Engineering for Change and Siemens Extend Deadline for Clean Water and Zero Hunger Design Challenge
A new virtual co-creation design challenge, Engineering for Change Innovate for Impact: Siemens Design Challenge, will now accept applications through May 4, 2020 NEW YORK – With software and a computer, anyone, anywhere, has the tools they need to address the world’s greatest challenges. This spirit of innovation is at the heart of Innovate for Impact: Siemens Design Challenge. And as students worldwide pursue distance learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers have extended the...
New Water Quality Modeling Resource Now Available
Stormwater, Watershed, and Receiving Water Quality Modeling provides straightforward guidance on a broad spectrum of modeling tools and their capabilities. Its contents offer past, present, and future perspectives of stormwater quality modeling and outline criteria for selecting the appropriate model based on the project or task. Complete with detailed examples of stormwater, watershed, and receiving water quality models, this up-to-date resource is an essential tool for those engaged in the...
Water Systems Council/ASSE Performance Requirements for Pitless Adapters, Pitless Units, and Well Caps Designated an American National Standard by ANSI
WASHINGTON - A co-development effort by the Water Systems Council and ASSE International to update the standard for Performance Requirements for Pitless Adapters, Pitless Units, and Well Caps -- ASSE 1093-2019 / WSC PAS-97(2019) -- has resulted in its designation as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The Water Systems Council (WSC) first established a standard for pitless adapters and pitless units in 1966, followed by the development of a stand...
Studying Water’s Flow Will Help Preserve Access to Life-Sustaining Resource
NSF CAREER grant will deepen understanding of reservoir-dam system management TROY, N.Y. — Tens of thousands of reservoir and dam systems are being operated in communities across the United States, ensuring access to reliable sources of water. That access, however, isn’t a guarantee. Altered rainfall patterns driven by global warming, increased urbanization, and growing populations are setting up parallel increases in demand for water and energy. Sustainable approaches to managing the...
Natural bayou better when floods threaten Houston
Buffalo Bayou. (Credit: Andrew Juan/Rice University) HOUSTON – One bayou meanders toward downtown Houston. The other runs in parallel to the south, much of it through a concrete channel. Which is better at preventing floods? Researchers at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering give the nod to nature. In studying the evolution of flood plains based on Houston’s Buffalo and Brays bayous, the researchers associated with Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education & Evacuation f...
Video: Sea Of Opportunity Trailer
This is a film produced by the BONUS RETURN project, highlighting solutions for recovering and reusing nutrients in wastewater and agriculture. The 18-minute film is available to watch on www.bonusreturn.eu.
When You Have a Smartphone But No Water
Solar Water ATMs bring relief and a new business model to Sub-Saharan Africa HELSINKI, Finland, February 19, 2020. Access to clean water remains a significant problem in Africa, yet smartphones are widespread throughout the continent today. Introducing mobile payment to solar-powered water purification units combines the challenge and solution, making Solar Water ATMs a business opportunity for impact investors. Picture Credit: Konsta Punkka / Solar Water Solutions Solar Water Solutions...
Engineering for Change and Siemens Launch Design Challenge for Clean Water and Zero Hunger Technology Solutions
Innovate for Impact: Siemens Design Challenge Applications Open March 4, 2020, World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development NEW YORK – In 2015, the United Nations (U.N.) set 17 sustainable development goals aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and driving peace and prosperity worldwide by 2030. While leaders have seen some progress, they’ve also made it clear: we aren’t on track, and time is running out. Calling for new partnerships to support government efforts, U.N. Sec...
Vactor® Manufacturing Launches New Ramjet™ Truck-Mounted Water Jetter
Now with IntuiTouchÒ Controls, Vactor Ramjet Delivers New Level of Simplicity and Productivity CHICAGO – Vactor® Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation and the industry-leading brand of sewer cleaning equipment, is launching a new version of the Vactor Ramjet, a truck-mounted water jetter, at the 2020 WWETT Show in Indianapolis on February 18. As the successor to the existing Vactor Ramjet model, the new version redefines simplicity, featuring the exclusive IntuiTo...
Vactor Manufacturing Launches Powerful iMPACT Combination Sewer Cleaner
Cutting-edge IntuiTouchÒ technology now available on more compact, economical machine for smaller applications CHICAGO – Vactor Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Federal Signal Corporation and the industry-leading brand of sewer cleaning equipment, is launching Vactor iMPACT, a versatile new combination sewer cleaner, at the 2020 WWETT Show in Indianapolis on February 18. Replacing the outgoing Vactor 2103, Vactor iMPACT has a compact design that allows it to easily maneuver through ti...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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