Water Reuse and Flood Resilience in One: New Technology Set to Take Water Sector by Storm
Waterscan is delighted to unveil Intellistorm® - the future of water reuse and flood resilience. Intellistorm® uniquely combines rainwater harvesting, attenuation and intelligent data gathering into one system. Where deployed, it is expected to drastically reduce site water consumption and discharge to drain. Responding to live weather forecast data, Intellistorm® enables a site to maximise water reuse and reduce discharge to drain by intelligently storing and using collected rainwater for...
NACWA Publication Addresses Stormwater Management, Key Infrastructure Issue Nationwide
Washington, DC – Recent infrastructure packages proposed by the White House and Senate Democrats note the need for more investment in Stormwater Management practices, raising awareness nationwide for greater investment in stormwater infrastructure. Stormwater discharges from municipal drainage and conveyance systems — referred to as "municipal separate storm sewer systems," or "MS4s," — are regulated across the country through National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits under the Cl...
Water Standard Successfully Delivers Membrane Water Treatment Package for First of Its Kind Midstream Application
HOUSTON - Water Standard, a global leader in water treatment solutions for the energy industry, announced today that it successfully delivered a membrane water treatment package to a midstream energy company, as a groundbreaking component of their gas quality upgrade project within their LPG export terminal. This export terminal is designed to load LPG carriers for delivery to the world market to meet rising international demand for American LPG supply. The membrane water treatment package, w...
Barrasso, Shuster Aim for Water Projects Legislation This Year
The chairmen of the Senate and House committees that oversee navigation and flood-control projects say they plan to move new legislation this year to authorize a new round of construction efforts around the nation. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who chairs the Environment and Public Works Committee, said in a March 1 statement that "we are making good bipartisan progress on legislation to address America's water infrastructure. We are working side-by-side on water infrastructure legislation that...
Kenyan Capital’s Severe Water Shortage Threatens Most Marginalized
- Many of Kenya’s nearly 49 million inhabitants do not have access to improved water resources, with 41% dependent on rivers, ponds and wells with low water levels. In addition, 59% of the population are reliant on unimproved sanitation facilities. - In Africa, more than 60% of people live in slum conditions without access to clean water and sanitation. - Nearly half a million marginalized households in Nairobi do not have enough water to meet their basic needs....
Arkansas City Dedicates New 5.4 MGD Water Treatment Facility
With capacity to easily expand to 6.3 MGD, the new plant provides a stable and secure source of drinking water for Arkansas City, a community of 12,000 located in south-central Kansas and surrounding customers. The new $22 million plant was built at a cost of $4 million under the original budget. In addition, advanced technology will enable the plant to achieve annual operations and maintenance cost savings of 20 percent under costs of the existing city water treatment facility that had been...
Griffin Dewatering Expands with Foothill Dewatering Acquisition
HOUSTON - Griffin Dewatering announced the acquisition of groundwater control firm Foothill Engineering and Dewatering, and Foothill Drilling, of Riverside, California for an undisclosed sum. "Foothill has a 30-plus year reputation of excellence in meeting the construction dewatering needs of clients throughout California and the western United States. The combination of Griffin and Foothill will bring unmatched groundwater control services to general contractors and building owners on the...
Indonesia’s Capital Sinking Due to Lack of Adequate Water Security and Infrastructure
- 40% of Jakarta finds itself below sea level - Residents are digging illegal wells to gain access to drinking water, negatively impacting the urban area - The Indonesian capital is sinking up to 6 centimeters every year. - Water Security is a global challenge: an in-depth World Water Council publication offers cohesive solutions from around the world for improving water security World Water Council, Marseille – Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital is sinking...
Presto Announces Ballast Research Performance Results
Presto Geosystems, industry-leading manufacturer of the HDPE GEOWEB® base stabilization system, has released results from rigorous track research performed to quantify the reinforcement benefit of GEOWEB-confined ballast as compared to unconfined ballast. The research initiative was a cooperative effort between Oregon State University (OSU) and the University of Kansas (KU) under the direction of Ben Leshchinsky, PE, PhD and Jie Han, PE, PhD. The results substantiate the effectiveness of GEOWEB...
H2bid Revolutionizing the Way Vendors and Contractors Seek Bids and RFPS in the Water Utility Market
Introducing H2bid, Inc., a procurement exchange providing B2B information services to the water utility market, efficiently connecting vendors and contractors with water and wastewater infrastructure contract opportunities. The purpose of H2bid is to create the first exchange for the water utility industry and de-fragment the industry by creating a single source where all water/wastewater utilities can post bids and RFPs, and all vendors and contractors can find bids and RFPs, as well submit ele...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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