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Biofertilizer From Anaerobic Digestion: The Future Of Circular Fertilization
There is growing recognition of Anaerobic Digestion (AD) as the most efficient and sustainable solution to maximize the recovery of energy and nutrients from organic waste.
DuPont Water Solutions To Participate In WEX Global 2022
DuPont Water Solutions is a silver sponsor of WEX Global 2022 in Valencia, Spain from 27 to 29 June 2022 at SH Valencia Palace Hotel.
Climate-Related Flooding & Drought To Cost World’s Major Cities $194 Billion Annually
C40 Cities study finds that without urgent action, millions more people around the globe will face grave risks from river flooding, along with more frequent and severe drought by 2050.
Temporary Wastewater Treatment Unit Helps Nursing Home Meet Consent
In a rural location and not connected to the public sewer, the property is served by an onsite wastewater treatment plant and reed bed.
Yokogawa Joins HAKUTO-R Program To Explore ‘Lunar Water Resources’ For Industrial Use
Yokogawa Electric has agreed with ispace to participate in its lunar missions as a supporting company.
Grundfos Inks Mou With Ngee Ann Polytechnic To Develop Smart Sustainable Solutions For Southeast Asia’s Built Environment
The 3-year partnership will focus on sustainability education and talent development.
SUEZ And Partners Sign Binding Agreement For Acquisition Of Enviroserv, South Africa’s Largest Waste Management Company
With this, SUEZ expects to reinforce its positioning as an international player in industrial and municipal waste treatment activities.
Portland Water District In USA To Map Out Sustainable Wastewater Future
Portland Water District is developing a biosolids masterplan for long-term resiliency and reliability.
Energy Recovery Wins SWRO Contracts In Asia For Over USD 8.2 Million
Once these contracts are completed, Energy Recovery will support the production of over 4 million cubic meters of water per day in Asia.
Evoqua Opens New Manufacturing Facility In Singapore To Support Growth In APAC
The 19,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility will be the global manufacturing facility for Evoqua’s Ionpure® Continuous Electrodeionization (CEDI) products.
L&T Wins Contract For Bandra Wastewater Treatment Facility Under Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project – Stage II
The project scope includes design, build, operation and maintenance of a 360 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant with a provision to generate inhouse power.
High-Level Symposium On Water At 2022 UN Ocean Conference In Lisbon
The symposium is expected to bring together political leaders and high-level decision-makers dealing both with “fresh” and “salt” water, to reflect on how to connect these two communities to guarantee an integrated vision of the water cycle.
Veolia To Expand And Modernize A Paper Mill’s Wastewater Plant In Switzerland
Thurpapier, one of the oldest paper mills for high-quality corrugated cardboard packaging in Switzerland, has commissioned Veolia Water Technologies Germany to expand and modernize its wastewater treatment.
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Water Leaders
Delivering Water Sector Transformation Project By Project: Menno Holterman, Nijhuis Saur Industries
Menno Holterman, Chief Executive of Netherlands engineering company Nijhuis Saur Industries, shares his views on water sector transformation, including investment, collaboration, and moving beyond compliance.
Delivering Holistic Solutions To Solve Water Challenges: Kamakshi Sharma, Aquatech International
Kamakshi Sharma, Director of Marketing and Strategy for water technology company Aquatech International, shares her views on data-driven decision-making, sustaining sustainability, and turning water technology into a service.
What Are The Priorities Of Water Utilities For 2022-2023?
This article is the second in a new series of occasional articles we’re calling “From the Field”, in which water professionals share their thoughts on an issue or trend that is relevant to water utilities around the world.
Critical Role Of GIS In Digital Water Transformation: Agendra Kumar, MD, Esri India
Technologies like GIS have a vital role to play in managing the scarcity and safety of water, utility operations, monitoring, and treatment. GIS, when coupled with promising emerging technologies like IoT, enables remote sensing of water, which brings excellent outcomes in water accounting, non-revenue water remediation, and more.
Connecting Water Technology Community For Radical Impact: Snehal Desai, Evoqua
With water undergoing a transformation, industrial end-users are increasingly embedding sustainable solutions within their operations. Snehal Desai, Chief Growth and Sustainability Officer at Evoqua Water Technologies, says change need not be daunting.
PROJECTS TRACKER
Temporary Wastewater Treatment Unit Helps Nursing Home Meet Consent
In a rural location and not connected to the public sewer, the property is served by an onsite wastewater treatment plant and reed bed.
Portland Water District In USA To Map Out Sustainable Wastewater Future
Portland Water District is developing a biosolids masterplan for long-term resiliency and reliability.
L&T Wins Contract For Bandra Wastewater Treatment Facility Under Mumbai Sewage Disposal Project – Stage II
The project scope includes design, build, operation and maintenance of a 360 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant with a provision to generate inhouse power.
Veolia To Expand And Modernize A Paper Mill’s Wastewater Plant In Switzerland
Thurpapier, one of the oldest paper mills for high-quality corrugated cardboard packaging in Switzerland, has commissioned Veolia Water Technologies Germany to expand and modernize its wastewater treatment.
Water Research Foundation Funds 22 New Projects To Advance The Science Of Water
The diverse research projects will benefit all areas of the One Water cycle – drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and recycled water – in an integrated fashion.
Case Study: Better Water For A Better City
GEA’s environmental decanters are playing a key role in a massive drive to treat wastewater and clean up urban and rural lakes and rivers in Bengaluru region. These decanters reclaim millions of liters of water from processed sewage sludge.
WABAG Consortium Wins 146 Million Euro Order For 50 MLD Desalination Project In Senegal
The seawater desalination plant will be based on SWRO technology with very advanced compact systems, considering the availability of land and challenging terrain.
H2O Innovation Wins $7.9 M Of New Water And Wastewater Projects
These new contracts, with a total value of $7.9 M, bring the WTS backlog to $40.4 M.
L&T Construction Awarded Contract From PHE Dept In Jodhpur For Water & Effluent Treatment Business
The scope of work includes 213 Kms of raw water mild steel transmission mains, 4 pump houses along with associated electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation works.
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Dr. H2O Column
Dream Of Water Treatment Plant Operator? Fewer Disruptions!
With water and wastewater systems operators under increasing pressure to run facilities smoothly and efficiently, Mike St Germain, Vice President – Process Industries, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS), explores challenges that need to be addressed.
Blog: Beating India’s Carbon Chase – Part 2
Every building and the city is first a ‘Water Economy’ – just good water management will help meet nearly 25 percent of India’s 2030 carbon reduction target.
Blog: Beating India’s Carbon Chase – Part 1
While India is a world leader in green buildings today, there is a great deal more that bulk water- and energy-users have to do while the Government plays its role.
Book Review: Climate Change And Environment. How It Impacts Us All.
Image Credit (Book Cover): Notion Press Review By Pallavi Singh VERDICT: Environment learning beyond classrooms...this new book by the Chicago-based Dr. Vasudevan Rajaram, and India-lovers Keith Olson and New York City-based Lynn Tiede serves as a useful handbook for...
Only One Earth: Help it Survive
The global campaign of this year calls for collective and transformative action to celebrate, protect and restore our planet.
World Environment Day: Our Earth Requires Healing
“Only One Earth” is precisely the theme of World Environment Day 2022, very thoughtfully selected by the United Nations.
Smart Water Practices: Treated Sewage As Water? Let’s Drink To The Nation – Part 4
There is a clear need in our cities for understanding why we use fresh water only once when technology has transformed to turn used water into pure drinking water.
Product News
Emerson Releases New Compact Controllers Which Increase ROI For Machine Builders
Hydraloop is a consumer-friendly water recycling system that reduces water consumption by up to 45 percent.
KSB Introduces Safety Boost Break Tank Package Booster Sets For Drinking Water
The new KSB Safety Boost break tank package booster set separates the mains water from spray irrigation and service water systems.
Sulzer Launches Extended VM Vertically Suspended Sump Pumps
The VM pump range has been designed for pumping all kinds of clean and contaminated liquids and slurry.
Smith & Loveless Launches PISTA INVORSOR For Ultra-Fine Grit Removal
PISTA INVORSOR by Smith & Loveless is Designed to capture industry-best ultra-fine grit particles down to 75-micron particles across all flow conditions.
Endress+Hauser Broadens Its Mobile Calibration Services
Endress+Hauser Broadens Online Mobile Calibration Services for instrumentation including flow, pressure, and temperature.
FieldComm Announces Registration Of First Process Automation FDI Host System
FieldComm Group has announced that Emerson’s AMS Device Manager has successfully completed conformance requirements testing under FieldComm Group’s FDI Technology Host Registration Policy.
Fresh Case Studies
Dream Of Water Treatment Plant Operator? Fewer Disruptions!
With water and wastewater systems operators under increasing pressure to run facilities smoothly and efficiently, Mike St Germain, Vice President – Process Industries, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS), explores challenges that need to be addressed.
Case Study: Better Water For A Better City
GEA’s environmental decanters are playing a key role in a massive drive to treat wastewater and clean up urban and rural lakes and rivers in Bengaluru region. These decanters reclaim millions of liters of water from processed sewage sludge.
Helping A Large Scale Fish Floating Raceway In Ontario
This case study shows Airlift Pumps performance and for successful integration of these pumps into Aquaculture systems.
Asset Planning Software Brings Finnish Utility Cost Savings
Finnish multi-utility Alva is the first in Scandinavia to fully implement Ovarro’s PIONEER asset investment planning software across its water and sewer networks.
Fully Automated, Chemical Free, Low Energy Desalination Plant On A Caribbean Island
New Bonaire Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant has added 5,600 m3/day to the existing desalination units, increasing total water supply to 7,200 m3/day.
Enabling Thrissur Municipal Corporation For WET (Water Efficient Thrissur)
Water Efficient Thrissur (WET) is an integration solution of GIS with Internet of Things (IoT) to optimize water utility management and get a data-driven decision support system to reduce Non-Revenue Water (NRW).
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