News
28.07.2011
£2 million "water cathedral" takes shape
A new underground cathedral is taking shape among the valleys of a picturesque part of Surrey.
mehr27.07.2011
Israel Creates Waves of Change: Proving to be a Global Leader in the Global Approach when it comes to Marketing New Innovative Technologies to the Water Industry
Israel currently leads the change in the global approach to marketing new and innovative technologies in the water industry. Israel is recognized for water technologies such as Smart Irrigation Solutions, Water Resource Management, Combating Leaky Infrastructure, Water Treatment, Desalination and Water Security. The introduction of these technologies into foreign countries will be done with support, promotion and mutual collaboration from Governments, Water Companies and International Corporations instead of simply selling to what can be a very conservative market.
mehr26.07.2011
World Bank Grants US$5.83M to Fight “Thirst Problem” in Rural Djibouti
A rural community development and water project approved today by the World Bank focuses on increasing access to water for rural communities in Djibouti, and enhancing their capacity to manage agro-pastoral resources. The US$5.83 million IDA grant will primarily be used to finance projects to help farmers and pastoralists in the small Horn of Africa country cope during a period that citizens call “the thirst problem”—the three to four harshest months of the dry season.
mehr21.07.2011
WHO issues revised drinking-water guidelines to prevent waterborne disease
Every year, two million people die from waterborne diseases and billions more suffer illness. But much of this ill-health and suffering is preventable. The WHO drinking-water guidelines, released 4th July 2011, call on governments to improve the quality of their drinking-water. The Guidelines compel water suppliers to systematically assess the risk of contaminants entering the water supply and to take action based on their findings
mehr20.07.2011
Pure Technologies announces acquisition of Electromechanical Technologies Inc.
Pure Technologies Ltd., (“Pure” or the “Company”) (TSX: PUR) announced that it had purchased the business and assets of Electromechanical Technologies, Inc. (“EMTEK”), a Salt Lake City-based developer of advanced pipeline inspection technologies (www.emtek.us).
mehr19.07.2011
Water Projects and Investment Asia
With a rich 5-year history of producing high quality, industry specific business events around the world, Middle East and Asia, Fleming Gulf Conferences is one of the leading names in business intelligence. Fleming Gulf proudly announces Water Projects & Investment Asia on 27th – 28th September 2011, in Hong Kong.
mehr14.07.2011
Lemminkäinen wins major infrastructure construction contract in Norway
Lemminkäinen has won a hydropower contract in Norway to build a 5.5 kilometers long water transfer tunnel and seven water intake structures for Sunnhordland Kraftlag's (SKL) Eikemo hydropower plant.
mehr13.07.2011
Construction site, general
Big Wins for Robbins TBMs under High Cover
Main Beam TBMs score Two World Record Advance Rates
mehr12.07.2011
Conagua to Start Tendering Process for Mexican Reservoir
Mexican state water utility Conagua is to start the tendering process for the construction of the El Purgatorio reservoir in Jalisco, Mexico, by the end of 2011.
mehr08.07.2011
IDB to help improve drinking water services in Guyana’s second largest city
$12 million loan to benefit residents of Linden, improve water quality and reduce water utility’s energy use
mehr06.07.2011
NIB finances clean water project in South-West Finland
NIB has provided a EUR 50 million loan to Turun Seudun Vesi Oy to finance an artificial recharge aquifer project in the Turku region in Finland.
mehr05.07.2011
KBR Awarded Project Management and Procurement Contract by SA Water
KBR announced it has been awarded a five-year project management and procurement (PMP) contract by SA Water to jointly manage the delivery of the metropolitan capital works program for Adelaide, South Australia. The contract represents one of the largest government water contracts for project management services to the water industry awarded in South Australia. Its final value will depend on the size of the SA Water capital plan.
mehr04.07.2011
EPA Releases Searchable Website for Drinking Water Violations / Agency to host webinar to show how to use the public health data
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced improvements to the availability and usability of drinking water data in the Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) tool.
mehr01.07.2011
Construction site, general
Skanska to design and build sewer tunnel in Washington, D.C for USD 83 M, approximately SEK 530 M
Skanska USA has signed a contract to design and build a wastewater overflow tunnel in Washington, D.C. for USD 83 M, approximately SEK 530 M, which will be included in the order bookings for the second quarter. The owner and operator of the tunnel are DC Water, the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.
mehr30.06.2011
Rotork valve actuators in ‘landmark’ waste water treatment project
Rotork IQPro intelligent electric valve actuation technology will assist the operation of the largest and most advanced waste water treatment, water reuse and sludge treatment plant in the Middle East.
mehr29.06.2011
Yorkshire Water Announces Massive Investment Push
Yorkshire Water has announced it's spending almost half a billion pounds over the next 12 months as it continues its programme of investment aimed at ensuring its customers continue to receive the best possible service.
mehr28.06.2011
Patrik Romberg new Senior Vice President Corporate Communications at Trelleborg
Patrik Romberg has been appointed new Senior Vice President Corporate Communications at the Trelleborg Group effective October 1, 2011. He will succeed Viktoria Bergman, who will be leaving on September 30, 2011.
mehr27.06.2011
Arcadis awarded $60 million in water contracts by the district of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
ARCADIS, the international consultancy, design, engineering and management services company, announced that it has been selected by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) for two contracts totaling $60M in value, further establishing the company as a trusted advisor in the D.C. water sector.
mehr24.06.2011
Early-warning alarm to combat sewer flooding nightmares
Thames Water innovators have created an early-warning system for homes at risk of hideous sewer flooding.
mehr21.06.2011
DC Water Breaks Ground on $1.4 Billion in Environmental Projects
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) is set to begin work on two massive environmental projects at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, the world’s largest facility of its kind. Blue Plains processes an average of 370 million gallons of wastewater per day.
mehr20.06.2011
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure expands contracting footprint with Fru-Con acquisition
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. announces the acquisition of Fru-Con, a leading water and wastewater infrastructure contractor based in Virginia. Balfour Beatty Infrastructure acquired Fru-Con Construction, LLC, from Germany-based Bilfinger-Berger.
mehr15.06.2011
Zimbabwe and AfDB Sign Agreement to Improve Water Supply and Sanitation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Zimbabwean government have signed a US $30 million grant agreement in support of the urgent water supply and sanitation rehabilitation project (UWSSRP) in the country. The UWSSRP is financed from the Zimbabwe Multi-Donor Trust Fund (the Zim-Fund).
mehr14.06.2011
Wachs Water Services Receives Contract to Help Renew Aging Water Distribution System
Wachs Water Services, a leading provider of solutions for the management of aging water infrastructure in North America, announced a service contract worth up to $6 million over a renewable multi-year period awarded by the Water Services Department of Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO) to perform asset location, operational condition assessment, and GPS location mapping services of more than 35,000 water main valves in the Kansas City water distribution system.
mehr09.06.2011
ADB, Partners Find Ways to Make Sanitation a Sustainable Business
With nearly 2 billion people in Asia and the Pacific having no access to adequate sanitation, representatives of governments, the business community, nongovernment organizations and international organizations are meeting at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to discuss ways to ramp up investments in the sector.
mehr08.06.2011
Presidency: Make water central to development policy
The future reform of the European Union’s development policy must focus on water. This is the central statement of the Hungarian Presidency’s report, which was presented by Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs János Hóvári at the meeting of development ministers on 24 May 2011, in Brussels.
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