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Interflow shepherds New Zealand’s water industry

Leading pipeline infrastructure company, Interflow, has an ambitious goal: to improve the lives of the communities they serve and the environment they work in for generations to come.

Satellite Data Shows Sustained Severe Drought in Europe

Europe lacks groundwater – a lot of groundwater. The continent has already been suffering from a severe drought since 2018. This is confirmed by satellite data analysed at the Institute of Geodesy at TU Graz.

Sewer cleaning just got easier

Drainchem is the provider of StoneAge Tools’ cutting-edge nozzle range – the Magnum series.

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Trelleborg acquires I.S.T.

Trelleborg Group has finalised its acquisition of the business operations of I.S.T. Innovative Sewer Technologies (I.S.T.) as of December 2022.

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TRACTO hosts Australasian contingent at Bauma

In October, TRACTO Australia hosted a group of contractors and partners from Australia and New Zealand at one of the world’s largest construction events in Munich, Germany.

Ukrainian Prof eyes recycled concrete for post-war rebuild

A Ukrainian engineering professor who fled the country with his family as war broke out is exploring how recycled concrete could help lift Ukraine from the post-war ashes.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Named to Newsweek’s 2023 List of America's Most Responsible Companies

Zurn Elkay Moves Up 79 Spots to Rank No. 131 Overall and No. 3 in Wisconsin; Marks Third Consecutive Year Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Has Made the List

EU Chips Act threatens water resource protection

The draft Chips Act (draft Regulation 2022/0032(COD)), which aims to secure the EU’s access to semi-conductors, is currently before the co-legislators. Regarding Article 14 of the draft Regulation, these objectives must not go against article 191.2 (TFEU) and deteriorate the quality and quantity of groundwater and surface waters.

Rob Carr passes midpoint on Quinns Main Sewer

Rob Carr continues to kick goals on the construction of the Quinns Main Sewer project for Water Corporation with approximately half of the project now complete.

World's First Eco-friendly Filter Removing 'Microplastics in Water,' a Threat to Humans from the Sea without Polluting the Environment

Joint research team of DGIST and Korea Institute of Industrial Technology developed the first technology that removes microplastics in water through triboelectric nanogenerator; Expected to solve the problem of various microtoxic particles in water including microplastics, which have emerged as a huge environmental concern

Long-distance microtunnelling projects exemplified in New Zealand

New Zealand is responding to projected population growth and upgrading ageing wastewater pipes in the country’s major trenchless works for the last year.

American Water and The Water Research Foundation Announce PFAS Risk Communication Toolkits

Research on Informational Messaging Facilitates Customer Relations

Central Interceptor hits pre-Christmas milestone

Grundfos Announces 3rd Annual WaterPRO Competition Winner

Leading Water Technology Company Awards $10,000 to Donovan Sippel

Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment and Transport (WWETT) Brings Wastewater and Environmental Service Professionals Together in February, Unveiled Conference Program

Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment and Transport (WWETT), the world's largest annual trade show for wastewater and environmental service professionals, unveiled its conference program. The event takes place February 20-23, 2023 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN

AI in Water Management: BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues

35 registered participants from 73 countries – online conference inspires interested parties from research, water management and politics worldwide

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New EU project "SafeCREW" launched on safeguarding drinking water supply systems under climate change

The safe and affordable supply of drinking water in the EU under the pressure of climate change is a key priority. The European joint project SafeCREW, led by the DVGW Research Centre at Hamburg University of Technology, will address this key priority over the next three and a half years.

Climate change: Rivers and lakes need better protection

The effects of climate change are increasingly affecting rivers & lakes and threatening the ecological balance in these waters. Adaptation measures are needed. However, in order to implement them in a targeted manner, more knowledge is needed about the complex interactions in aquatic ecosystems.

Pipe Core brings Europe’s leading solutions to NZ

For almost 15 years, Pipe Core has used its expertise in trenchless technology to support Australia and New Zealand’s trenchless industry with quality products and equipment from some of the world’s leading European suppliers.

Water sector has appetite for “radical collaboration”

Speakers from across utilities, the supply chain communities, regulators and academia addressed the ways research and innovation can transform the water sector at UKWIR’s third-annual conference. The event, in collaboration with Spring - the water sector’s innovation centre of excellence - took place in October 2022 in London.

The Water Tower and Olea Edge Analytics Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Water Industry Innovation

Olea is the first member of The Water Tower’s new transformative partnership level designed to advance new technologies to support the water industry; Olea Edge Analytics uses artificial intelligence to monitor key utility assets to detect water loss and performance issues, and help identify needed system repairs