The Growing Need for Advanced Water Treatment
Sprawling cities gave way to the built up of waste, including dirty water. At first, cities were able to control the water going through the drains, but that is changing. Wastewater is a lot grittier and contains more contaminants than ever before. Water is still one of the earth’s most precious commodities, making it imperative that serious changes are implemented regarding how wastewater is treated. To learn more, checkout this infographic sponsored by the University of California, Riversid...
Removal of Fallen Leaves Can Improve Urban Water Quality
The timely removal of leaf litter can reduce harmful phosphorus concentrations in stormwater by over 80 percent in Madison, Wisconsin, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey study. Autumn leaf litter contributes a significant amount of phosphorus to urban stormwater, which then runs off into waterways and lakes. Excessive amounts of nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen can cause eutrophication, or the depletion of oxygen in water, resulting in death of aquatic animals like fish. The U...
CycloPure Announces Bonding of Adsorbent Polymers into Textiles Enabling Fabrics that Remove Contaminants from Air and Water
ENCINITAS, Calif. - CycloPure, Inc. today announced a major advance in its breakthrough adsorption technology – the ability to bond its polymers into textiles. Using this process, the company is now able to infuse its highly adsorbent materials into textile fibers to functionalize fabrics. As first reported in the January 14, 2016 edition of Nature, CycloPure has developed proprietary materials with superior adsorption that rapidly remove pollutants and other contaminants in the treatment of...
Komax Triple Action Static Mixer Answer to Desalination Problems
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Komax Systems Offers Equipment to Help Desalination Plants Get Off The Ground. Komax Systems has long offered their Triple Action Static Mixer to a number of different industries, and with good reason. It's as versatile as it is powerful. With the constant calls for new desalination plants all over the world, Komax is showing its potential in this key area of water treatment. Is Desalination the Answer? From the California drought to dry water scarce region...
New Study Reveals Costly $14B Water Risk to Business
Marrakesh, Morocco: Drought, flooding, tightening regulation and water scarcity and stress fuelled by climate change have cost companies US$14 billion. This is over five times the US$2.6 billion reported last year by companies providing information to investors on their management of and impacts on water resources. These are the findings of a new report, Thirsty business: Why water is vital to climate action, from CDP, the global non-profit tracking corporate environmental performance....
DC Water's Blue Plains Tunnel Named Best Project Overall by Engineering News-Record (ENR) Mid-Atlantic
DENVER, Nov. 14, 2016 - The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority's (DC Water) Blue Plains Tunnel has been selected as the recipient of the 2016 Best Project Overall award for the Mid-Atlantic Region by Engineering News-Record (ENR). The project was selected best overall from among the winners of nearly 20 different award categories and won additional distinction as the Best Water/Environment Project of 2016. ENR's annual competition recognizes project teams for their ability to overcom...
Milbank Advises Lenders in Historic $920 Million Water Pipeline Project for San Antonio, Texas
LOS ANGELES – Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has advised international lenders led by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. in connection with financing for the $920 million Vista Ridge Project, a water pipeline and well field that is expected to provide 20% more water to the city of San Antonio for at least the next 30 years. The water supply project, being built by Garney Construction, will consist of the production, treatment, delivery and sale to San Antonio Water System of up to 50,000 acre...
Inland Brine Disposal Wetlands Innovation Project wins Water & Wastes Digest's 2016 Top Project
DENVER, - Water industry publication, Water & Wastes Digest (W&WD), has selected the CH2M-designed Inland Brine Disposal Wetlands Innovation Project in Goodyear, Arizona, as its 2016 Top Project. Selected by W&WD editorial staff, the award recognizes the most innovative and remarkable water or wastewater projects in the U.S. that were in the design or construction phase over the past 18 months. CH2M is currently partnering with the City of Goodyear, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation...
Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority's Hardeeville Water Reclamation Facility Expansion Project Receives ISI Envision Bronze Award
The Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority's Hardeeville Water Reclamation Facility expansion project has received the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) Envision rating system's Bronze award, which recognizes sustainable infrastructure across the full range of environmental, social, and economic impacts. BJWSA's reclamation facility expansion is the first Envision-verified project in South Carolina. The HWRF project provides wastewater service to the areas surrounding the Town...
Water Well Trust Completes 24 Water Well Projects in Arkansas
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2016 - The Water Well Trust, the only national nonprofit helping Americans get access to a clean, safe water supply, has completed 24 water well projects in 10 Arkansas counties funded by a grant from the USDA's Household Water Well Systems Grant program. In 2014, the USDA awarded a $140,000 matching grant to the Water Well Trust to increase potable water availability to rural households in five northwest Arkansas counties -- Franklin, Benton, Madison, Marion, and Crawfor...
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