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16.11.2021
Treatment Plant Efficiency Rising Up Utility Agendas
• Water companies looking for cost-saving opportunities • Optimisation of chemical dosing can help mitigate costs • Upcoming webinar features dosing efficiency case study
mehr15.11.2021
Xylem Calls on Water Sector to Join “Race to Zero” Emissions Commitment
Global water technology company, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), called on water sector leaders and organizations to join a global sustainability push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to water systems and water management. The encouragement comes after last month’s announcement that Xylem had formalized its commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions across its value chain before 2050*.
mehr12.11.2021
Perma-Liner Industries Named Exclusive Distributor of GP Sewer Cam
Leading manufacturer and supplier of trenchless pipeline rehabilitation equipment and materials expands network of distributors, bringing durable, simplistic sewer camera technology solutions to the wastewater and stormwater industry
mehr11.11.2021
Olea Edge Analytics Closes $35M Series C Round to Empower Cities with Artificial Intelligence to Recover Lost Water Revenue
- Series C funding round led by Insight Partners - Funds will be deployed to hire talent to further develop a platform that combines cloud, edge computing, sensors and AI software - Cities battling extreme drought can use Olea Edge Analytics to immediately gain complete visibility into all their managed water assets
mehr09.11.2021
Radical Water Forum Will be Catalyst for Regeneration
The global water and climate dialogue is seeing a shift away from making the environment ‘less-worse’ and towards initiating regrowth and regeneration. That is the view of Paul O’Callaghan, founder and chief executive of BlueTech Research, who is observing the transition.
mehr09.11.2021
American Water’s Cheryl Norton Recognized by New Jersey Alliance For Action and NJBIZ
American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that Chief Operating Officer, Cheryl Norton, is being honored as the recipient of the 2021 President’s Award from the New Jersey Alliance for Action (NJAA) and was also selected by NJBIZ as a Best Fifty Women in Business honoree.
mehr08.11.2021
The Toro Company Recognized by EPA With WaterSense® Excellence Award
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognized The Toro Company with a 2021 WaterSense Excellence Award for its dedication to helping consumers and businesses save water, even with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
mehr05.11.2021
Grease Management Guide for Food Businesses Published
New guidance on grease management for commercial kitchens has been published, with the aim of ensuring businesses in the UK meet regulations and keep cooking fat out of the sewer system.
mehr04.11.2021
Regulator and utilities to explore open data opportunities
Ofwat will deliver open data keynote at British Water event; Thames Water, Anglian Water and Northumbrian Water share strategies; Opening of data could transform water and customer experience
mehr03.11.2021
World’s First Renewable Drinking Water, Sourced From the Sky and Sustainably Bottled, Comes to the GCC
Masafi to offer SOURCE®, a premium drinking water made from pure sunlight and air; revolutionary product offering set to disrupt and transform the USD 4,482.09 million bottled water market, which has an estimated 10.9% CAGR
mehr27.10.2021
Xylem, Dragos Partner to Bring Cybersecurity Leadership to Water Utilities
Leading global water technology company, Xylem Inc., and Dragos, Inc., the global leader in cybersecurity for industrial controls systems (ICS)/operational technology (OT) environments, announced they have partnered to bring best-in-class industrial cybersecurity to critical infrastructure in the water sector.
mehr27.10.2021
World's First Positive Water News Platform Launches
A public-facing multimedia news platform - with water at its heart - has just gone live, in what is believed to be a first for the sector. Make Water Famous mixes engaging public interest stories and water facts with strong visual imagery and video and audio content.
mehr25.10.2021
ASTM International Shifts November and December Committee Week Standards Meetings to Virtual Format
In light of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and ongoing safety concerns for members and staff, ASTM International announced that the November and December Committee Week meetings in Atlanta, GA, are now transitioning to all virtual.
mehr22.10.2021
StormHarvester Joins Wessex Water in Biggest Ever AI Wastewater Network Rollout
UK water company Wessex Water is joining forces with award-winning artificial intelligence company StormHarvester in a world first to expand the use of AI to detect blockages across its entire wastewater network.
mehr21.10.2021
Collaborative Summit Will Explore Urgent FOG Action
Cooking fat, oil and grease (FOG) must be seen as resource of value, with an urgent change in mindset required to keep it out of the sewers and to fully harness its potential. That is the message from Stephen Williams, Southern Water network protection officer.
mehr20.10.2021
LightRay Launches LRI Lateral Inversion System: Enhanced UV Technology for Pipeline Rehabilitation
Leading manufacturer of advanced UV cast-in-place-pipe technology expands product portfolio to include new LightRay LRI System, the most advanced entrant to the UV cured inversion liner market.
mehr18.10.2021
Ofwat Chief Highlights Priorities at Water Gathering
Ofwat’s new interim chief executive has set out six key areas of focus to help drive change in water, telling industry representatives “we can’t simply build our way out of the challenges in front of us”.
mehr15.10.2021
American Water Announces Publication of Latest Sustainability Report
American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced it has issued its sixth biennial Sustainability Report covering its industry leading performance in 2019 and 2020.
mehr14.10.2021
Dates, Location Set for 6th Risk Management in Underground Construction Course
The 6th annual Risk Management in Underground Construction course will be held April 12-13, 2022, at the Hilton Atlanta Airport Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
mehr13.10.2021
Data Science Helps Raleigh Water Avoid Digging Up The Streets
Global water technology company, Xylem, has helped the City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department (Raleigh Water) get a clearer picture of its 2,340 miles of pipes, some of which are more than 100 years old. Accurately predicting which parts of the pipe network might fail helps Raleigh Water pin-point maintenance, avoid unnecessary digs and reduce water main breaks.
mehr12.10.2021
St. Louis’ Enormous Deer Creek Wastewater Tunnel Completed with Penetron Treatment
Commissioned by the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD), construction of the concrete lining of this monumental underground tunnel of the Deer Creek storm drainage system was completed in August 2021. Penetron’s antimicrobial concrete admixture was specified to permanently protect the tunnel's concrete lining from microbially-induced corrosion (MIC).
mehr11.10.2021
SOURCE Global and Arizona State University Bring Sustainable Drinking Water to Reality
SOURCE Global and Arizona State University announced the launch of a new water farm producing high-quality, sustainable drinking water sourced from the sky and powered by the sun.
mehr06.10.2021
Major Logistics Hub Selects WPL Wastewater Technology
Technology from water recycling specialist WPL, a WCS group company, has been selected by DP World London Gateway to deliver enhanced ammonia removal to protect sensitive waters within the Thames Estuary.
mehr05.10.2021
Gradiant Achieves Strong Growth in Cleantech Water Treatment During the Pandemic
Gradiant, an end-to-end cleantech water treatment solutions provider, announced that it has secured 26 new projects in 2021 year-to-date (YTD) across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Four of the projects will be delivered as design-build-own-operate-manage (DBOOM) contracts for long-term concession periods of up to 20 years. The business growth demonstrates increased demand for advanced water & wastewater treatment during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.
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