestigious Golden Beaver Award 2020 in Los Angeles on Friday, January 17, 2020. The association of leading representatives of the U.S. construction industry honored Jack Brockway's achievements in outstanding projects and technological advances in mechanized tunnelling with the Service & Supply Award.
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Feb 10, 2020
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Toilet Paper Replace Chemicals
Within the NEREUS project, research is being carried out into various techniques for the recovery of raw materials from domestic wastewater, including cellulose, nutrients, water and energy.
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Feb 07, 2020
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Peers Sought to Build Urban Resilience Platform
A new peer-to-peer platform is helping municipalities and water utilities find reliable innovative solutions to their infrastructure resilience challenges. Isle’s technology consultant Sylvia Schuster explains why managing the effects of climate change requires urban transformation.
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