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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

Another year has come and gone...

...and UNITRACC wishes you happy holidays!

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

HDD protecting native wildlife in Gippsland

Utilities company Gippsland Water is securing the water and wastewater future for the towns of Warragul and Drouin as part of the western ring main project.

The Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston

The 2022 Earthshot Prize Awards took place on Friday, December 2nd at the MGM Music Hall in Boston. Prince William and The Earthshot Prize revealed the 2022 Earthshot Prize winners – an accomplished group of entrepreneurs and innovators spearheading ground-breaking solutions to repair and regenerate the planet.

Redmond, OR Keeps Pace with ROVVER X

Redmond’s landscape continues to evolve. Whenever a new subdivision is built, the Division uses ROVVER X to inspect the area’s sewer lines before the new residents move in.

NordiTube presents new independent long-distance pressure liner system

NordiTube technologies has established a global position as a technology provider for trenchless pipe rehabilitation

European Commission proposes rules for cleaner air and water

The European Commission is proposing stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and treatment of urban wastewater.

Grundfos Celebrates Grand Opening of Global Headquarters for Grundfos Americas Corporation

New Building Meets Highest Environmental Standards and is the First LEED-certified v4 Platinum Building in Texas

STRABAG Environmental Technology lays foundation for circular construction of the future with pilot project in Bremen

Symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for Circular Construction & Technology Center (C3) at Bremen’s former oil port; Competence centre to establish a regional circular economy that preserves resources and avoids carbon emissions; Comprehensive sustainability concept for soil remediation, construction and operation

'Just transition' pushed by experts, activists and sectors amid record floods, droughts in Asia

In September, Asian thought leaders and decision-makers from over 20 countries convened for much-needed discussions on urgent climate action, with hundreds of practitioners, researchers, activists and more participating in the second-ever Just Transition Forum in Asia (JTFA).

Watercare kicking off $20 m wastewater upgrade

New Zealand: Watercare is set to begin laying down the foundations for a new $20 million wastewater pipe network to reduce wastewater overflows and cater for growth in Rosedale and its surrounding suburbs.

Knowledge transfer on sustainable water infrastructure in India

India’s fast-growing cities need an efficient infrastructure for water supply and wastewater disposal. A research cooperation, is therefore supporting the development of a sustainable water infrastructure in the southern Indian city of Coimbatore with the “AQUA Hub” project. At the center of this is a contact point for German-Indian technology and knowledge transfer, the so-called Water Innovation Hub.

BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues 2022

BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues is the global networking platform connecting international stakeholders from research, business, and politics in the field of innovative water management. You can still register for the next online conference on 22 November 2022.

Trade fair start made to measure: Herrenknecht AG wins bauma Innovation Award 2022

Herrenknecht AG starts the bauma 2022 with a highly coveted award and received the bauma Innovation Award 2022 in the category "Machine Technology" for the new development of continuous tunnelling.

TRACTO secures NZ service partnership

TRACTO has partnered with New Zealand-based Pro Mechanical, making it the company’s mechanical service partner in the country.

The Construction 2050 Alliance calls for the EU taxonomy to create the conditions to support the transition to sustainable construction

The Construction 2050 Alliance hosted a public event on Sustainable Finance and the impact of the EU taxonomy on the construction sector.

An integrated modeling framework to assess surface and ground water resources

Against the backdrop of climate change and rising water demand, tools for adequately modeling water availability are much needed. In a new study, researchers applied a large-scale model linking surface water to groundwater, which can be used for estimating water resources at a high spatial resolution.