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Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater Treatment Plant Recognized With Award for Outstanding Performance

Aqua’s Media plant is the first wastewater treatment plant in Pennsylvania to achieve Phase III Directors Award from Partnership for Clean Water.

New Energy Recovery System Produces Renewable Energy from Municipal Water Pipeline at Skagit Public Utility District in Washington

Wastewater Treatment Key to Nutrient Neutrality Equation

With a nutrient neutral approach to new property developments expected to become more widespread across England, increasing numbers of developers are giving closer consideration to wastewater treatment, writes Andrew Baird, technical director at water recycling specialist WPL.

Utilis Founder Receives Water and Wastes Digest's Young Pro Award

Water and Wastes Digest recently honored Lauren Guy, founder and Chief Technology Officer of Utilis with the 2021 Young Pro Award. Guy built Utilis to change how the world views water as a natural resource.

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TEPPFA Members Ahead of Plan to Deliver on Circular Economy Ambitions

Internal TEPPFA survey shows a record 218,000 tonnes of recycled plastics used in new plastic piping systems in 2020.

Food & Beverage Industry Urged to Adopt Water Best Practice

The reputational and financial risks of the mismanagement of water and wastewater systems is the subject of a new report publishedin June.

Mechanical Point Repair: Safe and Efficient

Cities are increasingly choosing mechanical point repair as an alternative to grout and CIPP. Mechanical point repair fixes localized defects easily and affordably. PRT's 50-page installation logbook offers a convenient checklist to follow during each installation, and a record of the work completed.

Westlake Water Treatment Systems Help Pennsylvania Borough Meet U.S. Clean Water Act

The Water Treatment division of Westlake Chemical Corporation, manufacturer of the Accu-Tab® chlorination and CleanSlate® dichlorination systems, published a new case history outlining the key roles its water treatment systems perform within a recently upgraded wastewater processing plant in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Innovation Successes Highlighted at Water Sector Briefing

An innovation accelerator hub to drive transformation within the water sector can be a game-changer, a British Water industry briefing heard.

Aquamonitrix Revolutionizes Water Quality Monitoring With Sierra Wireless Octave Edge-to-Cloud IoT Solution

Octave all-in-one solution enables company to launch in less than five months a ground-breaking water quality analyzer for accurate, real-time information

Americares, Xylem Partnership Delivers Clean Water And Sanitation To 3.5 Million People In 10 Countries In 2020

Partnership Aims to Reach 1 Million In 2021, Including 300,000 people In Bangladesh And 70,000 In India

Mónica de la Cruz Elected as TEPPFA Vice President

At the TEPPFA 2021 General Assembly TEPPFA members elected Mónica de la Cruz as Vice President of TEPPFA for a two-year term. Mónica de la Cruz is Managing Director of the Spanish TEPPFA member AseTUB, the sector group of plastic pipes and fitting manufacturers as part of ANAIP, the Spanish Association of Plastic Converters.

Collaborative Leakage Project Recognised by Water Sector

A game-changing UK partnership that is bringing significant improvements to leak detection rates globally has been recognised by the water industry.

Top International Honours for Singapore’s National Water Agency PUB at Global Water Awards

PUB named ‘Resilient Water Agency of the Year’ for its robust response to Covid-19 challenges; Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant recognised as the ‘Desalination Plant of the Year’ for innovative dual-mode capability that strengthens Singapore’s water security.

A Visual Guide to the Versatile ROVVER X

Wastewater operators manage complex systems, and no two lines are the same. Having a versatile inspection solution that can handle lines of all sizes, materials and conditions means simpler workflows and fewer expenses overall. Our new poster makes it easy to choose the right solution for any job.

Mega-Sized Crossover Machine Ramps up in Turkey

A Robbins 13.77 m (45.18 ft) diameter Crossover XRE TBM launched recently in spring 2021 in Eşme, Turkey.

Xylem Aids Water Loss Reduction for Montana Utility

Big Sky Water & Sewer District uses smart utility network to enhance leak detection and pressure monitoring.

Black & Veatch Completes Commissioning on World’s First Zero-Water Consumption Commercial Data Center

Nautilus Data Technologies’ new data center is highly efficient and sustainable, ushering in new possibilities for data center design.

Power Generation in Aquacultures, Wastewater Treatment Plants and Sewers - Sustainable and Efficient

A new research project of the Institute for Water and Energy Management at Hof University of Applied Sciences aims at promoting the potential and usage of hydropower in existing water facilities.

British Water and the Water Industry Forum Recommend Merger to their Members

Two of the UK’s most influential water sector representative organisations - British Water and the Water Industry Forum - are recommending to their members that they join forces.

MC-Bauchemie Starts Operations in Bolivia

With the acquisition of the majority of shares of Linox, a Bolivian company that manufactures construction chemical products, on 1 April 2021, MC-Bauchemie has now also started operations in Bolivia.

ASTM International Unveils Annual Report, Highlights Collaborative PPE Forum at Business Meeting

Global standards organization ASTM International held its annual business meeting today. The virtual event celebrated last year’s standards development successes, including efforts to support the fight against COVID-19, and unveiled the 2020 annual report.

Water Industry Gives Green Light for Hydrogen

Green hydrogen - and how the water sector can engage with this ‘green, clean fuel source’ - was the focus of the latest Water Action Platform webinar – a forum for water sector collaboration across international boundaries, which took place on 20 May 2020.

Save the Dates for the 2021 Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course

The Breakthroughs in Tunneling Short Course will take place in-person on September 13-15, 2021 at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Leading tunnel practitioners from around the world will come together to present real-world solutions for real-world problems.