Sloan Inaugurates The Water Council’s Water Stewardship Program, WAVE
WAVE will help Sloan improve and credibly report water stewardship performance Milwaukee, WI, April 12, 2022 – The Water Council is pleased to announce Sloan, a global manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems based in Franklin Park, Ill., has signed onto The Water Council’s WAVE program. Sloan is the first company to initiate the program since its formal launch in February. WAVE will help Sloan improve its enterprise-level water stewardship performance and public reporting, concluding w...
Skanska signs contract for work at wastewater resource recovery facility in NY, USA, for USD 248M, SEK 2.3 billion
Skanska has, as part of a joint venture with R.J. Industries, Inc., signed a contract with NYC Department of Environmental Protection to do work at its Hunts Point Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in the Bronx, New York, USA. The total contract is worth USD 309M. Skanska’s share of the contract is worth about USD 248M, about SEK 2.3 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the first quarter of 2022. The contract includes the installation of cast-in-place concrete, prefa...
Stantec Helps South County Regional Wastewater Authority Expand Facility, With a Focus on Sustainability
Expansion will add membrane bioreactor to create higher quality effluent GILROY, CA - NYSE, TSX: STN: Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and design firm—is assisting the South County Regional Wastewater Authority (SCRWA) to expand its existing wastewater treatment plant near Gilroy, California, with the design of a new membrane bioreactor facility. The new facility will add additional capacity of 2.5 million gallons per day (MGD) to the existing plant’s 8.5 MGD wastewater treatm...
The Searial Cleaners expands its range of innovative technologies and launches a unique global network of pilot ports to combat shoreline pollution
Last June, Poralu Marine, the world leader in the construction and management of aluminium marinas, made a firm commitment to environmental conservation by launching The Searial Cleaners, the first range of shoreline waste collection systems. Faced with the climate emergency, the company is upping the pace of its actions and investing heavily in the brand by adding three new complementary technologies to its range that meet the specific needs of all types of terrain. The Searial Cleaners is also...
Chronic Water Waste Results in Alarming Increase in Carbon Emissions, Research Shows
A new paper reveals the hidden cost and impact of water waste in facilities NEW YORK — March 24, 2022 — The water systems within the world’s building and facilities are a major source of carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to the global climate crisis, according to a new white paper released by WINT Water Intelligence. While the availability of clean water has been recognized as an urgent worldwide concern, carbon emissions associated with the production, treatment, a...
Interior Department Invests $100 Million in First Dam Safety Project Through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
California’s B.F. Sisk Dam is the nation’s largest offstream reservoir WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation is providing project-specific funding of $100 million for the modification of B.F. Sisk Dam in California. The funding, authorized by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, was highlighted in an addendum to the Bureau’s initial spend plan for fiscal year 2022 funding allocations. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provide...
Video: Groundwater - Making the Invisible Visible
Water is one of the most precious resources on earth and together, we need to make sure that every drop counts. On World Water Day, ABB supports the United Nations in their effort to raise awareness on the importance to protect groundwater, the most abundant source of freshwater on earth.
New ASCE Publication Applies Renewable Energy Technologies to Existing Water Infrastructure
Reston, Va. – Renewable energy sources are sustainable sources of energy that don’t run out, like solar, wind, water, tides, geothermal. Using effective energy policy and rulemaking, the US has successfully started incorporating renewables within statewide energy mixes. The latest American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publication, Renewable Energy Technologies and Water Infrastructure, builds on this effort, providing practical applications and the latest developments surrounding the integr...
New ASCE Manual of Practice 150 Provides Guidance on Total Maximum Daily Loads
Reston, Va. – The total maximum daily load (TMDL) is a regulatory term associated with the United States Clean Water Act describing a plan for restoring the quality of impaired waters. ASCE’s newest Manual of Practice, Total Maximum Daily Load Development and Implementation, MOP 150, describes the state-of-the-practice and provides guidance to practitioners in selecting analytical tools and models in the development of a total maximum daily load and its implementation plan. The manual provide...
De Nora receives second DTRI approval for treating potable water with Chlorine Dioxide
High efficiency vacuum-based ClO2 generators validated to 97 percent yield MILAN (7 March 2022) – Continuing to shape the future of water treatment in the Middle East, De Nora announces its latest approval from the Desalination Technology Research Institute (DTRI), a division of Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), for its vacuum-based Capital Controls® Chlorine Dioxide Generators. Testing by DTRI as part of the certification process consistently demonstrated a yiel...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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