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Israeli Company Wins Mekorot Contract
2 Jul 2012 - 08:35 by Local Press Report
JERUSALEM (Bloomberg) — Amiad Water Systems Ltd.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Will Not Take Water From Pechipaarai Dam
23 May 2012 - 08:52 by Local Press Report
ANU VIJAY (The Hindu) — Freshwater for ensuring unhindered operation of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) will not be drawn from the Pechipaarai dam or the Tamirabharani, the outgoing Site Director, M.
Water and Sewerage Corporation Eyes Private Sector Involvement
15 Dec 2010 - 14:35 by Local Press Report
BAHAMAS, NASSAU (Bahamas Tribune) — The Water and Sewerage Corporation is eying increased private sector involvement in its operations. Water and Sewerage's new General Manager Glen
China's Water Pollution an Opportunity for Water Treatment Firms
14 Dec 2010 - 00:55 by Local Press Report
BOSTON, MA (Lux Research) — China's widespread water pollution provides an immense opportunity for water treatment companies.
INAPA Completes 14 Aqueduct, Sewage Systems
8 Dec 2010 - 14:35 by Local Press Report
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SAN PEDRO (Dominican Today (Dominican Republic)) — The Potable Waters Institute (INAPA) has completed construction and refurbishment of 14 aqueducts and sewage systems in four eastern provinces, at a cost of $20.5 million USD.
Belarus Sofiyska Voda Provides Over 2,000 Remote Meter Readers
8 Dec 2010 - 14:23 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Publics.bg (Bulgaria)) — Water utility Sofiyska Voda equipped 35 buildings in the Bulgarian capital with a total of 2,059 individual remoteread metering devices in the past two years. The remote metering devices
GE Wins $42.2 Million USD Contract in South Africa
6 Dec 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG (Creamer Media's Engineering News (South Africa)) — GE Water Engineered Systems won a $42 million USD contract to supply advanced water and wastewater treatment equipment to PD Naidoo & Associates (PDNA) Industrial Projects as part of power utility E
LG Unveils Green Membrane Bioreactor
6 Dec 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
MANAMA, Bahrain (TradeArabia News Service) — LG Electronics unveiled its green membrane bioreactor (G-MBR) process, its first wastewater treatment solution.
The company announced two months ago that it was entering the water treatment
Groundwater From Wells Can Sustain Urban Poor, Says Report
24 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LONDON, United Kingdom — Anew report called for better monitoring of urban groundwater resources and wells, and for inclusion of groundwater in plans and policies for integrated water resource management in
Over-Pumping of Groundwater Causes 25 Percent of Sea Level Rise
24 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
THE NETHERLANDS, UTRECHT (New York Times (United States)) — Over-pumping of groundwater around the world — but particularly in Mexico, northern India, China, Iran and the western United States — more than doubled from 1960 to 2000.
Chang Announces Negril Wastewater Treatment Plant
24 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
MONTEGO BAY (Jamaica Observer) — Minister of Water and Housing Dr. Horace Chang announced a $3.2 million USD project to rehabilitate the Negril Wastewater Treatment Plant. "The rehabilitation of the Negril waste water ponds
Groundwater From Wells Can Sustain Urban Poor, Says Report
22 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LONDON, United Kingdom — Anew report called for better monitoring of urban groundwater resources and wells, and for inclusion of groundwater in plans and policies for integrated water resource management in
Groundwater From Wells Can Sustain Urban Poor, Says Report
22 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LONDON, United Kingdom — Anew report called for better monitoring of urban groundwater resources and wells, and for inclusion of groundwater in plans and policies for integrated water resource management
Manila Water Completes Sewage Treatment Plant
22 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by Local Press Report
MANILA, Philippines (Business Inquirer (Philippines)) — Manila Water Co. Inc., the water concessionaire of Metro Manila's East Zone, has completed its East Avenue Sewage Treatment Plant project. The plant is designed to treat up to 16 million liters of
Over-Pumping of Groundwater Causes 25 Percent of Sea Level Rise
22 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by Local Press Report
THE NETHERLANDS, UTRECHT (New York Times (United States)) — Over-pumping of groundwater around the world — but particularly in Mexico, northern India, China, Iran and the western United States — more than doubled from I960 to 2000.
Taipei Builds New Eco-Friendly Wastewater Plant
22 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by Local Press Report
TAIPEI (Focus Taiwan News) — Taipei County has built a new eco-friendly wastewater plant as part of a major ongoing initiative to develop nonchemical methods of purifying household wastewater and water recycling.
Over-Pumping of Groundwater Causes 25 Percent of Sea Level Rise
22 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
THE NETHERLANDS, UTRECHT (New York Times (United States)) — Over-pumping of groundwater around the world — but particularly in Mexico, northern India, China, Iran and the western United States — more than doubled from 1960 to 2000.
Krakow Wastewater Program Nearing Completion
17 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — A major European Union-funded water and wastewater management program in Krakow is nearing its final stage.
Under the program, a plant that utilizes wastewater sludge to create thermal energy
Urban Water Pollution Levels Improving in China
15 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — Water quality in 89.84 percent of urban groundwater areas had reached acceptable levels, with the country reaching
Al Ain Dairy Farm Pilots Water Reuse Project
15 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
UAE, ALAIN (Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)) — Al Ain Dairy farm uses ultrafiltration technology developed by Dow Water & Process Solutions to filter and purify treated wastewater for use in an automated cooling system for the herd.
Cadagua to Build Wastewater Treatment Plant in Oman
15 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
MUSCAT (Construction & Maintenance) — Spain's Cadagua will build a $96 million USD wastewater treatment plant in Muscat. The contract was awarded by Omani wastewater services company Haya Water.
One in Ten Hydraulic Structures in Kazakhstan Abandoned
10 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — ^^ eventy of the total of 650 large hydraulic works in Kazakhstan have been abandoned, according to Nariman Kipshakbayev, director of the Branch Office of the Central Asian Interstate Water
GEF Provides Funds for Solar, Wind Reverse Osmosis Plant
10 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
JAMAICA, KINGSTON (Go-Jamaica) — The Global Environment Facility is providing funds for a project to use solar and wind power to run a small reverseosmosis (RO) desalination system in Jamaica. The facility is providing
Advance SCT Acquires Wastewater Treatment Plants in China
8 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
sinGapore — Singapore-listed waste company Advance SCT acquired two wastewater treatment plants and a sludge treatment plant in China for $9.8 million USD, the company announced.
United Envirotech Eyes MBR Underground Wastewater Projects in China
8 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
sinGapore — Water and wastewater treatment solutions provider United
IVRCL Eyes Desal Projects From Power Companies to Expand Its Overseas Presence
8 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
India, HYDERABAD — IVRCL Assets and Holdings Ltd, a member of Indian infrastructure group IVRCL, is in talks with power sector companies to build desalination plants across the country for their captive use.
Metito Wins $28 Million USD Water Treatment Plant Contract in Iraq
8 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united arab emirates, SHARJAH — Water and wastewater treatment company Metito signed a $28.3 million USD contract to build a water treatment plant in Iraq.
The plant will be one of many the company
Dow Membranes to Be Used at Soreq Desal Plant
8 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
TEL AVIV (Dow Water & Process) — Dow Water & Process Solutions ' membranes will be used at Israel's Soreq Desalination Plant. The plant, which will produce up to 150 billion liters of drinking water per year, will
Minimal Cutbacks Could Mean Big Water Savings
8 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
TEL AVIV, Israel (Jerusalem Post (Israel)) — Even small cutbacks in individual water use could add up to savings equivalent to two large desalination plants, according to Water Authority spokesman Uri Schor. "Each person in Israel uses
Dzierzoniow to Launch Major Water Management Project
3 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — D zierzoniow district in southwestern Poland plans to launch a major European Union-co-funded water and wastewater management program.
Wodociagi i Kanalizacja (WiK), the municipally-owned water
Egypt to Build Drinking and Wastewater Projects Under PPPs
1 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO Egypt — The Egyptian Ministry of Housing and Urban Development said it would implement a series of major public-privatepartnership (PPP) drinking water and wastewater treatment projects.
Lawmaker Questions Effectiveness of Treatment Plants
1 Nov 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
MACAU (Macau Daily Times) — Macau lawmaker Jose Pereira Coutinho is questioning the effectiveness of Macau's Jive sewage treatment plants. Coutinho said he had obtained reports showing many problems in the sewage
Hong Kong Selects Black & Veatch for Pressure Management
1 Nov 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
HONG KONG (Working With Water) — Hong Kong's Water Supplies Department selected Black & Veatch to develop and implement pressure management programs. The goal is to reduce leaks and improve water reliability.
Wastewater Recycling Plant Inaugurated in Sidon
1 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
Lebanon, SIDON (Daily Star (Lebanon)) — A wastewater recycling plant has been inaugurated at Siniq, in Sidon. The plant will collect sewage water from Sidon and purify it before it is discharged into the sea.
Cabinet Considers BOT System for Sewage Plant Project
1 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT (Kuwait Times) — The project to build a new sewage treatment plant in the southern part of the country is still in the design phase, and the Cabinet is considering carrying it out on a BuildOperate-Transfer (BOT) ba
Major Water Management Project Completed in Wolomin
27 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — A new wastewater treatment plant was inaugurated earlier this month in Wolomin, as part of a $75 million USD European Union-funded water management program in Wolomin and Kobylka municipalities.
GWP Calls for Pollution Prevention After Hungary Spill Shows Vulnerability
27 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Shortly after a toxic sludge flooded three towns and spilled into waterways in Hungary, the Global Water Partnership's Central and Eastern Europe region (GWP CEE) called for pollution
Violations Suspected at Plovdiv Purification Plant
27 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Bulgaria, PLOVDIV — /-\ lthough it appears to be working, the water purification plant in Plovdiv may actually be discharging waste directly into the Maritsa River, in violation of the
Egyptian Companies Announce Eight Water, Wastewater Tenders
25 Oct 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — gyptian public and private companies f last week announced eight tenders for water and wastewater projects.
The first tender from the Sanitary Drainage
Tri-Tech, HTI Sign Distribution Deal for Forward Osmosis Technology in China
25 Oct 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — Chinese water treatment and pollution control company Tri-Tech Holding Inc. signed a distribution agreement with US-based Hydration Technology Innovations, LLC (HTI) to introduce forward
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