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Peru Awards RO Desal Plant to Canadian Firm
14 May 2013 - 08:22 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Water World) — Canadian firm BluMetric Environmental Inc.
GE Announces New Tough-to-Treat Membrane Purifier
9 May 2013 - 10:14 by Local Press Report
TREVOSE (General Electric) — General Electric (GE) today announced a new membrane, the AG LF serie
BASF Awarded European Water Stewardship's Gold-Level Status
3 May 2013 - 09:45 by Local Press Report
TARRAGONA (BASF (press release)) — BASF is the first chemical company to achieve gold-level certification according to the European Water Stewardship (EWS) standard for its production site in Tarragona, Spain.
Energy Recovery Chosen For Two Desal Projects
25 Apr 2013 - 10:13 by Local Press Report
duBai (Filtration & Separation) — EPC Abengoa is to use PX® technology from Energy Recovery Inc.
Jamaica's NWC Implements Tighter Distribution Schedule
25 Apr 2013 - 09:57 by Local Press Report
KINGSTON (Go-Jamaica) — The National Water Commission (NWC) has announced a new water distribution schedule it says will help to better manage the limited water supply from the Rio Cobre/Tulloch Spring and Ferry Water Sup
Russian Oil Refinery Selects GE's Advanced Wastewater Treatment
23 Apr 2013 - 10:20 by Local Press Report
UFA (General Electric) — GE and Russian oil company Bashneft have launched pilot testing of GE’s ZeeWeed*membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for biological treatment of sewage water from the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim oil pr
Myanmar Studying New Water Resources for Capital
22 Apr 2013 - 10:02 by Local Press Report
YANGON (The Myanmar Times) — Yangon City Development Committee is working with Shwe Taung Development Company and a South Korean firm to develop new water resources for Yangon. While YCDC supplies 150 million gallons of
Mexico's Water, Wastewater Chemicals Market Set to Grow, Frost & Sullivan
16 Apr 2013 - 09:41 by Local Press Report
BUENOS AIRES (Water World) — The escalating use of water for industrial processes has spurred the need for water and wastewater treatment, boosting the demand for water and wastewater treatment chemicals in Mexico.
Cuba Looking for Better Use of Water in Agriculture
15 Apr 2013 - 10:16 by Local Press Report
HAVANA (Prensa Latina) — Cuba is seeking a better use of water in crops by improving water storage and supply systems, according to Head of Research and Innovation of the Agricultural Engineering Research Center (IAgric)
Only 60 Percent of Russians Drink Good Quality Water
12 Apr 2013 - 09:33 by Local Press Report
MOSCOW (Water World) — Only 60.6% of Russians enjoyed quality drinking water in 2012, President of the Russian Water Supply and Sanitation Association Stanislav Khramenkov told a Wednesday press conference at Interfax.
Azerbaijan to Host Caspian Water Technologies Conference
9 Apr 2013 - 09:23 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Caspian international exhibition & forum "Water Treatment Technologies” CATEF 2013 will be held in Baku on 11-13 April. OJSC Azersu (Azerbaijan’s national water operator) reports that CA
Continuing Rains Hinder Albania's Flood Control
9 Apr 2013 - 09:56 by Local Press Report
SHKODER (ABC news) — Albanian authorities say continuous rainfall is hampering efforts to address severe flooding that has left hundreds of homes swamped and without electricity or drinking water for the past three w
Nigeria's Kano Pledges 80 Percent Access by 2015
26 Mar 2013 - 10:20 by Local Press Report
KANO (National Mirror) — The Kano State Government has pledged to achieve 80 per cent water provision for the people of the state before the end of the 2015 MDG target date. Dr Yunusa Adamu, the state Commissioner f
Managing Water, Energy in Singapore a Growing Problem
26 Mar 2013 - 10:15 by Local Press Report
sinGapore (Channel News Asia) — The government says that maintaining a stable supply of water against rising energy costs is a key challenge for Singapore. This is because Singapore has been turning to technology to conver
Sri Lanka's Capital Suffers Supply Issues
25 Mar 2013 - 08:39 by Local Press Report
COLOMBO (HIRU TV) — The National Water Supply and Drainage Board states that water purification at the Ambathale water purification facility in Colombo has been hampered due to sludge released to the Kelani river.&nbs
Bangalore Water Pleads With Customers for Water Saving
22 Mar 2013 - 09:22 by Local Press Report
BANGALORE (Times of India) — Faced with its worst crisis, a desperate Bangalore Water Supplu & Sewerage Board (BWSSB) kicked off Save Water campaign.
Singapore Scientists Develop New Technology
21 Mar 2013 - 08:14 by Local Press Report
sinGapore (Channel News Asia) — Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have developed a material that promises to cut by up to half the amount of energy used to purify wastewater and reduce costs by 30 percent.&nb
Rwandan Minister Launches Two Water Treatment Schemes
21 Mar 2013 - 09:38 by Local Press Report
KIGALI (The New Times) — The Minister of State for water and energy, Emma-Francoise Isumbingabo, has reiterated the government's commitment to supply clean and safe drinking water to the population. She was speaking
Southern Peru Highly Contaminated With Mercury
21 Mar 2013 - 08:39 by Local Press Report
LIMA (Montreal Gazette) — A study of mercury contamination in a southeastern Peruvian jungle area ravaged by illegal gold mining found unsafe levels of the toxic metal in 78 per cent of adults in the regional capital and
Taiwan Considers Cloud Seeding in the North
18 Mar 2013 - 08:09 by Local Press Report
TAIPEI (Water World) — Cloud seeding may be started Monday to induce rain at Shihmen Reservoir in northern Taiwan, after water reserves there have dropped below the lowest level, a water resources official said Saturda
Four Ghanaians Interdicted Over Expired Treatment Chemicals
15 Mar 2013 - 09:50 by Local Press Report
ACCRA (The Chronicle) — Four officers at the Ghana Water Company Limited have been interdicted for their roles leading to the importation and use of expired Aluminum Sulphate in treating water in the country, pending fu
Modern Water Announces Triple Profits
14 Mar 2013 - 10:02 by Local Press Report
LONDON (Bloomberg ) — Modern Water Plc (MWG), which completed the world’s first commercial forward-osmosis desalination plant last year in Oman, said revenue tripled as the company competed with more reverse-osmosis wat
Fiji Residents Complain of Irregular Water Supply
11 Mar 2013 - 09:25 by Local Press Report
LABASA (The Fiji Times) — A group of residents in Labasa has complained of the intermittent water supply following last week's adverse weather conditions. Residents of Bocalevu and Tabucola areas, outside Labasa Town
900 Dead Pigs Found in Chinese Water Supply
11 Mar 2013 - 08:41 by Local Press Report
SHANGHAI (Bloomberg ) — Shanghai found more than 900 dead pigs in the main river that provides drinking water for the city’s residents, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The carcasses were found and ret
Nigeria to Construct New Treatment Plant in Kaduna
8 Mar 2013 - 09:26 by Local Press Report
KADUNA (Daily Trust) — A 40,000 litre per day capacity sodium hypochlorite manufacturing plant is to be sited in Kaduna state with a view of increasing access to portable water in the West African sub-region. Dail
Israeli Company Wins Colombia Desal Project
8 Mar 2013 - 09:16 by Local Press Report
PUERTO GAITAN (The Jerusalem Post) — Amiad Water Systems, an Upper Galilee-based international water-filtration firm, this week signed an $8 million agreement to implement its technologies in a Colombian oil field. The company wi
Bulgaria Imposes Fine on Mining Company for Water Pollution
6 Mar 2013 - 08:28 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Novinite,com) — The Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water in the southern city of Smolyan has imposed a fine on mining company Gorubso Madan AD for polluting the waters of the Madanska river. The com
3 Days Without Water in East Darfur
5 Mar 2013 - 10:39 by Local Press Report
ASSALAYA (Radio Dabanga) — Out of order water stations for the last three consecutive days in East Darfur's Assalaya locality are "threatening the lives" of local residents, especially of women, children, elderly and the s
Pakistani Pindi Residents Face Water Shortages
5 Mar 2013 - 09:21 by Local Press Report
RAWALPINDI (Daily Times (Pakistan)) — Water shortage in various areas of Rawal Town, such as Babu Lal Hussain Road and Ratta Amral, has made life miserable for the residents. Talking to APP, residents of Babu Lal Hussain Road comp
Brazil On Track To Spend $15 Billion on Water Access
5 Mar 2013 - 08:45 by Local Press Report
SAO PAULO (Hispanically Speaking News) — The Brazilian government remains committed to the goal of providing universal access to clean water, President Dilma Rousseff said Monday during her weekly radio program. The administration is
India Spending $13 Million on Water Projects in Northern Kashmir
4 Mar 2013 - 10:54 by Local Press Report
SRINAGAR (Water World) — An amount of $13 million USD was being spent on 35 Water Supply Schemes (WSS) taken up under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) in north Kashmir district of Bandipor. Officials
Kazakh Scientists Invent Space Water Treatment Device
1 Mar 2013 - 08:41 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Tengri News) — Kazakhstan scientists have invented a system for cleaning water from contaminants and salts in space, Tengrinews.kz reports. To define whether there is life on any of the planets of the Solar
Chinese Develop New Irrigation Technology
28 Feb 2013 - 09:14 by Local Press Report
WUHAN (xinhua) — Chinese scientists have developed a new irrigation technology that consumes 50 percent less water than drip irrigation technology.@ The trace quantity irrigation technology is based on the soil c
Water Management for Oil & Gas Sector Conference in April
27 Feb 2013 - 10:57 by Local Press Report
PRAGUE (Marcus Evans) — The 2nd Edition Advanced Water Management for Oil & Gas: Excellent Water Treatment and Produced Water Management to Ensure Profitable Production will be held April 15-17, 2013, i
Czech Water Company Enters South African Mining Sector
22 Feb 2013 - 10:46 by Local Press Report
JOHANNESBURG (Creamer Media's Engineering News) — As trade between South Africa and the Czech Republic increases, companies such as Envites are homing in on the South African mining and other markets with sophisticated water treatment systems as
China to Spend $850 Billion on Water Pollution Cleanup
21 Feb 2013 - 10:33 by Local Press Report
BEIJING (Reuters) — China aims to spend $850 billion USD to improve filthy water supplies over the next decade, but even such huge outlays may do little to reverse damage caused by decades of pollution and overuse in
Dow, HidroLotus to Construct Surface Water Treatment Plant in Azerbaijan
20 Feb 2013 - 09:12 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, and HidroLotus LLC, a joint venture between Azeri Hidro Group and Turkish Lotus Group, announced today their plans
NanoH20 to Supply Membranes to Israeli Desal Plant
18 Feb 2013 - 10:49 by Local Press Report
CA, EL SEGUNDO (NanoH20) — NanoH2O Inc., manufacturer of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for seawater desalination, today announced that it has been selected by Via Maris Desalination Ltd.
Jamaica's NWC Announces New Supply Schedule
13 Feb 2013 - 08:58 by Local Press Report
KINGSTON (Go-Jamaica) — The National Water Commission says starting tonight it will be implementing a new water supply schedule for its customers on Chancery Drive and East Kirkland Heights. The NWC says between the
Indian Drought Lowers Sugar Production
12 Feb 2013 - 10:34 by Local Press Report
MUMBAI (Live Mint & The Wall Street Journal) — India’s sugar production for the 2013-14 season is set to fall below consumption for the first time in four years as a water shortage trims acreage in three key states. The drop could boost gl
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