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Azerbaijan's Water Operator Announces Construction Tender
4 Mar 2013 - 09:14 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Azerbaijan’s national water operator Azersu OJSC has announced a tender procedure for construction-assembly works in connection with the renovation and construction of water and sewer systems.&nb
Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services Contribute Substantially to South Africa's Economy
28 Feb 2013 - 10:59 by Local Press Report
LIMPOPO (infrastructurene.ws) — The benefits derived from biodiversity or ecosystem services are estimated at R73 billion per annum, according to Minister of Water & Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa. Molewa was speak
Wetland Destruction Around Zimbabwe Capital Contaminating Drinking Water
10 Dec 2012 - 10:01 by Local Press Report
HARARE (SW Radio Africa) — The continued destruction of Harare's wetland areas, by way of various construction projects, is being blamed in part for the capital's undrinkable, unsanitary water supplies. This is accord
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.
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.
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
IADB Lends Peru $25 Million USD for Disaster Prevention and Management
29 Sep 2010 - 16:02 by Local Press Report
PERU, WASHINGTON DC (Inter-American Development Bank) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) is lending Peru $25 million USD to reduce the country's vulnerability to natural disasters, such as the heavy rains and mudslides earlier this year, and its
Tenders Invited for Velkiy Novgorod Water, Wastewater System
15 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
LONDON, Russia (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) — Municipal company Novgorodski Vodokanal is inviting tenders for a program to rehabilitate water and wastewater systems in the city of Velikiy Novgorod.
St. Petersburg Utility Issues Bonds for Construction Project
25 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
The Vodocanal water supply utility in St. Petersburg announced a tender for organizing market placement for bonds of its subsidiary Vodokanal Finance.
OOSKAnews Correction
11 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WARRENTON, VA — OOSKAnews wishes to correct an error in a story datelined Dushanbe, Tajikistan, which appeared in the "Government Moves" section of the August 4, 2010 issue of the
Fourteen Water, Wastewater Tenders Announced in Egypt
2 Aug 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — gyptian private and public sector com1 parties last week announced 14 tenders in the water and wastewater sectors.
The first tender, announced by the Potable Water and Sanitary Drainage Company in
Hood Affects Water Management Systems in Poland
16 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — Forty-one centralized water management systems are out of order, 35 wastewater treatment plants have been affected and roughly 9,200 household wells are flooded
Major Water and Wastewater Management Program Ends in Lodz
19 May 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — A major water and wastewater management program in the city of Lodz, in central Poland, will soon be complete. The networks in the downtown area of the city of some 700,000
Poland to Spend $10 Billion USD on Water, Wastewater Management by 2015
31 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — The Polish government this month confirmed the final version of the National Program on Communal Wastewater Treatment.
Some $10.5 billion USD was allocated for
Germany to Provide $9.4 Million USD for Wastewater Management
29 Mar 2010 - 20:57 by Local Press Report
HANOI (Nhan Dan (Vietnam)) — The German government will provide some $9.4 million USD to improve wastewater management and treatment in industrial zones in Vietnam. The Tra Noc Industrial Zone in Can Tho province will be
Tender Opened for Renovation of Sewage Collectors in Surgut
17 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LONDON, United Kingdom — I he European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on March 9 an invitation for tenders for renovation of sewage collectors as part of the Surgut Wastewater
Medjimurske Vode to Launch Water, Sewerage Infrastructure Project
10 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
CROATIA, CAKOVEC (Balkans Business News) — Regional water and wastewater services company Medjimurske Vode requested assistance from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a project to increase the sewage service coverage a
Guatemala Closes Bidding for Wastewater Plant
3 Mar 2010 - 16:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA CITY — The Guatemalan Institute for Municipal Development (Infom) closed bidding in February for a tender to build a wastewater treatment plant in Solola province's Panajachel municipality, with
Contract Signed for Modernization of Biological Wastewater Treatment Facility in Siauliai
3 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — w ary 17.
ater management company Siauliu Vandenys signed an agreement with a contractor to carry out a European
Government Eyes Sale of Sewage and Wastewater Systems
3 Mar 2010 - 16:01 by Local Press Report
GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS (Cayman News Service) — The government of the Cayman Islands is investigating whether there is any interest in purchasing, operating and expanding the country's wastewater infrastructure or sewerage system, before it issue
Economic Crisis Hit Environmental Industry
18 Jan 2010 - 20:57 by Local Press Report
sinGapore (Frost & Sullivan) — The global economic crisis has affected the overall performance of the environmental industry in 2009, and both waste management and wastewater management companies saw a drop in revenues as industr
Warsaw Gets Co-Funding for Further Construction of Czajka Wastewater Treatment Plant
13 Jan 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFEPWM), municipal water management company MPWiK and the municipality of Warsaw signed an
Water, Wastewater Projects to Start in Parseta, Tarnowske Gory
6 Jan 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — The European Union confirmed last month that it will fund a major water management project to be carried out in the Parseta Valley.
EU-Funded Water Management Project Completed in Olaine, Jaunolaine
9 Dec 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
RIGA, Latvia — An $ 11 million USD European Unionfunded water and wastewater project was completed last month in Olaine and Jaunolaine.
The Olaine wastewater treatment facility
Water Management Program in Siauliai at Mid-Point
9 Dec 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — A major European Union-funded water and wastewater project in Siauliai is coming to a midway point. Some 40 percent of water supply and wastewater networks planned as part of
Water, Wastewater Projects to Start in Vilnius Rural Municipality
2 Dec 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, VILNIUS — A water and wastewater management project is set to start in Maisiagala, a small town some 20 kilometers north of Vilnius. Seventeen companies participated in the bid process
European Commission Expected to Rescue Major Wastewater Management Projects in Poland
18 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — T hree major Polish wastewater management projects worth a total of over $1 billion USD are threatened by the possible cessation of European Union co-funding.
Israeli Company Develops Drone Aircraft That Helps Plug Water Leaks
9 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli company has developed a small drone aircraft capable of locating leaky water pipeline systems, a capability that can help in plugging leaks and balancing urban water networks, lowering
$30 Million USD for Water, Wastewater Project in Sumperk
9 Sep 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — T wo hundred fifty-four water and wastewater management projects in the Czech Republic were confirmed in August to receive European Union funding from the European Environmental Program.
Kraslava Continues Municipal Water and Wastewater Management Program
26 Aug 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
RIGA, Latvia — K raslava municipality in Eastern Latvia is continuing its water and wastewater management program, which is co-funded by the Cohesion Fund of the European Union.
EC Could Start Proceedings Against Bulgaria Over Wastewater Facilities
12 Aug 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Novinite.com (Bulgaria)) — The European Commission could start two new legal proceedings against Bulgaria for failure to construct waste depots and to manage wastewater, according to new Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova.
New Water, Wastewater Projects Completed in Poland
24 Jun 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — Representatives of three municipalities in Poland's Silesia province that are carrying out European Union-funded water and wastewater projects met in June
Siauliai Plans New Bid Using Money Saved in the Earlier One
10 Jun 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, SIAULIAI — Siauliai-based water and wastewater management company
Slovakia to Carry Out $4.2 Billion USD in Water, Wastewater Projects
10 Jun 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SLOVAKIA, BRATISLAVA — A CO ccording to the National Strategy for Water and Wastewater anagement, by 2010, Slovakia's water and wastewater systems have to meet European Union standards.
Water, Wastewater Projects Move Forward in Latvia Despite Economic Crisis
3 Jun 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
RIGA, Latvia — The Latvian Ministry of Environment announced in May that numerous European Union-funded water and wastewater projects have been completed.
A new wastewater treatment facility was
Hatta to Use Treated Wastewater for Trees
25 May 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
duBai, UAE (Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)) — Treated drainage water from the Hatta water treatment plant will be used to water trees as part of the Green Hatta project. Initially, 250 gallons per day of treated wastewater will be
New USAID-Funded Wastewater Treatment Plant Opens in Altanit
11 May 2009 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lebanon, ALTANIT — I he $6 million USD Atanit wastewater treatment plant came on-line this week. The project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and implemented by
Adazi Municipality Carries Out Water, Wastewater Program
6 May 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
RIGA, Latvia — T he administration of Adazi municipality is analyzing bids for a project to develop water and wastewater services in the municipality. April 29 was the last day to submit bids.
Omani Water Company Begins Phase I of Water Treatment Network
4 May 2009 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
OMAN, MUSCAT — o mani water company Haya Water has begun laying the main pipeline for the wastewater project at Seeb.
The project will use micro-tunneling technology to install pipe for a distance of 19
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