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	Mar 27, 2007 News Knowledge Factory GmbH, Bochum (Germany) Hello India, this is Germany! - UNITRACC and INDSTT train Indian decision makers with a course on trenchless technologies From 20 March to 29 March 2007 UNITRACC trained Indian decision makers at the competence centre of the Indian Society for Trenchless Technology (INDSTT) in New Delhi with the online course programme "Trenchless 101". The course dealt with the latest trenchless alternatives for the new installation and rehabilitation. The seminar closed with the two-day event "No-Dig India" under the subheading "No-Dig India Capacity Building for Urban Renewal through Trenchless Technology" where the participants of the course were awarded their certificates. Robert Stein, managing director of Knowledge Factory, UNITRACC's operating company, icontributed to the event by giving a lecture on the sustainability of supply and disposal infrastructures.
	Sep 18, 2006 News CDM Evaluation of membrane pre-treatment to further wastewater reuse CDM recently completed an in-depth, two-phase study to assess the potential for membrane technologies to expand the reuse of secondary effluent. Commissioned by the Water Environment Research Foundation, CDM, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, conducted research that will guide utilities and regulatory agencies in expanding wastewater reuse. Since rapid urbanization and severe regional droughts make it clear that fresh water supplies cannot continue to indefinitely meet water demands, wastewater reuse will be needed to ensure water sustainability.
	Apr 07, 2008 News BIRCO Baustoffwerk GmbH Amsterdam Schiphol Airport 90 years old and in top shape Schiphol is constantly being expanded and drained. A particular feature of the area is that it is 3 meters below sea level. With the skill of the Dutch in draining polders, this land was wrung from the sea around 1850. Draining the land today means different challenges need to be met: de-icing liquids used in the Winter are separated from the rainwater and drained off separately for environmental protection reasons.
	May 20, 2009 News Water Environment Federation (WEF) Water Associations, EPA Release Case Studies for Effective Utility Management Practices Alexandria, Va. – Six associations representing the U.S. water and wastewater sector, in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), have released Effective Water and Wastewater Utility Management Case Studies, a companion document to last year’s Effective Utility Management: A Primer for Water and Wastewater Utilities. This companion piece provides concrete examples and "how to" assistance for utility managers through profiles of four utilities that successfully applied the Primer concepts and tools to advance effective management practices and achieve long-term sustainability.
	Oct 02, 2006 News Lovat Inc. Margate & Broadstairs wastewater treatment scheme Costain, one of the United Kingdom's leading engineering and construction firms, has completed the final tunneling section of the 11 kilometer-long twin pipeline for the Margate & Broadstairs wastewater treatment scheme, on behalf of Southern Water.
	Jul 16, 2008 News Hatch Mott MacDonald Los Angeles World Airport awards three-year contract to Hatch Mott MacDonald Hatch Mott MacDonald has been selected by Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) to serve as prime consultant on LAWA’s Engineering Services team. Hatch Mott MacDonald will provide engineering design and planning services for taxiways, tunnels, aprons, and utility improvements for the Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC), the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) expansion, underground utilities and the central utility plant, and related projects.
	Feb 20, 2008 News The Charles Machine Works, Inc. Ditch Witch 250R/T locating system released The Ditch Witch® organization, the industry leader in the design and manufacture of underground construction equipment, announces the release of its new 250R/T locating system. The company says the 250R/T is one of the most efficient and cost-effective methods for locating and avoiding buried telephone, CATV, power, gas, and water lines. Consisting of a 250T transmitter and 250R receiver, this simple, lightweight system features intuitive controls, an easy-to-read display, and depth estimation up to 15 feet (4.6 m).
	Jan 02, 2009 News Herrenknecht AG Records tumble at the Cabrera Tunnel: Never before has a TBM tunnelled so fast The two tunnel tubes of the Cabrera Railway Tunnel near Valencia are completed: The Herrenknecht Double Shield tunnel boring machine (TBM) S-373 achieved breakthrough after the second tunnel on September 25, 2008 – 5 months ahead of schedule. This means that the planned overall construction time was cut by a quarter. Tunnelling performances of up to 106 meters per day were achieved during the completion of the shell of the two approx. 6,000 meter long tubes, so that the tunnel was ready to "accommodate" the railway technology in only 14 months.
	Nov 18, 2010 News Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin gGmbH Economical and Efficient Water Disinfection with LEDs More environmentally friendly and less complicated disinfection of water using ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs)
	Sep 14, 2009 News Jacob Fleming Group Promoting Trenchless Technology in Middle East 9th - 11th November 2009, Abu Dhabi - UAE: Even though the market conditions are rather slow these days the area of trenchless market does not seem to be affected all that much. The rapid growth of urban population along with rising congestion in such areas no longer allow major road disruption when installing new or repairing existing pipeline network. Added to this, the deteriorating state of existing underground infrastructures is bringing us into a situation where no disruption methodologies are becoming a must.
	Apr 18, 2007 News Plastics Europe L'histoire se répète The policy of the EU to encourage privatisation of the water sector has been criticised by a group of 45 civil society and labour organisations.
	Sep 15, 2010 News The Robbins Company New Robbins Support System Gains Ground at West Qinling Two Main Beam TBMs Launched with Specialized Designs in China: Ground support has reached new heights in the mountains of Gansu Province. Two 10.2 m (33.5 ft) machines are the first ever Robbins Main Beam TBMs with a redesigned ground support system replacing roof shield fingers. The TBMs were launched to bore the twin 16.6 km (10.3 mi) long West Qinling rail tunnels under high cover.
	Oct 16, 2006 News Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stein & Partner GmbH Stein & Partner goes 'down under' Presentation of asset management models and exhibition stand on the No-Dig Down Under 2006
	Sep 09, 2009 News HOBAS System PolskaSp. z. o. o. The Krakow DTW is built to last Economic Microtunneling with HOBAS® Jacking Pipe Systems - Establishing the main collector of the Lower Bench of Vistula River (DTW - Dolnej Terasy Wisły) is very important for Krakow, the second largest city in Poland. The city’s growth as well as EU requirements spurred on the extension and modernization of the existing water and sewage system. A large part of the projects is funded by the EU and also the DTW collector is a so-called ISPA project.
	Dec 31, 2009 News Relineeurope AG Cooperation Agreement between RELINEEUROPE AG and Ulrich Rotte Anlagenbau und Fördertechnik GmbH RELINEEUROPE AG of Rohrbach/Palatinate and Ulrich Rotte Anlagenbau und Fördertechnik GmbH of Salzkotten have agreed to cooperate in the development, manufacture, systems service and sales of a light-curing top-hat profile technology. This cooperation encompasses systems engineering, consumables (long and short top-hat profiles), as well as the required application services.
	Dec 24, 2009 News Relineeurope AG RELINEEUROPE AG Expands Board of Directors Willi Kröller assumes new management role on January 1st, 2010 The supervisory board of RELINEEUROPE AG is naming Mr. Willi Kröller as the newest member of the board of directors. Kröller, who currently is the managing director of Insituform Rohrsanierungstechniken GmbH, will join the board of directors of the newly founded systems supplier for sewer rehabilitation companies on January 1st, 2010.
	Jan 21, 2011 News Inter-American Development Bank IDB supports comprehensive care program for children in Nicaragua Program will benefit more than 82,000 poor children and their families in the 66 lowest-income municipalities
	Dec 27, 2006 News Water Environment Federation [WEF] Protecting the US's water supply from attack First physical Security Standard Guidelines for Water/Wastewater Utilities released in the USA
	Oct 01, 2009 News TT UK Ltd. Rivercrossing in Oxfordshire using the Grundodrill Options Utility Services Ltd carry out under crossing of the river Cherwell using their recently accquired Grundodrill HDD rig.
	Dec 01, 2010 News VA TECH WABAG Ltd. WABAG Ltd. receives order as consortium partner for Total Water Management of BOP package VA Tech Wabag Limited, one of the leading Indian MNC in the field of water and water treatment, received an order for Total Water Management of Kakatiya and Rayalaseema Thermal Power Projects under Balance of Plants package as part of consortium. WABAG portion involves around INR 2900 million (Euro 47 million) for total water management.
	May 29, 2006 News Herrenknecht AG Ready to cross the Yangtze: world's largest tunnelling machine assembled and ready in 4 months in Shanghai. At the end of April 2006, right on schedule, Herrenknecht AG handed over the first tunnelling machine with a diameter of 15.43m to the Chinese client "Shanghai Changjiang Tunnel & Bridge Construction Co., Ltd.". Together with the Chinese partner "Shanghai Tunnel Engineering Co., Ltd." (STEC) the Mixshield was assembled at the "STEC" location in Shanghai Wuhaogou (Pudong) in only 4 months.
	May 21, 2010 News American Water Works Association AWWA Announces Removing Barriers to Reclaimed Water Use Webcast On Wednesday, May 26, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) will host the Removing Barriers to Reclaimed Water Use webcast. Water reuse is an important issue and opportunity facing communities around the globe as they work to provide enough drinking water for their populations; however barriers have delayed implementation and advancement.
	Mar 03, 2005 News Herrenknecht AG Two Herrenknecht Hard Rock Tunnel Boring Machines are ready for a large-scale water transfer project in Spain The natural water basin "River Jucar Basin", with a surface of almost 22,500km², is located in the East of the Iberian Peninsula. It comprises the autonomous regions Castilla-La Mancha, Communidad Valenciana and Aragon. Beside important rivers such as the "Jucar", used for the supply of drinking water, the region has abundant groundwater resources.
	Jan 26, 2010 News RELINEEUROPE Liner GmbH & Co. KG RELINEEUROPE AG and KA-TE PMO AG agree on a sales cooperation RELINEEUROPE AG and KA-TE PMO AG have signed a sales agreement to realise the potential offered by the growing international pipe rehabilitation markets together. RELINEEUROPE (Rohrbach/Germany) is a newly founded group, offering system technologies for trenchless pipe rehabilitation. KA-TE PMO AG (Freienbach/ Switzerland) is one of the leading providers of robot systems for trenchless pipe rehabilitation.
	Jan 20, 2009 News egeplast Werner Strumann GmbH & Co. KG egeplast high-pressure pipe passes a high-pressure test of 50 bar on the test bed The new egeplast HexelOne pipe makes possible both high-pressure applications as well as a reduced usage of material in familiar applications. The reason: As compared to the existing polyethylene pipes, it has about double the strength. The new plastic pipe is made from polyethylene only in a new manufacturing process - the HexelOne process. In this method, even residual pieces can be recycled, making it environment-friendly. This is an important advantage, especially in times of continuously increasing raw material costs.