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Jul 10, 2018
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Aquam Corporation Launches Amplus: An Advanced Remote Operated Vehicle for Pressurized Water, Wastewater, and Industrial Pipelines
The data-driven technology represents a new era in municipal analysis and prevention assessment for water and other pipe-based infrastructure.
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Jul 09, 2018
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Fatberg Fightback Bolstered by Association Launch
Correctly sizing, installing and maintaining kitchen grease traps is key to improving the health of the UK’s sewer network. That is the view of the Grease Contractors Association (GCA), an initiative centred on best practice for the specification, installation and maintenance of grease traps and management systems.
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Jul 06, 2018
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Confident in Your Cutter Purchase? - Know You're Making the Right Choice
Purchasing a new small diameter cutter is a big decision, but it can be hard to know if you’ve made the right choice until you’re in the field. And halfway through a job is the worst time to discover you picked the wrong one.
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Jul 05, 2018
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Less talk, more walk at PLASTIC PIPES XIX
Organizers of the PLASTIC PIPES XIX Conference and Exhibition report that there will be a total of 99 papers delivered at this year's event. A preliminary handbook of abstracts is now posted to the website of the PPXIX conference that will take place in Las Vegas, USA, at the Red Rock Resort on September 24 – 26, 2018.
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Jul 04, 2018
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Innovation prize winners announced at BlueTech Forum 2018
Technologies for wastewater treatment and plant optimisation were the winners of the Innovation Showcase at BlueTech Forum. The event attracted 200 delegates and took place in Vancouver, Canada on 6-7 June 2018.
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Jul 03, 2018
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Kennebunkport and Wells Water District to Remove PFAS with Evoqua’s Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) System
The Kennebunkport, ME, Kennebunkport & Wells Water District (KKWD) will remove perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) from its water source using an Activated Carbon System from Evoqua Water Technologies
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Jul 02, 2018
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Illinois American Water Investing Approximately $430,000 in Ransom Drinking Water System
Water Tank Facelift and Water Treatment Upgrade Underway.
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Jun 29, 2018
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S1E Announces Partnership with Vortex Infrastructure and Distribution of Pipe-Robo-Tec USA
Source One Environmental® (S1E) has announced their partnership with Vortex Infrastructure as an exclusive distributor of Pipe-Robo-Tec USA®.
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Jun 28, 2018
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Europe’s First Crossover TBM Breaks Through at Moglicë Headrace Tunnel
Robbins XRE completes the First TBM-driven Tunnel in Albania.
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Jun 27, 2018
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RTG Rammtechnik GmbH hands over pile driver to thyssenkrupp Infrastructure
A strategic partnership was formed.
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Jun 26, 2018
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Robotics Will Disrupt Wastewater Treatment Plants
Aarhus Vand and Blue Ocean Robotics have initiated a partnership to develop robotic technology for wastewater treatment plants. Drone technology for inspection of wastewater basins and sewage systems, as well as robotics for the maintenance of outdoor areas at wastewater treatment plants, have potential to both improve the working environment for the employees and make wastewater treatment cheaper and more efficient.
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Jun 25, 2018
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Jacopa Enters Tertiary Treatment Market
Wastewater systems and solutions experts Jacopa are to enter the UK and Ireland tertiary treatment market with a range of high-performance, low-operating cost, cloth media tertiary filters for wastewater treatment. The move marks a watershed for the company as it consolidates and builds on its extensive wastewater treatment expertise to provide a one-stop-shop for wastewater treatment products and services.
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Jun 22, 2018
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TTC Leads the Way in Advancing Pipeline Condition Assessment (PCA) with Drone Technology
By: Tom Iseley & Saleh Behbahani
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Jun 21, 2018
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Water treatment first as Scottish Water trials Nyex
Scottish Water is set to undertake the world’s first long-term trial of Arvia’s Nyex treatment system on drinking water at a specially established pilot plant in West Lothian. The trial, which will run separately to the existing water treatment works at Pateshill, will assess the effectiveness of the system in removing organic material from raw water.
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Jun 20, 2018
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Hamilton Kent and battenfeld-cincinnati Sponsor PPXIX
Organizers of the PLASTIC PIPES XIX Conference and Exhibition announce that Hamilton Kent and battenfeld-cincinnati will each sponsor one of the coffee breaks at this year's event. The PPXIX conference will take place in Las Vegas, USA, at the Red Rock Resort on September 24 – 26, 2018.
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Jun 19, 2018
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East Bay Municipal Utility District Selects Sedaru for Real-time Operations
Bay Area Utility Serving 1.4 million people signs multi-year contract with Sedaru.
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Jun 18, 2018
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NASTT’s 2019 No-Dig Show call for abstracts deadline is June 30
The North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) is now accepting abstracts for its 2019 No-Dig Show in Chicago, Illinois at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on March 17-21, 2019.
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Jun 18, 2018
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Fluence Unveils its Aspiral™ Family of Wastewater Treatment Solutions
Fluence Corporation Limited is pleased to unveil its Aspiral™ family of decentralized, smart packaged wastewater treatment solutions, based on its innovative Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) technology. Fluence MABR is a spirally wound, self-respiring membrane that provides aeration for the wastewater process and functions as the biological reactor.
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Jun 15, 2018
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Californians remain concerned about future droughts; Support recycled water as a long-term solution for water security
Although 2017 brought significant rainfall to a dry state, Californians remain very concerned about future droughts, and the vast majority support using advanced technologies to generate new water supplies when needed.
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Jun 14, 2018
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Sustainable Water Resources Management: The Book on Research and Development Project CuveWaters
The goal of the German-Namibian project CuveWaters was to make sustainable use of different water sources in one of the driest regions of the world. Between 2004 and 2015 and under the head of ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research, scientists from various disciplines worked together with institutional partners in Namibia as well as residents of the Cuvelai-Etosha Basin on solutions for improved water availability. The results of this transdisciplinary research process were incorporated into an English-language compendium that has now been published.
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Jun 13, 2018
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Wastewater without Pharmaceutical Residues – New Process Completely Eliminates Trace Substances
Pharmaceutical residues in waste water pose new challenges for municipal water treatment. Established methods are frequently found lacking when it comes to removing such substances. A treatment module developed at Fraunhofer IKTS provides a remedy and completely eliminates these harmful substances.
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Jun 12, 2018
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BlueTech Forum reveals top water tech companies
A global event taking place in Canada featured 13 ground-breaking technologies developed for the water sector. Digital, biotech and membrane technologies are among the top 13 selected who took part in BlueTech Forum in Vancouver on 6-7 June 2018.
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Jun 11, 2018
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Successful Reuse of AVN Machine in France
In the little French town of Plobsheim near Strasbourg, a joint venture consisting of the contractors Valentin and SMCE Réha has modernized the
municipal drinking water system. Several pipe jacking drives were carried out using an AVN1200 microtunnelling machine. The longest section runs through
groundwater in a noncohesive geology and crosses under a busy highway. Since the beginning of 2018 the Plobsheim well has been connected to the urban grid.
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Jun 11, 2018
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Water From the Sun: Power for the Enewetak People
The Enewetak people of the Marshall Islands, whose fresh water supply is threatened by rising sea levels and severe drought, turned to Moana Marine LLC, who just completed installing their 100 percent solar and wind-powered water purification system that converts sea water into safe, healthy&drinking water, while also providing the community with a source of clean, renewal energy, granting them both water security and energy independence. This remarkable new technology, developed by Tom Vance, can be adapted for use anywhere in the world where fresh water is needed.
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Jun 08, 2018
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New Drain Rehab Cutter from PRT Combines Climbing Capability, Multi-Axis Control
Micro Auto Plus makes quick work of vertical stacks and other small-diameter lines.
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