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...
World Water Council Announces Kyoto World Water Grand Prize’s Winner
World Water Council, Marseille – The World Water Council is pleased to announce the winner of the 5th Kyoto World Water Grand Prize: Charité Chrétienne pour Personnes en Détresse (CCPD - Christian Charity for People in Distress), from Togo. Presented during the World Water Forum since 2003, and organized in cooperation with the Japan Water Forum, the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize rewards the best water-related initiative carried-out by a grass-roots organization from a developing country...
Envirosight Features Guest Paper on Quantitative Versus Qualitative Analysis
RANDOLPH, NJ— As part of its featured content series, Envirosight is pleased to present a new white paper by Eric Sullivan of Sewer Knowledge entitled Quantitative versus Qualitative: The Case for a Multi-Dimensional Approach to Sewer Condition Assessment. This paper focuses on the benefits of gathering multi-dimensional data when assessing sewer condition, instead of relying on isolated metrics. A qualitative approach accounts for a broad range of sewer attributes, which helps minimize blind sp...
Water Systems Council Heralds Introduction of Bipartisan Bill to Address America's Water Systems Infrastructure Crisis
WASHINGTON - The Water Systems Council (WSC), the only national nonprofit organization solely focused on household wells and water well systems, expressed its enthusiastic support today for the introduction of bipartisan legislation that will modernize investment in water infrastructure by empowering states to invest in multiple water infrastructure projects. The Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now (SRF WIN) Act was introduced by U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Cory Book...
Pollution Events, Treatment Technologies and Smart Sewers: GWI Analyses Regulatory Trends in the Water Industry
Recent public health crises and new monitoring technologies have raised the profile of water quality issues around the world, shaping global regulatory trends & quality standards, and creating new market opportunities, a new market report and database published by Global Water Intelligence (GWI) finds. High profile public health crises such as the Flint Lead crisis, and the continued degradation of environmental resources due to industrial activity, have highlighted the damage that can be don...
Tracking Wastewater’s Path to Wells, Groundwater
We often “flush it and forget it” when it comes to waste from toilets and sinks. However, it’s important to be able to track this wastewater to ensure it doesn’t end up in unwanted places. A group of Canadian scientists has found an unlikely solution. Tracing where this water ends up is hard to measure: What’s something found in all wastewater that will allow us to account for all of it? The answer, of all things, is artificial sweeteners. These have several advantages over other compounds so...
The Leading Utilities of the World Adds New Five Members at American Water Summit
AUSTIN, TX, USA - The Leading Utilities of the World (LUOW) network inaugurated five new members during the American Water Summit (AWS) 2017 as LUOW continues to grow across America and the world. These utilities’ solutions, in a sector where an increasing lack of funding and aging infrastructure are creating new everyday challenges, must be shared with the world to improve water utilities everywhere. Representatives from each of the utilities presented their three innovation successes requir...
CULTEC and Armtec Sign Exclusive Agreement
BROOKFIELD, CT – CULTEC, Inc. (“CULTEC”) and Armtec LP (“Armtec”) announced that an agreement has been reached for Armtec to be the exclusive distributor in Canada for CULTEC’s stormwater management products including the Contactor®, Recharger®, and CULTEC StormFilter® series of products. Armtec is very pleased to expand its stormwater management product portfolio with CULTEC’s stormwater retention/detention and infiltration chambers. With these additional products, Armtec is well positi...
Video: Saving the Bay Area's Ecological Infrastructure
PUBLIC SEDIMENT - Design Opportunities - Unlock Alameda Creek from SCAPE / Landscape Architecture on Vimeo. Public Sediment continues to advocate for a stronger and safer Bay Area by investing in local ecological infrastructure. Sediment is key to their approach to the challenge - today’s lack of sediment flowing to the Bay jeopardizes the marshes and mudflats that protect shoreline neighborhoods from sea level rise and intense flooding. The team will work with watershed communities to unlock t...
Heartland Water Technology Signs Contract With Mississippi's Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority
HUDSON, Mass. and TUPELO, Miss. - Heartland Water Technology, Inc. today announced that it has signed a contract with the Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority to install a Heartland Concentrator™ at the Three Rivers Regional Landfill near Pontotoc, MS to treat landfill leachate. Heartland develops innovative technology to solve some of the world's most challenging waste water problems. A recent report from UNESCO predicts that wastewater volume will double in volume by the year 2025...