Great Water Tech Offers Solution to National Lead Contamination Crisis
St. Paul, MN (1/24/17) – America’s failing water infrastructure has reached a tipping point with over 5,000 water systems across the country currently in violation of federal EPA lead contamination regulations. Great Water Tech, a Twin Cities-based water technology start-up, has commercialized a solution to widespread lead contamination with their German-engineered Folmar™ Pipe Protection product. Folmar™ Pipe Protection is a proprietary silicate-based formulation that creates a very thin gla...
Great Lakes Announces Receipt of $88 Million Award for Coastal Restoration on the Gulf Coast
OAK BROOK, Ill.-- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and remediation services, announced today the receipt of an $88 million award for Phase I of the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program (MsCIP) Comprehensive Barrier Island Restoration. MsCIP was initiated in 2005 in the aftermath of the damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, and addresses...
New Entity Will Enhance Safety and Efficiency at Hanford Site Construction Project
Bechtel National Inc. and AECOM today announced the formation of the Waste Treatment Completion Company LLC (WTCC) – a company that will complete construction and lead the startup and commissioning of more than 20 facilities to safely treat low-activity nuclear waste at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. The plant is located at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state. “This new company is the next step toward starting up and commissioning facilities that will sa...
How to Build Resilient Coastlines
As the oceans rise and wave energy increases as a result of climate change, communities around the world are wondering how best to shore up their coastlines, reduce flooding and protect valuable habitat for wildlife and recreation. Here’s the answer in an oyster shell: natural infrastructure solutions. Everyone's talking about natural infrastructure Natural infrastructure solutions are all the rage now, because we’ve discovered that they bring lots of benefits for coastal erosion, wave ene...
Hanes Geo Components Announces Acquisition of Terrafix
Hanes Geo Components, of Winston Salem, NC, announces they have reached an agreement to acquire Terrafix of Toronto, Canada. John Dowdell, President of Hanes Geo Components, commented that “Terrafix is a clear leader within the Canadian market in the distribution of geosynthetic products. Their expertise in manufacturing of geosynthetic clay liners and their experience in liner installations offer important market expansion opportunities to the Hanes family of companies. We are delighted to welc...
Imagine H2O Water Data Challenge Finalists Announced
SAN FRANCISCO - Imagine H2O™, the water innovation accelerator, selected twelve startups to advance to its 8th annual Accelerator Program. Over 180 startups from 20 countries registered for the Challenge. The startups will join the organization's growing portfolio of 70 alumni companies, which represent over $1 in every $10 of early-stage investment in the water sector. A lack of actionable data poses significant challenges to businesses, landowners and governments managing water resources gl...
New White Paper from HomeServe USA Helps Utilities and Municipalities Address Issue of Non-Revenue Water
Norwalk, CT – January 4, 2017 – HomeServe USA (HomeServe), a leading provider of home repair service plans, today released “What Lies Beneath the Surface,” a white paper examining the challenges created by non-revenue water (NRW) and the solutions utilities and municipalities can implement to counteract its negative effects on water conservation and infrastructure. The white paper is authored by thirty-year government relations veteran Vince Guenthner, founder of Vince Guenthner Inc. and former...
$46M Water Intake and Fish Screen Facility Begins Operation on the Sacramento River
SACRAMENTO, CA | NYSE, TSX:STN - Thanks to a recently completed Joint Intake and Fish Screen Facility on California’s Sacramento River, salmon and endangered native fish are better protected, about 15,000 acres of crops are getting irrigation, and the cities of Davis and Woodland have a more reliable water supply. Located near Sacramento, CA, this project is a collaboration between Reclamation District 2035 (RD 2035) and Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency (WDCWA), with support from state and fede...
Global Water Technologies Prepares for Growth in 2017
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 05, 2017 -- Global Water Technologies (OTC Pink:GWTR) is taking steps to prepare for growth in 2017, including expansion of its consulting team and strategic positioning for deployment of smart water solutions. The company outlined accomplishments over the past year in its annual shareholder letter that is posted on its web site and includes updates on work with non-chemical water treatment, smart water solutions and trenchless technologies. The company also has issued...
Unique Precast Pipe Structure Helps Community Park with Increased Stormwater Run-Off
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Unsettled with the increasing storm water flowing through the Hanover Township Community Park, in Bethlehem, Pa., the Hanover Township Public Works Department teamed with Oldcastle Precast to devise a unique storm water solution, using special reinforced concrete pipes, to reconstruct the exiting storm water structure. With increased storm water run-off through the park and the increasing development occurring near the Allentown Airport, where the community park adjoi...
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