New York State Partners with Arcadis to Pilot Early Detection of COVID-19 in Wastewater
Game-changing approach will help inform decision-making, protect public health in upstate communities Highlands Ranch, Colo. — The New York State Department of Health and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have partnered with Arcadis for a pilot project to identify and track SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in municipal wastewater collection systems in Onondaga County, Albany, Newburgh and Buffalo. Arcadis will identify and monitor the presence of SARS-C...
Skanska builds new water supply system in Oslo, Norway, for NOK 2.88 billion, about SEK 2.8 billion
Skanska has signed a contract with The Agency for Water and Wastewater Services in Oslo Municipality, Norway, for preparatory work in the project New Water Supply Oslo. The contract is worth about NOK 2.88 billion, about SEK 2.8 billion, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings the third quarter 2020. The project consists primarily blasting of rock chambers and three large tunnels with a total length of five kilometres. A total of 1.2 million cubic meters of solid rock masses will...
Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) North America Announces Google Achieves AWS Certification
Earning AWS certification for its Mountain View, Calif., Los Angeles, Calif., and Dublin, Ireland campuses demonstrates Google’s commitment to understanding and addressing water stewardship challenges and opportunities in its business operations. Milwaukee, Wis., August 12, 2020: The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) North America today announced Google achieved AWS certification at its Mountain View, Calif., Los Angeles, Calif., and Dublin, Ireland campuses under the AWS Standard. Earn...
City of Tucson Water Department Selects VODA.ai's Machine Learning to Support Decision-Making
BOSTON - The City of Tucson Water Department has selected VODA.ai as their exclusive provider of artificial intelligence software service for pipe prioritization. VODA.ai is excited to expand the partnership with the City of Tucson and provide continuous virtual condition assessment for the entire water system of over 4,600 miles of distribution water main pipes. The service includes forward-looking predictions, which are updated quarterly. "The City of Tucson is working toward greater proact...
Stantec awarded The Water Research Foundation study to define digital water transformation and intelligent water utility framework of the future
A global network of more than 30 utility agencies, data solution providers, and technical advisors will collaborate to build the business case for an Intelligent Water System EDMONTON, AB; NEW YORK, NY TSX,NYSE:STN The Water Research Foundation (WRF) awarded Stantec the lead in a global collaboration of utility and technology experts to define the framework for the digital transformation of the water industry. The project, titled Definition of Smart Utility – How to be a Digital Utility an...
Better Wastewater Treatment? It’s a Wrap
Improved bacterial affinity and reactive oxygen species generation enhances antibacterial inactivation in wastewater by graphene oxide-wrapped nanospheres developed by scientists at Rice University and Tongji University, Shanghai. Antibiotic resistance genes (eARG) released by inactivated antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in the vicinity of photocatalytic sites on the spheres facilitates their degradation. (Credit: Alvarez Research Group/Rice University) Rice’s trap-and-zap strategy fo...
Bureau of Reclamation Partners with HeroX and NASA Tournament Lab to Crowdsource Innovative Sediment Removal Solutions for Critical Water Infrastructure
The Bureau of Reclamation and NASA Tournament Lab's "Guardians of the Reservoir" challenge on the crowdsourcing platform, HeroX WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the nation's largest wholesale water supplier, in partnership with NASA Tournament Lab (NTL) and HeroX, the leading crowdsourcing platform for solutions to global problems, today announce the crowdsourcing competition "Guardians of the Reservoir". The challenge calls on the global community of solvers to find...
Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant’s New Pilot Facility Breaks Ground
Los Angeles Moves Another Step Closer to 100% Wastewater Recycling Goal LOS ANGELES, CA – The City of Los Angeles today began the installation work at the Hyperion Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Pilot Facility. A virtual celebration was held to mark the progress on this initiative that is part of the City’s commitment to meet Mayor Eric Garcetti’s goal of recycling 100% of treated water at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant by 2035. "Los Angeles stands on the leading edge of smart planning f...
Sanitaire Launches Digital Pressure Monitor for ‘Smart’ Diffuser Operation
Data-driven aeration enables energy-efficient treatment and informed asset management CHARLOTTE, N.C., – Xylem, the leader in biological wastewater treatment technologies, is introducing its new Sanitaire Digital Pressure Monitor (DPM) to transform wastewater diffusers into smart diffusers. The Sanitaire DPM maximizes diffuser operation and increases energy savings through strategic fine-bubble aeration system monitoring and intelligence. The solution offers users an enhanced digital int...
Jacobs to Deliver Upgrades of Koramangala & Challaghatta Valley Water Treatment Plant for Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected to provide project management consultancy to Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) to rehabilitate the Koramangala & Challaghatta (K&C) Valley Used Water Treatment Plant in Belur Nagasandra, India. The project will deliver critical upgrades to the 248 million litres per day (MLD) facility as part of an innovative water reuse and groundwater rejuvenation program. Upgrades include the addition of a new biosolids management facility to improve en...
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