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	Jan 13, 2012 News Karin Larsson Sealing the world’s longest immersed tunnel In 2009, construction began on a project to link Hong Kong with Macau and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai. The link will be one of the region’s most technically complex engineering projects ever. It includes a 30-kilometer dual three-lane carriageway with a 23-kilometer bridge, an almost 7-kilometer tunnel and two artificial islands. The tunnel will be the world’s longest deepwater immersed tunnel for road traffic.
	Jan 16, 2012 News Denise Free American Water Expands Water & Sewer Line Protection Programs in Four States American Water Works Company, Inc., the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced the expansion of its Water and Sewer Line Protection Programs to homeowners in Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina and Texas communities. Offered through American Water Resources, Inc. and American Water Resources of Texas, subsidiaries of American Water, the Water Line Protection and Sewer Line Protection Programs provide homeowners with comprehensive protection for water line and sewer line repairs that are not covered by homeowners' insurance or their water or sewer service provider.
	Jan 17, 2012 News James Karklins Sewer and Pipeline Rehabilitation in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld The Sewer and Pipeline Rehabilitation industry in the US has experienced declining revenue over the past five years. Revenue is expected to decrease an average of 1.2% annually to $5.1 billion in the five years to 2012. Following the recession, constrained local and state budgets and a sharp drop in residential construction underpinned the decrease as fewer projects were completed. The next five years are set to be better for the industry. Despite constrained local and state government budgets and continued growth constraints in the residential housing market, these factors are set to recover in the latter half of the five years to 2017, benefiting industry growth.
	Jan 18, 2012 News Karen Lane ADB $200 Million Loan to Help PRC's Guangxi Improve Cities, Unlock Potential The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $200 million loan for infrastructure upgrades to improve living conditions and open up new economic opportunities in three strategically vital seaport cities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
	Jan 19, 2012 News Valentina Sequi IDB approves $200 million credit line for Abengoa of Spain The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a revolving credit of $200 million for the Spanish company Abengoa S.A. to finance the development of power transmission and generation projects, especially from renewable sources, as well as water, sanitation, and health concessions in Latin America.
	Jan 20, 2012 News TransCanada Corporation TransCanada Will Re-Apply for a Keystone XL Permit TransCanada Corporation (TransCanada) announced it has received the U.S. Department of State's decision that the Presidential Permit for Keystone XL has been denied.
	Jan 23, 2012 News US Environmental Protection Agency City of South Bend agrees to improve sewer system to address Clean Water Act violations The United States Attorney’s Office and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the City of South Bend, Indiana has agreed to make an estimated $509.5 million worth of improvements to its combined sewer system to significantly reduce overflows of raw sewage to the St. Joseph River, which is a tributary of Lake Michigan. One well-known stretch of the St. Joseph River in South Bend, the East Race, is the site of an annual international kayaking competition and also is where Olympic kayakers and rescue workers periodically train.
	Jan 24, 2012 News The Robbins Company Robbins EPBs bore Final Meters in Zhengzhou China is one step closer to becoming a national crossroads for rail traffic with the breakthrough of two EPBs. The 6.3 m (20.7 ft) Robbins TBMs have set a Chinese EPB record in the process, excavating up to 720 m (2,362 ft) in one month. The swift machines boring the Metro Line 1 holed through in October and November 2011—at least two weeks ahead of schedule.
	Jan 25, 2012 News Rick Terven Major Labor Union Criticizes Denial of Keystone Pipeline, Placing Blame On Environmental Groups The denial of the Keystone XL pipeline is criticized by William P. Hite, general president of the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Sprinklefitters, a major construction union in the U.S. and Canada. He charges that the denial is the result of our leaders playing politics over jobs. He notes this would have been the safest pipeline in history and failure to approve a permit is a major mistake that relies on unfounded claims by environmental groups.
	Jan 26, 2012 News HyperSolar, Inc. HyperSolar Technology Turns Wastewater into Renewable Hydrogen and Natural Gas HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen and natural gas using water and solar power, commented that its technology can help mitigate the high costs of wastewater treatment, while turning a liability into an opportunity.
	Jan 27, 2012 News Amanda L. Connolly PerkinElmer Provides Reliable, High Performance Water Monitoring Solutions for South West Water, UK PerkinElmer Inc., a global leader focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, has provided South West Water, a UK-based water utility, its NexION® 300 ICP-MS platform to help ensure and deliver safe water to 1.6 million people and businesses in the south west of England through advanced analytical monitoring.
	Jan 30, 2012 News Water Resources Group Ltd. Joint Venture for India and South Africa Executed – WRG partners with established local network Water Resources Group Ltd is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Mandala Water Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mandala Capital AG Fund Limited, to exploit all of WRG’s existing and future products and technologies in the operating territories of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh).
	Feb 01, 2012 News Mohamad Al-Arief World Bank Supports Flood Mitigation Efforts in Jakarta The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a project to clean out a number of major waterways in Jakarta, in support of the provincial government’s flood management system. The Jakarta Urgent Flood Mitigation Project – also known as the Jakarta Emergency Dredging Initiative, or JEDI – will help dredge about 67.5 km of 11 key channel sections and 65 hectares of four retention basins, to help restore their operating capacities. About 42 km of embankments will also be repaired. All these activities will take place in the priority sections of Jakarta’s flood management system.
	Jan 31, 2012 News FT Pipeline Systems Ltd FT Pipeline Systems Reveals Boiler Pipe Range FT Pipeline Systems, a leading supplier of steel and ductile iron pipes for the UK water and construction industries, has unveiled a range of carbon steel boiler pipes available in an extensive range of different specifications.
	Feb 02, 2012 News Doug Novarro Pall Corp. to Supply Advanced Water Treatment Technology for Qatar Petroleum Pall Corporation has been selected by contractor SEG (Société d'Entreprise & de Gestion) Qatar to supply a state-of-the-art water treatment solution for Qatar Petroleum’s (QP) premier Ras Laffan Emergency and Safety College (RLESC). The complete Pall Aria™ AP-Series packaged membrane system will filter the facility’s treated sewage effluent and remove bacteria, viruses, turbidity and suspended matter. Pall is a global leader in filtration, separation and purification.
	Feb 03, 2012 News Adriana Gomez IFC Supports Water, Electricity Services for 2.3 Million People in Colombia with $349 Million Financing IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, arranged a $349 million financing for Colombian utility Empresas Públicas de Medellín to improve access to water, sewerage services, and electricity for more than 2.3 million people in Medellin and its surrounding areas.
	Feb 06, 2012 News Alexandra Dobnigg From 0 to 250 Cubic Meters in Only 8 Hours – HOBAS Tank Secures Potable Water Supply in Lower Austria Not only the increasing number of inhabitants but also the increasing number of swimming pools used to cause water shortages in Karlstetten (Lower Austria) every year in early summer. HOBAS however came to the rescue with a potable water tank holding 250 cubic meters. Installed in record time of only 8 hours, it ensures a reliable potable water supply and even serves as an impressive reference project for visitors from abroad.
	Feb 07, 2012 News Richard Willis Seychelles clean water supply secured with European funding Drinking water in the Seychelles, currently threatened by irregular rainfall and longer dry periods, will be secured through an investment programme backed by EUR 27 million European Investment Bank funding. Planned upgrades to the island’s water network will also protect water cleanliness with new sewer facilities and measures to reduce water loss.
	Feb 08, 2012 News Simon Evans Innovative New Scheme to Help Protect Homes from Flooding A state-of-the-art flood alleviation scheme is being built in north London to capture excess water in times of heavy rain. Thames Water is digging a 60m by 10m ‘swale’ which will be approximately half a metre deep and will hold the water temporally during bouts of wet weather. The water will then be drained through pipes underneath the pond-like swale when the surface water levels subside to help ease the flow into the underground network.
	Feb 09, 2012 News Stacy Kika EPA Releases New Tool with Information about Water Pollution Across the U.S. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a new tool that provides the public with important information about pollutants that are released into local waterways. Developed under President Obama’s transparency initiative, the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant Loading Tool brings together millions of records and allows for easy searching and mapping of water pollution by local area, watershed, company, industry sector, and pollutant. Americans can use this new tool to protect their health and the health of their communities.
	Feb 10, 2012 News WaterAid Praise and opportunities for WaterAid in Swaziland WaterAid's Southern Africa Regional Management Team have visited Swaziland to learn more about one of our newest Country Programmes, and to assess the progress of our pilot work there. WaterAid officially started working in Swaziland in 2009, building contacts and partnerships.
	Feb 13, 2012 News Katia Theriault AfDB Promotes Improved Access to Water, Sanitation and Health Services in Rural and Urban Uganda The African Development Bank and the Government of Uganda signed two separate agreements in January 2012 to finance projects to improve health services delivery and access to water and sanitation in both urban and rural areas of Uganda, with a total investment of USD 155.8 million. This double deal is expected to boost the country’s efforts to meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goals for health, water and sanitation.
	Feb 14, 2012 News Adam J. Simonsen Major Bulgarian Utility Chooses InfoNet For Effective Network Management ViK Lovetch, the water utility serving the Bulgarian city of Lovetch, has opted to utilize the powerful analysis and business intelligence capabilities of InfoNet as its network management system. The purchase will represent a significant step up for the utility’s capabilities in this area.
	Feb 15, 2012 News Karen Lane ADB Sells Second Water Bond to Boost Critical Investment in the Sector The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is selling its second Water Bond to Japanese investors to help finance its work in the water sector. The Water Bond, denominated in Turkish lira, will be issued in February. ADB will provide assistance in an amount at least equal to the net proceeds of the bond to water-related projects in the region, such as new water supply systems in urban areas, major rehabilitation of existing irrigation systems, and investment in wastewater management.
	Feb 16, 2012 News TransCanada Corporation Top American Companies Highlight Importance of Keystone XL To U.S. Job Creation A number of U.S. firms joined TransCanada Corporation in stating how they will create thousands of American jobs building the largest privately financed infrastructure project on the books right now. The companies came forward to reinforce the fact that construction of the privately financed $7 billion oil pipeline means work for their employees during a period when the American economy needs jobs - 20,000 jobs in construction and manufacturing. For many, these jobs are a lifeline.