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SwissINSO to Provide Krystall Units in Algeria
6 Dec 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
Algeria, LAUSANNE (SwissINSO Holding Inc.) — SwissINSO Holding Inc. signed a contract to provide its Krystall solar-powered water purification-desalination units to be installed in southern Algeria.
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
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.
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
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
Environment Ministry Revises Oil Pipeline EIA
17 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SOFIA, Bulgaria (Focus Information Agency (Bulgaria)) — The Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water returned the environmental impact assessment and the Natura 200 impact assessment for the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline for revision, requesting
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.
EU to Provide $68 Million USD to Fight Water Pollution
15 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
Morocco, RABAT (ENP1 Info Center) — The European Union has agreed to provide some $68 million USD for industrial depollution and implementation of the polluter pays principle in the water sector, the EU Delegation in Morocco announced
Sixty-Nine Mexican Cities Face Water Shortages
10 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Mexico, MEXICO CITY — At least 69 of the 121 largest cities in Mexico face critical water availability issues, according to a report on climate change in Latin America published by international NGO Oxfam.
IADB Lends Brazil $99 Million USD to Improve Water, Sanitation and Agriculture
10 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — A The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) will lend Brazil's Tocantins state some $99 million USD to improve irrigation and water and sanitation services.
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
Arab Region Could Face Severe Water Scarcity by 2015, Says New AFED Report
8 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A water crisis in the Arab region, which could lead to internal and international conflict, is imminent and could result in "severe water scarcity" by 2015, according to a new report
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.
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
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
Government Urged to Implement Mandatory Chemical Disclosure
8 Nov 2010 - 20:59 by Local Press Report
MANILA, Philippines (Manila Bulletin (Philippines)) — Environmental groups on November 4 urged the government to implement a mandatory chemical disclosure system for industries. Greenpeace Water Patrol members inspected factory
Unsustainable Bioenergy Production to Worsen Global Water Crisis: UNEP
3 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Japan, NAGOYA — As countries embark on large-scale production of biofuels, they need to evaluate the potential impact this will have on available freshwater resources.
Unsustainable Bioenergy Production to Worsen Global Water Crisis: UNEP
3 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Japan, NAGOYA — s countries embark on large-scale production of biofuels, they eed to evaluate the potential impact this will have on available freshwater resources.
Unsustainable Bioenergy Production to Worsen Global Water Crisis: UNEP
1 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Japan, NAGOYA — s countries embark on large-scale production of biofuels, they eed to evaluate the potential impact this will have on available freshwater resources.
Unsustainable Bioenergy Production to Worsen Global Water Crisis: UNEP
1 Nov 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
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s countries embark on large-scale production of biofuels, they eed to evaluate the potential impact this will have on available freshwater resources.
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
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
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.
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
EPA Proposes Adding Two Sites to Superfund National Priorities List
27 Oct 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
new yorK, ny, PUERTO RICO (US Environmental Protection Agency) — The U.S.
Team of Experts Tackles Mine Pollution in South Africa
25 Oct 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A government-appointed team of experts has completed a review of the acid mine drainage pollution problem in the country and will soon be releasing a report, South African
Wastewater Treatment Equipment Market in Indonesia Could Reach $89.9 Million USD by 2016
25 Oct 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
Indonesia, sinGapore (Frost & Sullivan) — The wastewater treatment equipment market in Indonesia could reach $89.9 million USD by 2016, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. The market produced revenues of $64.3 million USD in
Malaysian Wastewater Treatment Market Could Reach $105.7 Million USD in 2016
25 Oct 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
Malaysia, sinGapore (Frost & Sullivan) — The market for residential wastewater treatment equipment market is likely to reach $105.7 million USD in 2016, from the $76.1 million USD in 2009, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan.
Punctured Sewer Line on Mexico, U.S. Border Leaking Sewage
20 Oct 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, AZ, NOGALES — T he International Outflow Interceptor (IOI) sewage pipeline on the Mexico-US. border, which carries more than 13 million gallons of waste a day, was punctured last week. The pipeline
Jamaican Minister Calls for Wastewater Treatment Systems in Major Towns
20 Oct 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
JAMAICA, KINGSTON — T he Water and Housing Ministry last week announced plans to develop central wastewater treatment systems in towns across the country that currently use septic tanks and pits to deal with waste,
NWC Starts Work on Harbour View Interim Sewage Treatment Facility
20 Oct 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
JAMAICA, KINGSTON (Jamaica Observer) — The National Water Commission (NWC) started work on the interim sewage treatment facility at Harbour View. Residents of Harbour View had resorted to seeking a court order to force the NWC
Study Links Increased Freshwater Flow Into Oceans to Climate Change
13 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, IRVINE, CA — Scientists have observed a significant increase in freshwater flow into the world's oceans every year, and they say it is a result of more extreme and frequent
Pollution Down in Czech Republic in 2009
13 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (Prague Daily Monitor (Czech Republic)) — Air, water and soil pollution with harmful chemicals declined in the Czech Republic in 2009, according to environmental group Arnika. Emissions of carcinogens dropped from 390 tons to 340,
Armenian Water and Sewerage Company Asking for Rate Hike
13 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (ARK A News Agency (Armenia)) — Armenian Water and Sewage Company Chief Executive Director Patrick Lorin said the firm will ask the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) to allow it to increase its tariffs, although he did
Study Links Increased Freshwater Flow Into Oceans to Climate Change
11 Oct 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, IRVINE, CA — Scientists have observed a significant increase in freshwater flow into the world's oceans every year, and they say it is a result of more extreme and frequent
OstrowiecSwietokrzyski to Reconstruct Wastewater Treatment Plant
6 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — Ostrowiec-Swietokrzyski municipality in southeastern Poland signed a contract for modernization and reconstruction of the local wastewater treatment plant on September 22.
New Water Law in China to Empower Pollution Victims
4 Oct 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — Beijing is expected to become the first city in China to enact a local law aimed at empowering victims of water pollution.
The move is the latest in a series of stringent
Chinese Researchers Warn of Phosphate Link to Water Pollution
4 Oct 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — P hinese researchers warned that excessive use of phosphate>_/ based fertilizer and animal manure by farmers is causing damaging run-off into the country's waterways, exacerbating
Taliworks Wins to Construct Wastewater Plant in Ningxia, China
4 Oct 2010 - 20:58 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Malaysia, KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian waste and wastewater treatment company Taliworks won a $22 million USD wastewater and water recycling contract in China's northern province of Ningxia.
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