New Color of CULTEC Chambers Has Added Benefits

BROOKFIELD, CT/January 9, 2019 -- CULTEC, a Brookfield, Conn. company that specializes in the manufacturing of plastic stormwater and septic chambers, announced an important design change that will allow for improved product integrity, safer handling, and a fresh look rebranding of its product line. CULTEC’s classic black chambers with a blue stripe have been a recognized staple in the marketplace since the company invented the original plastic chamber over 30 years ago. CULTEC even trademark...

AQUAOSO™ Announces Programmatic Assistance with Water Data Program

FOLSOM, Calif., Jan. 9, 2019 - AQUAOSO™ Technologies, PBC, a Public Benefit Corporation and a leader in water risk management amassing data and expertise on California's water supply, announced the AQUAOSO Programmatic Assistance with Water Data (PAWD) program. The PAWD program is part of the broader AQUAOSO value system where people, place, and community matter. Water risk is the sleeping giant for California's economy with over 40 percent of agricultural communities reliant on groundwater f...

House Passes Gibbs’ Bipartisan Bill to Help Communities Comply with Clean Water Standards

Washington, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation to provide greater flexibility and ease burdens on local communities working to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) wastewater and storm water standards under the Clean Water Act was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday evening by a vote of 351 to 10. H.R. 7279, the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act, was introduced by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH).  Cities and other municipalities charged with delivering water...

City of Malibu Completes New Water Treatment/Water Recycling Facility

This video outlines the path incoming water takes to become treated recycled water for irrigation. Learn more at MalibuCity.org/CCWTF

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Scottish Water Launches Demonstration of Microvi's Revolutionary Wastewater Treatment Technology

HAYWARD, Calif. - An innovative new wastewater treatment demonstration is in place at Scottish Water's Development Centre next to Bo'Ness Wastewater Treatment Works. The installation is a collaboration between Microvi (treatment technology and design), WesTech Engineering Inc. (process equipment and design), and Scottish Water. The installation utilizes the Microvi MNE™ process, based on Microvi's proprietary MicroNiche EngineeringTM (MNE) platform for intensifying biological processes. Again...

Palo Alto, California, Enlists Brown and Caldwell to Design Wastewater Treatment Upgrades

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., — Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, today announced its selection by the City of Palo Alto to provide design services for secondary treatment upgrades at the city’s Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP). Operational since 1934 and serving the communities of Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Stanford University, and the East Palo Alto Sanitary District, the RWQCP with 39 million gallons per day (MGD)...

Water Systems Council & NGWA Agree to Collaborate on Future Initiatives

LAS VEGAS - The Water Systems Council (WSC) has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with the National Groundwater Association (NGWA) that provides a foundation for collaboration on future joint projects and initiatives. WSC executive director Margaret Martens and NGWA CEO Terry S. Morse, CIC, signed the MOU following the first day of the Groundwater Summit in Las Vegas. WSC and NGWA leadership participated in a strategy session in early November at NGWA headquarters in Westervil...

Houses With Hope Non-Profit Organization Begins One Million Dollar "Walk + Water" Charity Initiative

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2018 - In an effort to raise awareness and funds for water projects in Africa, Houses With Hope (www.houseswithhope.org) CEO Ronna Jordan recently began a coast-to-coast walk across the U.S. carrying a jerrycan strapped to her back. Ronna wanted to illustrate what young girls and women go through in Africa each day just to fetch potable water. The event was launched in October at New York City and is scheduled to complete in Los Angeles on New Year's Eve of this year. Jerryc...

Microvi MNE Solution to Restore Billions of Gallons of Drinking Water in California at Cucamonga Valley Water District

HAYWARD, Calif. - Microvi Biotech Inc. (Microvi) announced today that Microvi MNE was selected to treat nitrate for the Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) in Rancho Cucamonga, California. A contract was awarded to WesTech Engineering Inc. (WesTech) to design and build a full-scale groundwater nitrate treatment solution, featuring the breakthrough Microvi MNE™ technology. The multi-million-dollar turnkey project, to be completed in Fall 2019, will reduce nitrate contamination without produ...