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27.05.2022
Paving the Way for Greater Inclusion in Water
A glass ceiling is still “looming over” women working across the water industry and despite some progress, the sector is being held back by exclusion, Ofwat chief executive Rachel Fletcher told a British Water conference. Fletcher was keynote speaker at Women on Water, which gathered 80 industry professionals together virtually to share experiences and advice to support and empower women working in all areas of the industry.
mehr26.05.2022
Delivering Essential Training in a Digital Landscape
Water industry training programmes have had to undergo a transformation to ensure essential learning continues during the coronavirus pandemic. Ceris Van de Vyver, head of technology and training at global innovation consultancy Isle, shares insights into delivering training virtually.
mehr24.05.2022
Singapore releases funds for new initiatives in water technologies
The Government has allocated $220 million under the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2025 (RIE2025) Urban Solutions & Sustainability (USS) domain to drive new initiatives in water technologies and resource circularity. This draws from the National Research Fund, under the five-year RIE2025 tranche. These initiatives will help the country achieve the Singapore Green Plan 2030 targets while optimizing limited resources.
mehr23.05.2022
Pumps for the 21st Century
The Pump Centre Conference offers a range of sessions headed by experts in their field. Here’s a precis of those talks made available so far, beginning with Smith & Loveless’ Andrew Hornabrook who considers the demands of optimising force main pressure from multiple pump stations.
mehr20.05.2022
World Water Day: Groundwater – Making the Invisible Visible
Since 1993, the United Nations has been calling for World Water Day. This year under the motto “Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible”. Groundwater is invisible, but its impact is visible everywhere. Out of sight, under our feet, groundwater is a hidden treasure that enriches our lives. In the driest parts of the world, it may be the only water people have.
mehr18.05.2022
The Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment and Transport (WWETT) Trade Show Successfully Wraps with Over 10,500 Registered Professionals in its Return to a Live Format Fueling Wastewater Industry Connection and Growth
WWETT, the world's largest annual trade show for wastewater and environmental service professionals, concluded its annual event February 21-24, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.
mehr17.05.2022
Microbial cleaning crew scours sewage plants
Researchers decipher how the microbial inhabitants of sewage treatment plants help eliminate intestinal parasites.
mehr16.05.2022
EPA announces action plan to help protect water sector from cyberattacks
Late in January the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its federal partners announced the Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative – Water and Wastewater Sector Action Plan to help protect water systems from cyberattacks. It focuses on high-impact activities that can be surged within 100 days to safeguard water resources by improving cybersecurity across the water sector.
mehr13.05.2022
Boston Joins the ZutaCore Certified System Integration Partner Program, to Expand Availability of Intelligently Applied™ Direct-on-Chip, Waterless, Two-Phase Liquid Cooling
Global System Integrator Adds HyperCool™ to Enhance its Portfolio of Sustainable Data Center Solutions
mehr12.05.2022
Unitywater appoints Anna Jackson new Chief Executive Officer
Water and sewerage services provider Unitywater today announced it had appointed Anna Jackson its new Chief Executive Officer.
mehr11.05.2022
App helps with difficult decisions
What is the best way to replace an old wastewater treatment plant? Which early warning system is most successful in protecting against flooding? Thanks to a method developed by Eawag, experts can analyse complex decision-making problems in a simple way.
mehr10.05.2022
Yarra Valley Water completes Doreen to Diamond Creek Sewerage Project
Yarra Valley Water has completed a $34 million project to upgrade the sewer network to support Melbourne’s fast-growing northern suburbs. A proud adopter of trenchless technology, Yarra Valley Water has an emphasis on adding value while minimising disruption to the community and environment.
mehr09.05.2022
‘The hidden results of water damage’ from the Santa Maria water damage specialists
The online resource for property owners and tenants, iPropertyManagement, reports that household water damage costs up to $20 billion annually. Catastrophic damage that results in severe damage to building structures is certainly part of the overall cost, but the most common causes of water damage are the smaller long-term leaks, burst pipes and plumbing back-flows and Mark Powers from SERVPRO of Santa Maria has prepared a report about some of the more common results and precautions to prevent them.
mehr06.05.2022
New Product System for Efficient Hand Lay-up Lamination in Sewer Rehabilitation
With ombran SC, MC-Bauchemie has developed a new, odourless and styrene-free reactive resin for use in the hand lay-up lamination of sewerage structures. It constitutes the main component of a complete system which additionally comprises the carrier material ombran L 450 and the catalyst ombran SC Cat L.
mehr04.05.2022
An Integrated Approach Based on Activated Carbon Removes Trace Substances from Wastewater
Wastewater plants employ a variety of effective and established processes to treat sewage and wastewater. As yet, however, there is no ideal, uniformly recognized method for removing trace substances. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT are seeking to change this.
mehr03.05.2022
Xylem and Isle Utilities Partner to Help Water Utilities Pilot and Scale Innovative Water Technology
Global water technology leader, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), today announced it is sponsoring an innovative new funding mechanism for water utilities to deploy promising new technologies.
mehr28.04.2022
What if plastic could detect light or clean wastewater?
This is precisely the principle behind the idea of bioengineered living, “functional” materials. This clever study used the kombucha technique to grow a starchy material (similar to ingredients of biodegradable plastic) that can detect light, remove hormones from wastewater, and more.
mehr27.04.2022
Harnessing Data to Meet Alarm System Standard
Water company telemetry systems generate thousands of alarms each day, with the risk of control rooms becoming overwhelmed and missing critical alerts ever present.
mehr25.04.2022
Wastewater treatment a must for food safety
Untreated industrial and sometimes domestic wastewater usually contains potentially toxic elements in concentrations that are several-fold higher than the maximum permissible limits for irrigation and drinking water. The authorities have so far failed to effectively enforce waste treatment laws, and strict adherence to the norms has remained a daunting task. Proper processing and management will improve food quality and safety as well as human and animal health.
mehr22.04.2022
TRUST Project: Concepts for Sustainable and Equitable Water Management in Emerging Countries
How can water be supplied to people, agriculture, and industry in arid regions in a sustainable, equitable, and environmentally friendly manner? This question was examined in the BMBF joint project “TRUST”, which involved the University of Stuttgart, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Water Technology Center (TZW) of the German Waterworks Association (DVGW) as well as various industrial partners. Using the example of the Lurín River basin in Peru, the researchers developed inter- and transdisciplinary concepts for drinking water supply, safe wastewater disposal, and water reuse.
mehr20.04.2022
IIT-K develops new technique for waste water treatment
The IIT-Kanpur has invented a novel nano-adsorbent for waste water treatment.
mehr19.04.2022
Reducing the social costs of pipeline installations with microtunnelling
The installation of underground utilities has the potential to cause major disruption to the community and surrounding environment depending on the method used. Microtunnelling offers an alternative solution to open cut methods for installing pipelines quickly and accurately while lowering the social costs.
mehr13.04.2022
Building a pop-up sewage treatment plant
When a pipe was struck during routine maintenance near a popular beach, Northumbrian Water’s teams swiftly mobilised to construct a mini treatment works in 48 hours to protect the beach and public from sewage. Treatment works manager Frank Errington talked Utility Week through the engineering feats required for the rapid repairs.
mehr11.04.2022
West Virginia American Water Receives Rate Order from Public Service Commission
In an order entered, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) approved a request to establish new water and wastewater rates for West Virginia American Water customers.
mehr08.04.2022
Indigenous Philippines Community Looks to the Sky for Renewable Drinking Water Created from Sunlight and Air
SOURCE Global, PBC and Conservation International announced their third successful collaboration, which will deliver sustainable, clean drinking water - and accelerate the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 6) - to the Binta’t Karis Indigenous peoples of Iraan, Rizal, Palawan.
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