GWI Announces Winners of the 2018 Global Water Awards
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) today announced the winners of the 2018 Global Water Awards, which were presented on Monday 16 April at the Pavillon d’Armenonville in Paris, France, as part of the Global Water Summit 2018. The coveted awards ceremony recognises the industry’s greatest feats over the previous year, rewarding the initiatives and companies in the water, wastewater and desalination sectors that are moving the industry forward through improved operating performance, innovative techno...
Combined Water Sector Gathers in Washington to Demand Infrastructure Funding, Research Support
Washington, DC – The nation's leading water organizations are gathering in the nation's capital next week to call on Congress and the Trump Administration to increase investment in water resources, specifically water infrastructure and research, and to elevate water as a national priority. Hundreds of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater leaders and professionals, representing the largest water organizations in the country, will take to Capitol Hill during Water Week 2018 (schedul...
Water Tariffs Will Need to Rise by 5.9% a Year to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, New GWI Report Finds
Oxford, UK - A new market report published by GWI has found that water tariffs will need to increase by 5.9% each year in order to generate the $449 billion of annual investment required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal on water and sanitation by 2030, and maintain existing infrastructure. The report comes at a time when the funding model for water infrastructure is evolving to incorporate more private and commercial finance sources, in the face of ageing infrastructure, population gr...
SipRadius Deploys Prototype Hydrogen Peroxide Well Water Treatment System
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., April 5, 2018 - SipRadius, a developer of media software and GenerGeo brand green hardware announced deployment of the first prototype of its Hydrogen Peroxide injection Well Water Treatment Kit system. Though productization has not yet finished, unique features include a selectable solution strength for the H2O2, a redundant hazmat grade outer container, and management/reporting/supply re-ordering via mobile phone application. Sergio Ammirata, SipRadius Managing Director...
Stark Global Water Report Triggers New Collaboration Among Global Partnerships
In the face of profound global water challenges, on World Water Day five global multi-stakeholder partnerships representing business, governments, intergovernmental organizations, academia, and civil society organizations announced a new collaboration effort designed to accelerate progress toward ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation around the world. The partnership was catalyzed by the discussions at the 8th World Water Forum in Brasilia, including the...
The World Water Council Releases Latest Implementation Roadmaps Report to Reveal Progress on Water Made Since the Last World Water Forum
- The World Water Council has released the latest edition of the Implementation Roadmaps at the 8th World Water Forum - These roadmaps include sixteen themes, hundreds of key focus areas and nearly 100 objectives, detailing the progress and future of water-related issues worldwide - The 8th World Water Forum is currently taking place in Brasilia, Brazil, to unite the global water community, discuss water-related issues and implement solutions World Water...
Bluewater Says Million Dollar Urban Drinking Water Scarcity Challenge is Geared to Find Solutions to Clean Drinking Water Scarcity
Stockholm, Sweden, March 22, 2018 –– As the world celebrates World Water Day, Bluewater, a world leader in innovative water purification technologies, announces a global million dollar urban drinking water scarcity challenge geared to identify and deploy entrepreneurial solutions to tackle clean drinking water issues in mega-cities across the planet. Bluewater says the initiative is designed to address urban drinking water scarcity challenges in a world where the UN predicts some 5.7 billion peo...
Atlas Copco Honors the 25th Annual World Water Day
Stockholm, Sweden, March 22, 2018: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, today honors the 25th annual World Water Day by focusing on the importance of water. Atlas Copco started funding water initiatives as early as in 1984 through its employee driven organization Water for All. This world-spanning, non-profit organization provides people in need with long-term access to clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene. Through voluntary employee donations, twice...
Frost & Sullivan Embraces World Water Day 2018 by Sharing 4 Promising Technologies Inspired by Nature
With global water requirements increasing to 40% by 2030, according to Frost & Sullivan, now is the time to commit to ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water. Mounting environmental awareness and water stress challenges have pushed many to seek viable, energy-efficient and cost-effective solutions to address the growing issue of water security. On World Water Day 2018 Frost & Sullivan explores this year’s theme, “Nature for Water,” by acknowledging the influence and inspira...
Kimberly-Clark and Deltares Launch Innovative Tool for Sustainable Water Management
DALLAS, March 22, 2018 - On World Water Day, attention is focused on the global risk of water scarcity due to increased demand and the effects of climate change. To address this challenge, Kimberly-Clark Corporation has partnered with research firm Deltares to launch WaterLoupe, an interactive, web-based tool to monitor local freshwater supplies and consumption trends and generate actionable insights to mitigate local water risks. WaterLoupe tracks data on social, economic and climate factors...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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