News and Articles
Jul 20, 2011
News
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).
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Jul 19, 2011
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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.
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Jul 14, 2011
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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.
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Jul 13, 2011
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Construction site, general
Big Wins for Robbins TBMs under High Cover
Main Beam TBMs score Two World Record Advance Rates
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Jul 12, 2011
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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.
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Jul 08, 2011
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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
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Jul 06, 2011
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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.
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Jul 05, 2011
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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.
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Jul 04, 2011
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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.
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Jul 01, 2011
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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.
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Jun 30, 2011
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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.
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Jun 29, 2011
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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.
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Jun 28, 2011
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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.
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Jun 27, 2011
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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.
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Jun 24, 2011
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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.
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Jun 21, 2011
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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.
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Jun 20, 2011
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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.
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Jun 15, 2011
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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).
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Jun 14, 2011
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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.
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Jun 09, 2011
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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.
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Jun 08, 2011
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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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Jun 07, 2011
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EPA Seeks More Information from Natural Gas Drilling Operations to Ensure Safety of Wastewater Disposal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today directed six natural gas drillers to disclose how and where the companies dispose of or recycle drilling process water in the region.
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Jun 06, 2011
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Fully managing and utilising sewer capacity minimises flood risk
For the past decade or more the world has been arguing over the development and effects of global warming and its influence on the weather. Whatever these arguments it has become obvious that in many parts of the world rainfall patterns have changed significantly. In many instances these changes have manifested themselves as more concentrated, localised storms resulting in increasing occurrences of widespread flash flooding.
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Jun 03, 2011
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The Ditch Witch Organization Releases New Ground Penetrating Radar
The Ditch Witch ® organization announces the release of its new 2450GR Ground Penetrating Radar system , a state-of-the-art radar designed to help subsurface utility engineers locate and detect utilities, including electric, water, sewer, and gas conduit and piping, and communications cable.
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Jun 01, 2011
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Changes at the top at Steve Vick International
Steve Vick has moved aside from the role of Managing Director to become Chairman of the company he founded 30 years ago, Steve Vick International Ltd.
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