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Australia’s Bundamba Treatment Plant Receives GWI's "Project of the Year" Award    Jul 3, 08   Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.
Bundamba Project Earns Top Honors at 2008 Global Water Awards
NSF Certifies Vapor Control Balls    Jul 3, 08   NSF International
Orange Products’ vapor control balls certified to NSF Standard 61
GE & Septech Partner to Provide Mobile Water Solutions to the United Arab Emirates & Oman    Jul 3, 08   GE Water & Process Technologies
Collaboration brings quickly deployable water solutions
Clear Water Compliance Acquires KI Environmental    Jul 3, 08   Environmental Business Journal
British Columbia, where KI Environmental is based, is experiencing an increase in construction- and infrastructure-related jobs
IUVA and WRc plc to Host Workshop on Cryptosporidium Control in Drinking Water    Jul 2, 08   IUVA, WRc plc
Workshop scheduled for Sept. 15, 2008, at Imperial College London
Membrana Liqui-Cel Membrane Contactors Selected for Largest Plasma Display Panel Plant in China    Jul 2, 08   Membrana
Liqui-Cel deoxygenation contactors require one-tenth the footprint of other technologies
J.R. Wilson of Hanson Pressure Pipe Retires after 58 Years in the Industry    Jul 2, 08   Hanson Pressure Pipe
Wilson held a sales position at the company for the past 14 years
WateReuse Launches Australian Division    Jul 2, 08   WateReuse Foundation
Agreement signed June 30 to launch association's first international division
NSF Opens New Office in Thailand    Jul 1, 08   NSF International
New regional headquarters opened in Bangkok with goal of enhancing food and water quality throughout Asia
First Singapore International Water Week a Success    Jul 1, 08   Singapore International Water Week
Week resulted in deals worth more than $270 million and international initiatives to boost water research and investments
GE MBR Technology to Help Restore Water Quality in China's Taihu Lake    Jul 1, 08   GE Water & Process Technologies
System aims to achieve strict discharge standards and protect quality of China's third-largest lake
SEDA Operator Challenge Scheduled for Membrane Week    Jul 1, 08   SEDA
Competition will be held Tuesday, July 15
Recent Press Conference Discussed Significance of Removing Mercury from Dental Wastewater    Jun 30, 08   NSF International
Event highlighted DRNA's compliance with ISO 11143
Hollywood Charity Event Raises Awareness, Funds for Global Water Foundation    Jun 30, 08   Global Water Foundation
LionessLA dedicated the company's two-year anniversary celebration to the foundation
Pentair & GE Water Join to Form Pentair Residential Filtration    Jun 30, 08   Business Wire
Companies will continue to serve existing municipal, commercial and industrial customers separately, sourcing products from joint venture as needed
CDM to Upgrade Guam's Wastewater Treatment System    Jun 30, 08   Environmental Business Journal
Contract for the repair and upgrade of the Apra Harbor wastewater treatment plant has value of $36 million
Pentair and GE Water & Process Technologies May Form Joint Venture    Jun 27, 08   Pentair, BusinessWire
Preliminary discussions are underway to combine their water softener and residential filtration businesses
EcoWater Selects Donnelly as Short Run Supplier    Jun 27, 08   Donnelly Custom Manufacturing Co.
Donnelly chosen based on experience in short run manufacturing, project management and takeover projects
Asian Development Bank Outlines Water Agenda for Asia-Pacific Region    Jun 27, 08   Asian Development Bank
Bank is committed to helping countries boost water investments to improve water security
Komline-Sanderson Announces Redesigned Website    Jun 27, 08   Komline-Sanderson
Website now has extensive market and product information
PWQA Member Joy Morley Passes Away    Jun 26, 08   PWQA
Morley, with husband Robert, owned Morley Water Improvement Systems
Godwin Pumps Active in Midwest Flood Relief    Jun 26, 08   Godwin Pumps, Photo courtesy of Tom Kimberly, Lincoln Contractors Supply
More than 400 portable pumps helping to relieve floodwaters in the Midwest
AwwaRF Board Allocates Funding for New Research    Jun 26, 08   AwwaRF
AwwaRF Board of Trustees approves funding for new studies and projects, announces name change
Water Associations, EPA Release Tools for Effective Utility Management Practices    Jun 25, 08   WEF, AWWA, EPA, APWA, AMWA, NACWA, NAWC
Series of tools aim to help utilities advance effective management practices to achieve long-term sustainability
Siemens Awarded $4 Million Grant to Develop New Seawater Desalination Technology    Jun 25, 08   Siemens
New technology expected to reduce energy consumption by 50%
Beijing Utilizes Leak Noise Sensors to Monitor Pipelines to Olympic Venues    Jun 25, 08   Fluid Conservation Systems, Halma Water Management
City has installed 3,500 Permalog sensors from FCS to monitor pipelines to the city's 2nd Ring Road
Michael I. Stefanic Joins Toray Sales Team    Jun 25, 08   Toray Membrane USA, Inc.
Stefanic is new product manager for microfiltration/ultrafiltration and MBR products
Encina Wastewater Authority Dedicates New Facilities    Jun 24, 08   Downstream Newsletter, Platt/Whitelaw Architects
Completion of facilities marks the end of a $15 million expansion project
EPA Awards the Water Quality Standards Forum Cooperative Agreement    Jun 24, 08   EPA
Four-year, $400,000 cooperative agreement aimed at information sharing between the states and EPA
Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo Returns to Toronto in November    Jun 24, 08   Messe Frankfurt
The 11th Expo expected to be larger than previous events
Siemens to Provide Wastewater Reuse System in Beijing, China    Jun 23, 08   Siemens
Reuse system at city's Beixiaohe treatment plant has more than doubled the plant's capacity
LPU-2428 Sensors from APG, Inc. Now CSA Certified for Hazardous Locations    Jun 23, 08   Automated Products Group, Inc.
Loop-powered ultrasonic level sensors feature microprocessor control to internally perform volume, flow and totalization calculations
Eimco Named U.S. Distributor of Atlantium Hydro-Optic Disinfection System    Jun 23, 08   Eimco Water Technologies
Atlantium's environmentally friendly system is validated to EPA drinking water requirements
Dynisco Restructures Company, Forms New Market Segments    Jun 23, 08   Dynisco
Realignment includes formation of new segments serving the plastics, rubber and industrial markets
AWWA Announces Project to Address Water Workforce Challenges    Jun 20, 08   AWWA
Partnership with Awwa Research Foundation will support AWWA's Workforce Strategies Committee and other workforce programs
River Restoration Committee Elects New Chair    Jun 20, 08   PBS&J
David T. Williams, national director of water resources for PBS&J, will take over as chair
San Diego WateReuse Association Awards Prizes to Area Students    Jun 20, 08   WateReuse Foundation
Prizes awarded to students who participated in the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair
University of California Students Tour Upgraded Vallecitos Water District Facility    Jun 19, 08   Vallecitos Water District
Vallecitos Water District showcased its newly upgraded Meadowlark Water Reclamation Facility to University of California - San Diego students
Dow Technology Selected for Desalination Plant in Cyprus    Jun 19, 08   Dow Chemical Company
Integrated membrane technology will help alleviate water shortages
Mississippi River Floods Move South    Jun 19, 08   ABC News
Levees threatened by possible record-setting water levels
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies Asks Congress to Maintain Local Water Treatment Choice    Jun 19, 08   AMWA
AMWA resists legislation that would allow the federal government to force utilities to change their treatment methods
WWEMA & WWD Now Accepting 2008 Scholarship Applications    Jun 18, 08   WWD
Scholarship applications are due Oct. 17, 2008
Fluid Imaging Technologies Introduces New Cyanobacteria Detection System    Jun 18, 08   Fluid Imaging Technologies
Upgraded FlowCAM system was introduced June 8, 2008, at ACE08 in Atlanta, Ga.
Dare County, N.C., to Install Elster AMCO Water’s evolutionTM AMI    Jun 18, 08   Elster AMCO Water, Inc.
County is beginning pilot study for future upgrade of 18,000 water meters
Skanska Awarded $45 Million Plant Contract in California    Jun 18, 08   Skanska
Contract includes the expansion of the March Wastewater Reclamation Facility in Perris, Calif.
Action Plan to Reduce Nutrients to Mississippi River Released    Jun 17, 08   EPA
Task force aims to reduce hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Insituform Awarded $3 Million in Water Line Rehabilitation Projects    Jun 17, 08   Insituform Technologies, Inc.
Projects in Monroe, Mich., and College Station, Texas, will use Insituform Blue potable water product line
Basin Water to Offer NSF 61-Certified Photocatalytic Membrane Systems to Drinking Water Facilities    Jun 17, 08   Basin Water, Inc.
Recently certified Purifics ES, Inc., technology will allow effective treatment in 1,4-dioxane, MTBE and PCPP applications
Eight Pipeline Seminars Scheduled Across the U.S.    Jun 17, 08   Dr. Jeypalan & Associates
Seminars from Jr. Jeyapalan & Associates will focus on underground pipeline design, construction and management
Aquatech Awarded Water Treatment Contract in Hawaii    Jun 16, 08   Aquatech
Company will supply a water treatment system for a power plant at Campbell Industrial Park
Why Does the Fee Becomes a Front-End and Back-End Problem?    Jun 16, 08   Peak Performance Training & Development, LLC
In the world of traditional selling the fee always seems to be too high. Even if your service or product is superior, prospects still tend to commoditize it in order to make the fee an issue. Why is this tactic such a common occurrence?
Dow Technology Selected for Sydney Seawater Desalination Project    Jun 16, 08   Dow Chemical Company
Dow will deliver FILMTEC RO membranes to the facility, which will provide potable water for 1.5 million residents
Mike Leonard Assumes Presidency of American Water Works Association    Jun 13, 08   AWWA
Leonard began his one-year term as AWWA president on June 11
EPA Expedites Approval of Alternative Test Procedures for Contaminants    Jun 13, 08   EPA
EPA is approving 99 alternative test procedures for contaminants under the Safe Drinking Water Act
Procorp Introduces New Pellet Reactor System    Jun 13, 08   Procorp Enterprises, LLC
System for industrial and municipal water treatment facilities extracts high-purity minerals into a recycle bin
Toray to Supply Reverse Osmosis Membrane for a Large-Scale Wastewater Plant in Singapore    Jun 13, 08   Toray Industries, Inc.
Plant in the Changi region is second-largest wastewater recycling plant in the world
American Water Canada Receives Award From American Public Works Association    Jun 12, 08   American Water Canada
American Water Canada and the Elgin Area and Lake Huron Water Systems were jointly honored for the implementation of a Drinking Water Quality Management Standard
Wonderware Unveils IndustryPack for Water & Wastewater Applications    Jun 12, 08   Wonderware
IndustryPack software is a preconfigured set of application templates and graphics for use by water companies and municipalities
WIKA Instruments Selects Selltis Sales 5.0 Software    Jun 12, 08   Selltis, LLC
Customizable software has helped streamline the sales process
National Water Quality Monitoring Conference 2008 a Success    Jun 12, 08   EPA
About 600 people attended the conference, which featured presentations, technical posters, exhibits, workshops, courses and field trips
Poseidon Resources Names Scott Maloni Vice President    Jun 11, 08   Poseidon Resources
Maloni is a communications specialist with 14 years of public affairs experience
Press Conference will Discuss Importance of Removing Amalgam from Dental Wastewater    Jun 11, 08   DRNA
Dental Recycling North America's amalgam separator was recently certified as ISO-compliant
Louisville, Ky., Water Company Wins Water Taste Test at ACE08    Jun 11, 08   AWWA
Water provider wins "Best of the Best" at AWWA's Annual Conference and Exposition
EPA Reaffirms Clean Water Permits Not Needed for Water Transfers    Jun 11, 08   EPA
Rule clarifies that clean water permits should focus on water pollution, not water movement
Wilo EMU Pumps Now Made in U.S.    Jun 10, 08   Wilo EMU USA, LLC
Pumps can now be delivered faster
Water Leaders Launch Water Policy Institute to Address Challenges    Jun 9, 08   Water Policy Institute
The Institute will address water-related issues and provide information to the public through its website
ADS to Demonstrate Large Diameter Leak Detection Services at ACE08    Jun 9, 08   ADS
Live demonstrations will be held throughout the day on Tuesday, June 10
Aquionics Showing Drinking Water Validated UV System At ACE08    Jun 8, 08   Aquionics
A selection of other Aquionics UV systems will also be on display
Sauereisen Honored with Award from Small Business Administration    Jun 6, 08   Sauereisen
Company wins 2008 Family-Owned Business of the Year from SBA’s Pittsburgh District
McCrometer Appoints ABLE Instruments & Controls as Manufacturers' Representative for UK and Ire    Jun 6, 08   McCrometer
Partnership will allow collaboration in offering flow measurement technology training workshops
Water Environment Federation Files Amicus Curiae Brief in California Biosolids Case    Jun 6, 08   Water Environment Federation
Brief supports three southern California public agencies that operate land application programs
Eaton Corp. to Provide Audits for Water & Wastewater Customers    Jun 6, 08   Eaton Corp.
Complimentary Engineering Service and Solutions audits can improve productivity and capital utilization
BASF Introduces Aseptrol CW Technology    Jun 5, 08   BASF Corp.
New, easy-to-use delivery system regulates precise feed of chlorine dioxide into cooling water systems
International Conference for Water Efficiency in Urban Areas Issues Call for Papers    Jun 5, 08   OTTI
Conference is taking place in Wurzburg, Germany, from Jan. 29 to Jan. 30, 2009
SonTek/YSI Assists China in Dam and Flood Assessments    Jun 5, 08   SonTek/YSI
SonTek/YSI and YSI, Inc., have donated acoustic Doppler profiler measurement systems that will allow hydrologists to gauge the speed and strength of water flow
Find Pump Information Faster    Apr 28, 08   WaterInfoLink.com
WaterInfoLink.com search engine puts an end to useless results
Water Quality Products and Water & Wastes Digest unveil redesigned websites    Feb 22, 08   Water & Wastes Digest, Water Quality Products
Both websites offer easier access to all our water/wastewater information
Severn Trent Services Awarded Contract for Desalination Plant in Mexico    Dec 21, 07   Severn Trent Services
Severn Trent Services has been selected to design and build a desalination plant for the Maravia Country Club Estates in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Fairbanks Morse Announces Contract for New York City    Aug 8, 07   Fairbanks Morse
Fairbanks Morse Pump, a division of Pentair Water, has received a contract for approximately $15 million to supply water pumping equipment for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection at their Croton Water Treatment Plant.
NNGWA Conference Examines Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water    Aug 8, 07   NGWA
The National Ground Water Association will host the 6th International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in Water on October 22-23 in Costa Mesa, Calif.
AwwaRF Announces Report on Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Drinking Water    Aug 8, 07   AWWARF
Awwa Research Foundation announced the publication of a new report on endocrine disrupting compounds and pharmaceuticals and personal-care products.
Elster AMCO Water Appoints New President    Aug 8, 07   Elster AMCO Water Inc.
Elster AMCO Water, Inc., has appointed Roman Thomassin president and regional director Business Unit Water (BUW Region 3).
NSF Announces New Certification Program for Geothermal Piping Applications    Aug 8, 07   NSF International
NSF International’s Plumbing Program recently introduced a new geothermal listing for piping products.
NSF Announces New Certification Program for Geothermal Piping Applications    Aug 8, 07   NSF International
NSF International’s Plumbing Program recently introduced a new geothermal listing for piping products.
Cruise Ships Reach Agreement With Washington DOE    Feb 23, 07   Washington DOE
Washington Cruise ship lines will cover the state's costs to limit and track wastewater discharges from large cruise liners.
World Bank Supports Improving Water Supply in Tajikistan    Dec 21, 06   World Bank
The World Bank endorsed a $5 million credit and grant as additional financing for the Dushanbe Water Supply Project for the Republic of Tajikistan.
Water Service Company Blamed in Ireland Death    Dec 8, 06   Ireland On-Line
The Northern Ireland Water Service has been named responsible for the death of a contractor killed in an explosion in a treatment plant last year.
U.S. Navy Ordered to Reduce Drinking Water Chemical Levels    Dec 8, 06   EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered KBR Inc. and the U.S. Department of the Navy to reduce the levels of total trihalomethanes from drinking water.
CH2M HILL Names Team Leader and Technology Director      CH2M HILL
CH2M HILL, a full-service engineering, construction, and operations firm, has named Patrick Karney, P.E., DEE, as vice president/new global wastewater service team leader, and Julian Sandino, Ph.D., P.E., assistant director of technology for the firm’s Global Water Business Group (WBG) as a core member of the global wastewater service team.



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