Carter Water to Offer Puronics Water Systems to Central Florida
LONGWOOD, Fla., Nov. 16, 2018 - Carter Water Treatment Services, a local water treatment company, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Puronics Water Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of water treatment systems for consumer and commercial markets. Carter Water will be providing Puronics water treatment systems to Orlando area residents and businesses. "We are excited to offer Central Florida the most advanced water treatment technology available today," said Carter Burks, owner o...
Microvi MNE Implemented at Thames Water Wastewater Treatment Plant in UK to Demonstrate Ammonia Removal in Cold Temperatures
HAYWARD, Calif., - Thames Water Utilities Ltd., Microvi Biotechnologies, and WesTech Engineering, Inc. are conducting a collaborative demonstration for transformational wastewater treatment at the Thames Water treatment plant in Sherfield-on-Loddon, UK. This demonstration of Microvi's proprietary treatment technology, Microvi MNE™, was installed and commissioned in June. The Microvi MNE process could work within Thames Water's existing infrastructure and aims to help with impending challenge...
Bluesky 3D Models Help Anglian Water Improve Water and Waste Water Infrastructure
Highly detailed 3D models, derived from the latest aerial photography, are helping Anglian Water design, build and communicate major infrastructure and non-infrastructure asset projects across the east of England. Created by aerial mapping company Bluesky, the 3D models are being used by the @one Alliance, a collaboration of consultants and contractors working together to deliver more than half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme. The Bluesky models are being used to create 3D animat...
IECA Region One Welcomes New Executive Director
Denver, CO – The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Region One board of directors and staff welcomes Samantha Roe, IOM, as the new executive director of the association. “We’re excited to announce Samantha as the new executive director to take our association in a new direction,” stated Tom Schneider, CPESC, IECA president. “IECA is looking to expand our value to our membership, develop an initiative to attract a younger audience and continue to expand our importance in bot...
Rising Wastewater Operating Costs are Main Driver of Water Tariff Growth in 2018
The results of GWI’s 2018 Global Water Tariff Survey have revealed that the average tariff for wastewater services grew by 4.1% between July 2017 and July 2018, compared with a 3.5% growth in the average water tariff over the same period. The survey results, drawing from data collected by GWI on water and wastewater tariffs across 512 cities in 191 countries, suggest rising wastewater operating costs are a key driver of the rate hikes seen across North America and Europe this year. The averag...
Sanexen Water Successfully Completes Major Repairs in the Lincoln Tunnel in New York City in Record Time
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 30, 2018 - During the weekend of October 20th, Sanexen Water, Inc., a member of the LOGISTEC family, successfully completed major repairs in the Lincoln Tunnel in New York City with minimal impact. When the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) began planning repairs and upgrades to Route 495 and the Lincoln Tunnel, one of the requirements was to repair two cast iron cement-encased water main sections at each end of the tunnel that supply water for fire prevention. ...
Water Well Trust Receives USDA Grant for Arkansas Water Well Projects
WASHINGTON - The Water Well Trust, a national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Household Water Well Systems program for a project to increase potable water availability to rural households in Arkansas. The USDA grant and matching funds from the Water Systems Council will be used to fund Water Well Trust projects in 12 Arkansas counties, including Benton, Boone, Carroll, Crawford, Jefferson, Mad...
Hundreds of Supporters Celebrate Sterling Natural Resource Center Groundbreaking
HIGHLAND, Calif. – On Oct. 20, more than 300 local officials and community members joined East Valley Water District (EVWD) to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Sterling Natural Resource Center (SNRC), a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility in Highland, Calif., on the corner of N. Del Rosa and 6th Street. Permitting and construction of the SNRC is expected to be completed in less than three years. EVWD General Manager/CEO John Mura kicked off the celebration with remarks on h...
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Signed Into Law
Washington, D.C. - The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018, included as title I of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 3021), was signed into law today. The new law will provide for investment in harbor, waterway, flood protection, and other water infrastructure improvements throughout the country. The bipartisan leaders of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee released the following statements on the Se...
American Utilities Act to Counter Rising Costs as Some Cities Raise Combined Tariffs by Over 30%
Across the United States average combined tariffs have risen by 3.6% since 2017, according to a new white paper entitled The Global Value of Water, published by GWI. However, some cities have implemented much larger rises, with Miami’s combined tariff increasing by 47% and Pittsburgh by 34%. The white paper found that Portland (Oregon) had the most expensive water tariff in the country at $30.82/1000 gallons. The white paper findings are based on the results of GWI’s 2018 Global Water Tarif...
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