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Aug 18, 2009
News
New plastic engineering degree programmes supports industry growth
In October, 2009, a new Plastic Engineering degree programme will begin at Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria). The programme and curriculum is jointly supported by OMV and Borealis who contributed a total of EUR 3 million for the implementation and expansion of four new departments within the School of Technical Science.
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Aug 17, 2009
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Records Rally for Robbins EPBs in Guangzhou
Two TBMs achieve Best Project Rates 16 Times Over: After seven months of tunneling and more than 16 project records, two Robbins EPBs are pushing far ahead of schedule. The 6.3 m (20.5 ft) diameter machines for China's Guangzhou Metro are more than a month early and on track for breakthroughs in August and October 2009, respectively.
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Aug 14, 2009
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Aqua America's Texas and Indiana Subsidiaries Acquire New Water and Wastewater Systems
Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR) announced that its operating subsidiaries in Texas and Indiana have collectively acquired three water and wastewater systems for $260,000.
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Aug 12, 2009
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Trenchless Australasia 2009 program finalised
The technical program for the 8th National ASTT Conference and Exhibition, to be held on 20–22 September in Melbourne, has been finalised – featuring a diverse and exciting range of topics and case studies delivered by leaders in the trenchless industry.
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Aug 11, 2009
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Pennsylvania American Water completes $ 230,000 upgrade to Abington Water System
Pennsylvania American Water today announced the completion of a series of water main replacement projects in its Abington service area to improve service reliability for customers and increase water flows for firefighting. The cost of the projects is approximately $230,000.
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Aug 10, 2009
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California American Water tunnels under Interstate 80 near Citrus Heights to install new water main
California American Water is completing the final stage of a $4.6 million dollar project to replace aging water mains in the Lincoln Oaks water system and improve the reliability of the water system. In this final stage, contractors for the company are excavating and tunneling down 19 feet under Interstate 80 near Antelope Road to install a 24-inch casing containing a 12-inch water main. The main will run for 520 feet under I-80 and tie into existing mains located in neighborhoods on each side of the highway.
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Aug 07, 2009
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TMDL 2009 Conference will take place in Alexandria on next sunday
Alexandria, Va. - The Water Environment Federation (WEF) will present TMDL 2009: Combining Science and Management to Restore Impaired Waters from August 9-12, 2009 at the Hilton Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minn. Co-sponsored by the Central States Water Environment Association, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Advisory Committee on Water Information, and the Water Environment Research Foundation, this conference will focus on the Clean Water Act and the full scope of pollutants that impact our nation’s water bodies.
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Aug 05, 2009
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HOBAS® Safe and Sound under Hungarian Highway
Secure Raw Water Supply and Discharge from Pécs to Szekszárd
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Aug 04, 2009
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Order of approx. Euro 233 million for Hong Kong tunnel system
Leighton Asia to plan and build sewage system by October 2013
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Jul 31, 2009
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Robbins Double Shield Completes First Sewer Tunnel in Melbourne
TBM Bores under Houses on Urban Wastewater Pipeline: Heavy seasonal rains in Melbourne, Australia can create the potential for hazardous wastewater overflows. Protecting the area’s valuable streams and rivers is the primary priority of the city’s five-year Northern Sewerage Project (NSP). Split into two stages, the NSP involves the construction of several new sewer tunnels, located deep beneath Melbourne’s densely populated northern suburbs. Each of the seven new tunnels is being constructed with TBMs. A 3.0 m (9.8 ft) diameter Robbins Double Shield TBM recently completed its first section of tunnel in July 2009. The machine was launched to bore sections of Stage 2 during the first quarter of this year.
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Jul 30, 2009
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Price cut for UNITRACC services
Planning, constructing, operating, maintaining and rehabilitating underground infrastructures for supply and discharge requires a constantly growing level of technical knowledge of all people involved.
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Jul 29, 2009
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Major tender win for GPS PE Pipe Systems
GPS PE Pipe Systems, the Cambridgeshire-based manufacturer of polyethylene and multi-layer pipe systems, has been selected by the Wessex Consortium as their preferred supplier of water pipes and fittings.
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Jul 27, 2009
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Prime-Drilling GmbH supply equipment destined for Saudi Arabia
Company DCL Ltd based in Al-Khobar Saudi Arabia who earlier this year were congratulated for their outstanding achievement on the 2 no 3km world record undersea 24'' and 30'' pipeline crossings on the Berri Causeway project have increased their HDD rig fleet capacity by investing in a new Prime-Drilling PD 250/90 machine.
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Jul 23, 2009
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No bog-standard stability analysis for a wide profile in Essen, Germany
Last year, S & P Consult was tasked by Stadtwerke Essen with an extended assessment and evaluation of the condition of the combined sewer "Graitengraben" in Altenessen. The section to be inspected was about 750 m long, with four different cross sections and three special sections. In addition to the extended evaluation of the condition, we paid special attention to the appraisal of the stability analysis of the sewer section.
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Jul 22, 2009
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HydraTite™ Seal Offers Trenchless Pipe Repair
HydraTite™ is a proven-effective sealing solution for trenchless mechanical remediation of aging or broken pipe joints. By eliminating the need for costly excavations, HydraTite™ has become increasingly popular among municipalities and other markets with limited budgets.
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Jul 20, 2009
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Nevada Contract brings total awards to Insituform to more than $24 Million in 2009
Insituform to perform sewer pipe rehabilitation without disruption to county neighborhoods and businesses: Insituform Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU) announced the Clark County Water Reclamation District in Nevada has awarded an additional $6.8 million contract to Insituform for sewer pipe rehabilitation. In total, Clark County has awarded Insituform, a pre-qualified contractor, more than $24 million in contracts so far in 2009. Insituform’s cured-in-place (CIPP) technology rehabilitates sanitary sewers, storm sewers and force mains without the need for digging.
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Jul 17, 2009
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TT-UK at BAGELA's 25th Anniversary
TT-UK's GRUNDOWINCH management staff recently attended the Bagela 25th Anniversary celebrations. Bagela are renowned for manufacturing the highly acclaimed GRUNDOWINCH range of cable and pipe pulling installation equipment.
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Jul 16, 2009
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Official Launching of the Foundation ITA-CET for Education and Training Actions on Tunnelling and Underground Space Use
Since 2000, ITA, the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, has identified Education and Training as part of the challenges to take up in the next few years. The Association has created a working group made up with the representatives of its Member Nations, and a committee, which includes a double network of Universities and Companies interested in these matters.
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Jul 14, 2009
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Borealis "Water for the World" programme nominated for prestigious Austrian CSR award
Borealis' and Borouge's pioneering contribution towards tackling global water scarcity – Water for the World - has been recognised by TRIGOS, the Austrian Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award. Amongst 147 applications and 27 shortlisted projects, Water for the World was nominated in the category "Society" by an independent jury consisting of TRIGOS representatives and economic and academic experts.
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Jul 10, 2009
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Victorian mains upgrade for the City of London
A £7.5million scheme is under way to replace eight-and-a-half miles (13.7km) of worn-out Victorian water mains in the City of London.
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Jul 09, 2009
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Bondi residents help reduce sewer overflows
Bondi residents are helping protect local waterways and reduce sewer overflows in the beachside suburb by removing tree roots from their private sewerage pipes. Sydney Water Managing Director Kerry Schott thanked Bondi residents for their positive response to a recent trial that identified tree roots entering the public sewerage system from privately-owned pipes.
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Jul 08, 2009
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HOBAS® Pipes Along the Mediterranean Coast
Waste Water Discharge from Izola, SI: The approximately 42 km long coast in Slovenia is home to different industries of which most depend on their location close to the sea. Apart from this, Slovenia boasts one of the biggest ports of the northern Adriatic Sea that is located in the town Koper. Another, predominantly touristic coastal town very close to Koper is Izola. Both share a wastewater treatment plant which is designed for 75,000 inhabitants. However, the 5 km distance between the sewer system in Koper and Izola first had to be overcome.
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Jul 02, 2009
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Gotthard Breakthrough is cheered In Amsteg
Huge Reception For Tunnel Boring Machine Gabi 1. The Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine 'Gabi 1' reached its target destination of Amsteg in the middle of June 2009 – six months ahead of schedule. Politicians, tunnel workers and 650 guests cheered on the tunnel boring machines as it arrived. This final breakthrough by the first machine in the Erstfeld-Amsteg section constitutes the achievement of an important milestone at the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Moritz Leuenberger, member of the Swiss Federal Council, congratulated the tunnel constructors on their excellent performance at the last stage target.
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Jul 01, 2009
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Robbins Double Shield Gears Up for India Water Tunnel
Onsite Assembly of second TBM completed at Veligonda: Beneath India’s largest tiger sanctuary, the Nagarjuna Sagar National Park, tunnel boring machines are orchestrating one of the largest water transfer schemes in India. The second of three 10.0 m (32.8 ft) High Performance (HP) Robbins Double Shields that will bore under the park was assembled in late May 2009. The machine is scheduled to be launched in June for a 19.2 km (11.9 mi) long tunnel in the arid state of Andhra Pradesh.
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Jun 30, 2009
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Hong Kong strives for sustainable management of water resources
Hong Kong would spare no effort in conserving precious water resources through implementing a management strategy comprising conservation, recycling and development of alternative water resources, the Secretary for Development, Mrs Carrie Lam, said in Singapore today (June 22).
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