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	Jan 16, 2020 News Heather Centorbi 27th Annual Microtunneling Short Course Organizers Pay It Forward to U.S. Veterans A cause near and dear to the hearts of the 27th Annual Microtunneling Short Course organizers is helping the men and women who have served in the United States military transition to civilian life. To help with this effort, course organizers have teamed up with the University of Colorado Boulder Veteran and Military Affairs Office to offer a scholarship program for veterans at the annual Microtunneling Short Course.
	Jan 17, 2020 News Lila Thompson British Water Comment on Ofwat Final Determinations Lila Thompson, chief executive, British Water has made the following statement on the release of Ofwat’s final determinations for water companies in England and Wales.
	Jan 20, 2020 News Malcolm Hallsworth Black & Veatch and NarrativeWave to Jointly Develop Smart Analytics for Europe’s Water Utilities Sustainable infrastructure company Black & Veatch and NarrativeWave, a California based software as a service analytics (SaaS) company, have signed an agreement to develop smart analytics solutions. The collaboration will accelerate the speed with which Black & Veatch’s European water and wastewater clients can deploy bespoke, smart data analytics tools across their asset base. The jointly developed tools will be deployed via Black & Veatch’s ECO-X digital ecosystem.
	Jan 14, 2020 News British Plastics Federation Excellent Results Through Practical Guidance on Butt Fusion Jointing of Polyethylene Pressure Pipes Continuing its support for best practice in the industry, the BPF Pipes Group has published a new guide for engineers and specifiers wishing to take advantage of the considerable benefits of butt fusion jointing of polyethylene pressure pipes. Drawing on 50 years of accumulated experience, this is presented as an easy-to-follow reference source to complement industry procedural specifications.
	Jan 31, 2020 News Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Rüdiger Schwarze Scientists at TU Freiberg Develop Process for Removing Microplastics from Wastewater Together with partners from industry, the TU Bergakademie Freiberg will develop an innovative solution over the next two years to purify industrial wastewater and remove environmentally harmful microplastics. The process is also to be applied in the municipal sector at a later date.
	Jan 30, 2020 News Kate Goldberg Digital Tool Helps Utilities Overcome Sludge Pumping Challenges Sophisticated software developed by BHR Group and launched this month is already helping water utilities analyse their sludge pumping systems and reduce costs.
	Feb 03, 2020 News Steve Kaye UKWIR Failure Database Success for Servelec Technologies A review of UKWIR’s National Failure Database for pipe assets is being carried out by Servelec Technologies after the company won its 40th contract with the research organisation. The work will examine the business case for continuing development and support of the NFD, which benchmarks failure rates for water distribution mains and sewers in the UK and Ireland.
	Feb 14, 2020 News Kim Genardo 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.
	Mar 06, 2020 News Brian Dingerdissen 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.
	Mar 11, 2020 News Mar Barista 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.
	Mar 12, 2020 News McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. 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.
	Nov 14, 2018 News Herrenknecht AG New drains for Singapore In Singapore, a Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine (EPB Shield, Ø 5,250 mm) excavated two large drains for the Stamford Diversion Canal. The challenge: winding bottlenecks and an inner-city drive in one of the most densely populated cities in the world. After the final breakthrough of the 1,000 meter long twin tunnels, the new drains will take the pressure off the Singapore River and reduce flooding in future.
	Nov 15, 2018 News Saki M. Moysidis MC-Bauchemie opens new company in Denmark At the end of August 2018, MC-Bauchemie founded a new sales company in Denmark, MC-Bauchemie Danmark ApS. The new affiliate is based in Slangerup in the Copenhagen area.
	Nov 23, 2018 News Rebecca Osborn Pure Progress: Pentair and Shining Hope for Communities Expand Access to Safe Water in Kibera SHOFCO Recognized by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation with 2018 Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
	Nov 26, 2018 News Sandra C. Bauer PORR consortium to build tunnel in Świnoujście The contract for the construction of the Świnoujście tunnel was signed today in the presence of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The project will be implemented by a consortium consisting of PORR, Gulermak and Energopol-Szczecin. The contract value is around EUR 150m and the project is expected to take 48 months to complete.
	Nov 27, 2018 News Kelly Dadich Registration Is Now Open for NASTT’s 2019 No-Dig Show – The Largest Tradeshow Solely Devoted to the Trenchless Technology Industry NASTT’s 2019 No-Dig Show convenes in Chicago, Ill., March 17-21 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.
	Nov 28, 2018 News Nicola Owen Anglian Water Awards First AMP7 Leakage Framework Anglian Water has awarded one of the first framework contracts of AMP7 to leak detection specialist Primayer. The £40 million agreement for leak detection products has been awarded jointly to 10 suppliers and will ensure the utility has access to as wide a selection of equipment as possible.
	Nov 29, 2018 News Lila Thompson British Water Hosts Three Events to Boost International Trade British Water was hosting three international events over two days to support UK exporters in the water and wastewater sector. A Meet-the-Buyer Water Workshop took place at the Institute of Directors in London on 20 November 2018 and was followed by the trade association’s annual International Reception, which featured a keynote speech from Peter Simpson, chief executive of Anglian Water Group.
	Nov 30, 2018 News Lianne Ayling Yorkshire Sculpture Park Selects WPL Wastewater Treatment Wastewater treatment specialist WPL has supplied a packaged wastewater treatment system for Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s new £3.6 million visitor centre. The prestigious outdoor gallery in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, the largest of its kind in Europe, will open its new centre, to be known as The Weston, on 30 March 2019.
	Dec 12, 2018 News Laurie Leavy Xylem Signs Memorandum of Understanding With the Government of Ethiopia to Explore Helping Country Solve Water Challenges Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) for future cooperation to help advance water security in Ethiopia.
	Dec 14, 2018 News Ditch Witch Ditch Witch® Introduces Industry-First HDD Virtual Reality Simulator Cutting-edge training technology improves safety and gets HDD crews ready.
	Dec 19, 2018 News Pipeline Renewal Technologies The Elements of CIPP: Cured-in-Place Materials and Processes Cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) rehab has become the number one method for sewer repairs and continues to see impressive technological advances.
	Dec 21, 2018 News M.A. Marisa Lange Merry Christmas...
	Jan 23, 2019 News Brenda Burman Bureau of Reclamation Releases Colorado River Basin Ten Tribes Partnership Tribal Water Study Reclamation has released a study that shows how the ten partnership tribes currently use their water, projects how future water development could occur and describes the potential effects of future tribal water development on the Colorado River.
	Jan 25, 2019 News ELIQUO HYDROK LTD Hitting the Ground Running Eliquo Hydrok officially announced the new collaborative and distribution association with Biogest on the 1 November 2018, an association both companies believe to be a positive for the UK water industry, utility companies and contractors.