Cape Town Leads the Way to Drought-proof Water Tariffs
The South African city has topped Global Water Intelligence’s annual listing of the largest water tariff increases in 2018 with a 390% increase in the benchmark price of water and wastewater services. Overall the global average price of water and wastewater rose by 3.8% to $2.04, held down by price cuts in Northern Europe and cities in Africa and the Middle East choosing not to increase rates. The results were released in a new white paper entitled The Global Value of Water, published by GWI...
Water Treatment & Wastewater Treatment Reuse Experts Launch A New Water Treatment Solutions Website to Help Municipal & Industrial Businesses Across the World
MAITLAND, Fla., Oct. 10, 2018 - Genesis Water Technologies, a leading specialized water treatment solutions company focused on serving industrial and municipal clients worldwide, announces the launch of its newly redesigned website, www.genesiswatertech.com. The new site clearly illustrates the innovative solutions and services Genesis Water Technologies offers for drinking water, process water, and wastewater reuse including specialized consulting services. The completely revamped website...
WaterStep Provides Water and Disinfectant for Desperate Rural Communities in North Carolina
Louisville, KY - Louisville-based non-profit WaterStep has returned from a week-long trip to aid those affected by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. Five members from the organization left Louisville on Sunday, Sept. 23 in trucks packed with ten disaster relief kits that were able to purify water, and generate chlorine and bleach for disinfection and sanitation. They set up base at First Baptist Church in Willington, N.C., and then traveled into surrounding rural areas each day. Many of thes...
New Water Treatment Facility Helps Malibu Combat Climate Change
(Malibu, CA) — The City of Malibu will cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of its new state-of-the-art water treatment facility on Friday, October 5 at 11:00 AM. The largest infrastructure project in the City’s history, the Civic Center Water Treatment Facility will replace outdated septic systems, enhancing the iconic area to provide a new level of sustainable water management. With advanced technology and engineering practices, the facility will capture and treat nearly 200,000 gallons...
What is “Porous Pavement” and How Does that Help Soils Capture and Clean Water?
Parking lots, sidewalks, streets, and rooftops: cities are full of water-shedding surfaces. The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Oct. 1 Soils Matter blog explains why these surfaces are problematic, and how soil can be part of the answer. Impermeable surfaces, such as asphalt and concrete, move precipitation to storm drains, and from there to rivers, lakes, and oceans. But it’s not just water. Contaminants from cars and trucks wash away, as well as salts and other pollutants. All of tha...
GreenBlu Begins $1.6 Million U.S. Department of Energy Award to Commercialize Adsorption Desalination Technology
GreenBlu's stand-alone module deployed with solar collectors can produce 16000 gal/day using a 5000 sq. ft. footprint. A one million gallon per day plant, enough for a town of 20,000, would require 63 containers and shade the parking lot of a standard big-box retail store. HAMILTON, N.J. - GreenBlu, Inc., a water technology company commercializing a new thermal distillation technology, Vapor Adsorption Distillation with Energy Recycling (VADER), announced it is beginning its $1,600,000 a...
New California Dam Built with Black & Veatch’s Management Help Reaches Key Milestone
Seventeen years after being deemed seismically vulnerable and having its capacity restricted, a San Francisco-area dam and reservoir near an active fault line soon will be at full volume, thanks to a new dam that ensures a reliable water supply to millions of residents. Marking the biggest milestone on the massive, 7-year-old construction project featuring construction management by Black & Veatch, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission recently celebrated completion of...
Fort Collins-Loveland Water District Leading the Way for Colorado Water Providers
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Sept. 26, 2018) – Fort Collins-Loveland Water District (FCLWD), through the Soldier Canyon Water Treatment Authority, recently installed a cutting-edge hydro turbine at its water treatment plant. As one of the only water providers in Northern Colorado to use a hydro turbine at its treatment plant, the Authority’s new equipment allows the plant to generate all of its power needed for operations while reducing operating costs and selling back additional power. The installation...
Brown and Caldwell to Manage Portland’s Historic Switch to Filtered Water Supply
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, today announced it was awarded a contract to provide program management services for Portland Water Bureau’s (PWB) $500 million Bull Run Filtration Project. The project marks a critical transition for PWB and its customers, who have relied on unfiltered water from the federally protected 102 square mile Bull Run Watershed as its primary source of water for over a century. Triggered by traces...
Jacobs Shares Insights with Investors on Rising Demand for Water Management Solutions
DALLAS - At a time of unprecedented urbanization and climate-induced threats, the World Economic Forum ranks water among the top ten risks facing the planet, from severe droughts to catastrophic flooding. During an investor webcast hosted this week by Bank of America, executives of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) shared insights and examples about the company's leadership addressing water ecosystem and infrastructure challenges. The presentation and replay of the webcast are posted on J...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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