Video: Groundwater - Making the Invisible Visible
Water is one of the most precious resources on earth and together, we need to make sure that every drop counts. On World Water Day, ABB supports the United Nations in their effort to raise awareness on the importance to protect groundwater, the most abundant source of freshwater on earth.
New ASCE Publication Applies Renewable Energy Technologies to Existing Water Infrastructure
Reston, Va. – Renewable energy sources are sustainable sources of energy that don’t run out, like solar, wind, water, tides, geothermal. Using effective energy policy and rulemaking, the US has successfully started incorporating renewables within statewide energy mixes. The latest American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publication, Renewable Energy Technologies and Water Infrastructure, builds on this effort, providing practical applications and the latest developments surrounding the integr...
New ASCE Manual of Practice 150 Provides Guidance on Total Maximum Daily Loads
Reston, Va. – The total maximum daily load (TMDL) is a regulatory term associated with the United States Clean Water Act describing a plan for restoring the quality of impaired waters. ASCE’s newest Manual of Practice, Total Maximum Daily Load Development and Implementation, MOP 150, describes the state-of-the-practice and provides guidance to practitioners in selecting analytical tools and models in the development of a total maximum daily load and its implementation plan. The manual provide...
De Nora receives second DTRI approval for treating potable water with Chlorine Dioxide
High efficiency vacuum-based ClO2 generators validated to 97 percent yield MILAN (7 March 2022) – Continuing to shape the future of water treatment in the Middle East, De Nora announces its latest approval from the Desalination Technology Research Institute (DTRI), a division of Saudi Arabia’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), for its vacuum-based Capital Controls® Chlorine Dioxide Generators. Testing by DTRI as part of the certification process consistently demonstrated a yiel...
ENGEO to Design World's First GHAD to Prevent Flooding and Levee Failure
The City of Isleton, California chooses ENGEO to lead the Delta Region GHAD SAN RAMON, CA – ENGEO announces that it has been engaged to design and shepherd the first Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD) focused on flood prevention. The GHAD will assist in protecting the City of Isleton against flood hazards and provide resilient flood damage relief. Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (GHADs) are state agencies formed by local communities to provide prevention, rapid response and fund...
AMI Infrastructure: From Water Meters to Business Intelligence
AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) systems transform water meters into IoT sensors that transmit useful information to digitally revolutionize processes, according to Carlos Tejedor (Idrica) The search for water efficiency, both in utilities and among citizens, will drive investment in AMI in the coming years. The aim is to increase metering for better management March 1, 2022. For some years now, water utilities have been investing in the digital transformation of micro-metering,...
Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) Collaborates with The Water Council (TWC) to Advance Water Stewardship in the Automotive Supply Chain
The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) is announcing a new collaboration with The Water Council (TWC) to support the organization in the development of a water stewardship program for the automotive supply chain. SP provides a forum for global automotive manufacturers and their suppliers to work together toward a shared vision of an automotive industry with positive environmental impact. Through SP, industry leaders are coming together to share best practices and advance action on k...
ABB launches innovative digital solution to reduce energy use and optimize operations in wastewater plants
ABB Ability™ Smart Solution for Wastewater is the first in a family of digital solutions designed to optimize operations and reduce energy consumption in the water sector New wastewater technology enables continuous monitoring, coupled with automation, to achieve energy savings of up to 25 percent during aeration and pumping and up to 10 percent reduction in chemical usage Platform agnostic software designed as an additional layer to work with any automation package ABB launche...
Bawat And Partners Awarded A USD 600,000 Grant
Bawat and partners Awarded a USD 600,000 Grant to introduce Land-based Ballast Reception and Treatment Facilities in The Great Lakes Region In December 2021, the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute awarded Bawat a $600,000 USD grant to set up a land-based ballast water reception and treatment facility in partnership with the Duluth Seaway Port Authority and AMI Engineering for a test period of one year in the Great Lakes region. CEO Marcus Hummer said: “That...
STAR Water Becomes 1st BREW Company to Go Public
The Water Council’s Accelerator, Pilot Program Helped Company Develop Milwaukee, WI, Feb. 10, 2022 – STAR Water Group, an Australian maker of biofiltration technology and bioretention systems and a 2017 alumnus of The Water Council’s BREW accelerator, will soon launch an initial public offering on the Sydney Stock Exchange. STAR (Stormwater Treatment and Reuse) is the first BREW company to go public. The Water Council’s $50,000 investment in the startup, part of the accelerator model,...