New EFFC/DFI Sustainability Guide No. 4: Water Use Released
Hawthorne, N.J. (April 22, 2026): DFI’s Sustainability Committee continues working with the European Federation of Foundation Contractors’ (EFFC) Sustainability Working Group to develop a series of guides addressing the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are most relevant to the geoindustry. The latest guide, EFFC/DFI Sustainability Guide No. 4: Water Use, provides a structured, practice-oriented framework to help geotechnical contractors, designers and project stakeholders to reduce...
STV Selected to Advise Philadelphia Water Department on Treatment Plant Operations
First-Of-Its-Kind Advisory Contract Supports City’s Water and Wastewater System Resilience PHILADELPHIA, PA – STV today announced that it has been selected to support the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) under a new, first-of-its-kind operations advisory contract. Under this agreement, STV will provide strategic operations guidance for the city’s six treatment plants, including three drinking water and three wastewater facilities. PWD serves 1.6 million residents and manages a system that tre...
Carollo Engineers to manage construction of Nevada’s first water purification and reuse facility
Conceptual architectural rendering of the Advanced Purified Water Facility. Image courtesy of Truckee Meadows Water Authority $200M facility to enhance regional water security and sustainability RENO, Nev., April 08, 2026 – Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) has selected Carollo Engineers to provide construction management services for the Advanced Purified Water Facility (APWF) project. Undertaken by OneWater Nevada, a regional collaboration led by the City of Reno and TMWA, the $200 millio...
HDPE Pipe Use For Marine Projects Updated In Engineering Handbook
Popularity of HDPE Pipe Continues as Use Increases Due to Inherent Attributes for Salt and Fresh Water Projects IRVING, Texas - The Marine Installations chapter of the Plastics Pipe Institute’s Handbook of Polyethylene Pipe has been updated to include more technical information and guidance for the use of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe. Chapter 10 as well as the entire 600-page handbook is available at https://www.plasticpipe.org/PE-Handbook or by scanning the QR Code. “This handbook ha...
Kemira Completes First Full-Scale US Trial of Chlorine-Free Wastewater Treatment Solution, KemConnect DEX
Capital Region Water’s trial shows Kemira’s chlorine-free DEX system adapts to changing water conditions while rapidly cutting bacteria counts Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, today announced that it has successfully completed the first US full-scale trial of its chlorine-free wastewater treatment technology, KemConnect® DEX, with Capital Region Water, the advanced wastewater treatment facility serving the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania...
Tampa City Council approves funding for world’s largest Suspended Ion Exchange system at the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility
First full-scale SIX® installation in the United States will be designed to treat 140 million gallons per day TAMPA, Fla.– The Tampa City Council has approved funding for the design of Suspended Ion Exchange (SIX®) technology at the David L. Tippin Water Treatment Facility (DLTWTF), marking a historic milestone in water treatment innovation. When completed, this facility will be the largest SIX® installation in the world and the first full-scale implementation in the United States, designed to t...
Grundfos delivers innovative solar pump solution to remote Outback business
Grundfos SPE Pumps safeguard the future of a remote hay farm and award-winning holiday business in Australia’s Northern Territory with reliable, efficient, and cost effective water supply. ● Grundfos, working through its Dealer Network, delivered Grundfos SPE submersible pumps to a major hay farm and holiday business in Australia's Northern Territory. ● Grundfos SPE submersible pumps are designed for extreme remote conditions and are a first for the Australian market. ● By switching to Grundfos...
10 Companies Join the Environmental Tech Lab’s Newest Cohort
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) runs one of the most complex water and wastewater systems in the world. Every day, it delivers more than one billion gallons of clean drinking water to nearly 10 million residents, including 8.5 million in New York City, treats 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater, maintains 7,500 miles of sewer pipes, and manages air quality, pollution reduction, and watershed protection. It does this while navigating complex infrastructure needs and the intensi...
New York Lead Pipe Replacement Funding Program Requires Open Materials Evaluation
IRVING, Texas - March 20, 2026 - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) today said that while New York State’s fund of $250 million for water infrastructure improvements should be applauded, not allowing an open procurement process would diminish results and not provide the most cost-effective solution. PPI is the major North American non-profit trade association representing the plastic pipe industry. “Any municipal procurement procedure must be open to competitive bidding,” stated David M. Fi...
Designing a water-resilient future through connected infrastructure
Connecting water data across the infrastructure lifecycle improves planning and long-term performance. Water infrastructure is one of the most important systems most people never see. Buried beneath streets and behind treatment plant walls, it protects public health, supports economic activity, and underpins climate resilience in ways that are often invisible–until something fails. Yet despite its central role in the built environment, water is often managed through fragmented engineering workfl...
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