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	Dec 09, 2014 News Paul Whitemore Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority extends partnership with Veolia for interim executive management through 2015 The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority (PWSA) Board of Directors has voted to continue its nearly three-year partnership with Veolia, the world’s leading provider of environmental solutions. Since 2012, the partnership has secured more than $5 million annually in positive financial benefit, implemented operational efficiencies, and made PWSA a leader in local efforts to implement Green Infrastructure (GI).
	Dec 12, 2014 News Sarah Kelly Infrasense and Radar Solutions International Team to Map Utilities for 2 Liquid Natural Gas Facilities in Massachusetts Infrasense and Radar Solutions International (RSI) recently teamed to complete utility mapping at two liquid natural gas facilities in Massachusetts. A combination of utility detection tools, including ground penetrating radar, electromagnetic time-domain metal detection, and electromagnetic induction were used to provide CADD-compatible maps of buried utilities at each site.
	Dec 15, 2014 News Probst Greiftechnik Verlegesysteme GmbH Concrete Pipe Lifter operating at £431 million flagship Tram project in England A-Plant - one of the UK’s largest equipment rental companies - is the fi rst UK hire company to have purchased the Concrete pipe lifter RVD-4-ECO-4-F, designed for the safe unloading and laying of concrete pipes in Trenches on Construction sites.
	Dec 17, 2014 News Fluid Components International ST100 Aeration Flow Meter With Profibus PA Simplifies Wastewater Plant Upgrade Process Simplifies Meter Retrofit Installations To Reduce Labor Time and Save Money
	Dec 19, 2014 News Stuart White Thames Water to recruit new wave of engineers A new generation of engineers could be offered a job at Thames Water – if they pass an industry-first traineeship scheme. People are being recruited for the hands-on, six month programme with the chance of a permanent full-time role for those determined to succeed. Candidates will be paid during their traineeship, which the company hopes will be the start of a long and rewarding engineering career.
	Dec 23, 2014 News Jeff Moeller Call for Innovative Wastewater Technologies for Consideration At the WERF/WEF Forum on Intensification of Resource Recovery
	Dec 30, 2014 News Pablo Bachelet IDB moves to improve water and sanitation services in Belém, Brazil The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $125 million loan to Brazil to support infrastructure and reforms aimed at improving water and sanitation services and extending their coverage to thousands of people in the city of Belém.
	Jan 02, 2015 News Karen Lane $500 Million ADB Loans to Improve Urban Services in India's Rajasthan State The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved two loans worth half a billion dollars to help the government in India’s largest state of Rajasthan to better manage essential urban services and finance water and sewerage upgrades.
	Jan 09, 2015 News Juan Antonio Flores Piedras Negras to receive US$218,400 grant for wastewater system rehabilitation The North American Development Bank (NADB) and the local water utility, Sistema Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento de Piedras Negras (SIMAS) in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, signed a US$218,400 grant agreement for wastewater system improvements that will prevent up to 2.3 million gallons per day (mgd) of untreated wastewater discharges into the Rio Grande.
	Jan 13, 2015 News Alexey Sesorov Sandvik DP1500i drill rig shows its power in Russia Sandvik Construction Russia and authorized distributor Quarry Service recently demonstrated the DP1500i drill rig at the Donskoy Kamen and Yugvzrivprom operated Fedorovskoye sandstone quarry in the Rostov region. Equipped to deal with the sandstone application the DP1500i’s bits lasted 2.5 times longer, with the rig using less than half the fuel, and drilling twice the distance.
	Jan 16, 2015 News Groundforce Stopper Specialists launch new Tool Box videos Stopper Specialists, a division of Groundforce, has introduced Tool Box Videos - a new online training resource to further support its growing customer base.
	Jan 21, 2015 News Herrenknecht AG Teamwork ensures swift pipe jacking under the Elbe Breakthrough by a micro-tunnelling machine from Herrenknecht in a pipe-jacking project near Hamburg has closed a decisive gap in the construction of two new gas pipelines. The 1.5 kilometer route runs up to 35 meters under the Elbe through various, partially complex geological zones. This demanding technical challenge was competently mastered by the long-term Herrenknecht contractor A.Hak Drillcon on December 4, 2014 after a total of 112 days of tunnelling and in time for the feast day of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of tunnel builders and miners.
	Jan 19, 2015 News Catherine des Arcis SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT wins a 4-year, €65 million contract to operate and maintain the residual water collection system in Panama city Degrémont, a SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT subsidiary, has been chosen by the Panama Ministry of Health (MINSA) to maintain and operate the wastewater collection systems, pumping stations and other networks in Panama City over a period of four years.
	Jan 23, 2015 News Jeni Leist Microtunneling Achievement Award Winners Announced Industry Leaders to Receive Honors at Microtunneling Short Course
	Jan 27, 2015 News Trelleborg Offshore & Construction / Trelleborg Engineered Systems Ltd Performance sets pipe plugs apart Trelleborg’s new generation of inflatable pipe plugs has been a key factor in keeping the sewage and drainage infrastructure of one of western China’s fast-growing cities in good order.
	Jan 30, 2015 News Achim Kühn World record for Las Vegas: mechanized tunnelling under high pressure In the U.S. state of Nevada, a machine from Herrenknecht has bored a tunnel for the Las Vegas water supply. In the process, new world records were set: the high-tech boring machine (Ø 7.2 meter) had to withstand water pressure of 15 bar. The city draws its water from Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the country. But its water level is dropping, the existing water intakes are at risk. In order to tap the water deep down in the lake in future, for three years the tunnel boring machine bored its way through extremely adverse ground conditions.
	Feb 02, 2015 News Jim Rush Speakers Announced for the Microtunneling Short Course at the Colorado School of Mines Microtunneling Short Course organizers have released the agenda for the 21st annual event, which will be held February 10-12 at the Colorado School of Mines campus in Golden. The Microtunneling Short Course features three days of instruction and networking opportunities with world-renowned experts in this specialty field.
	Feb 05, 2015 News Barbara Schindler Ron Ebelhar of Terracon Is Named 2015 Chairman of the ASTM International Board of Directors Ronald J. Ebelhar, P.E., D.GE, senior principal with Terracon in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named chairman of the 2015 ASTM International board of directors.
	Feb 09, 2015 News Benjamin Media, Inc. Cleveland, Tenn. Engineer Is ‘I Go to No Dig’ Winner Greg Clark wins 2015 No-Dig Show registration, @NoDigMaine earns most creative honors in inaugural social media contest.
	Feb 11, 2015 News Achim Kühn Tunnel to Wonderland: TBM Alice starts second drive. In mid-December, one of the world's largest tunnel boring machines started its second drive for the large-scale "Waterview Connection" project in Auckland, New Zealand. The first 2.4 km long tunnel was completed in September after only eleven months. In the heart of the metropolis, the Herrenknecht EPB Shield S-764 is creating the shell for a road tunnel that will link two of the main State Highways together. In March 2013, Herrenknecht delivered the TBM to the companies Fletcher Construction, McConnell Dowell and Obayashi.
	Feb 16, 2015 News North West Rail Link North West Rail Link powers ahead with all four tunnel boring machines now digging Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today announced the fourth massive North West Rail Link tunnel boring machine has started digging and has been named ‘Maria’, after 19th century Aboriginal rights advocate Maria Lock.
	Feb 18, 2015 News McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. McElroy announces new Hydraulically Adjustable Pipe Stand McElroy has brought hydraulic capability to its Pipe Stand line for 4” to 20” (200 mm - 500 mm) pipe to help align thermoplastic pipe more efficiently on butt fusion jobsites.
	Feb 20, 2015 News Jacob Wells New Patent-Pending JetCam™ 40 from PRT Steers Through Lateral Lines to Inspect and Clean Inspecting and cleaning sewer laterals requires the agility to navigate bends, branches and obstructions. The new patent-pending JetCam 40 combines powerful propulsion, positive steering and bidirectional jetting to view laterals from any main line or clean-out.
	Feb 24, 2015 News Michael Lien Pipe Bursting manufacturer, TRIC Tools, provides Best Practices Certification to Mr. Rooter of Camarillo, CA On January 6th, 2015, TRIC Tools traveled to Southern California to provide on-site training and operator certification for nearly 40 technicians and administrative staff at Mr. Rooter of Ventura County.
	Feb 26, 2015 News Achim Kühn Herrenknecht welcomes Federal Minister Gabriel in Schwanau The German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Sigmar Gabriel, visited Herrenknecht AG in Schwanau/Baden-Württemberg, the global market leader for tunnel boring machines. Company founder and Chairman of the Board of Management Dr.-Ing. E.h. Martin Herrenknecht introduced the Vice Chancellor to the company and its global project business. The subjects of retirement at 63, youth development as well as geothermal and renewable energy were also discussed on this occasion.