NRDC REPORT: Nearly One in Four Americans’ Drinking Water Comes from Untested or Contaminated System
WASHINGTON – Nearly 77 million people—roughly a quarter of the U.S. population—spread across all 50 states were served by water systems reporting violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015, according to a report issued today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The offenses ranged from arsenic to nitrate contamination, and included often-serious failures to test or report contamination levels. A new threat to the nation’s water supplies comes in the form of dramatic cuts to t...
The Leaders of the Water Industry Assemble for the Global Water Summit 2017
Dogs, Robots and Intelligent Synergies: The leaders of the international water industry come together in Madrid The Global Water Summit 2017 took place on the 24-25th April 2017 at the Marriott Auditorium Hotel & Conference Center in Madrid, Spain. Over 700 delegates attended the summit, including 150 speakers representing national governments, investment banks, water technology brands transnational water companies, and regional utilities from around the world. The 2017 Summit was organise...
CH2M Envisions Better Way of Managing Life-Cycle Infrastructure Development
DENVER, May 1, 2017 - CH2M, an industry leader in the management of major projects and programs, has developed a new Resiliency and Sustainability Framework for infrastructure that offers public and private sector planners a comprehensive program development and decision support system. The Framework is being utilized today in San Mateo, California, for the city's Clean Water Program, to understand how resilient and sustainable the program currently is, and to identify actions or design alter...
GWI Announces Winners of the 2017 Global Water Awards
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) today announced the winners of the 2017 Global Water Awards, which were presented on Monday 24 April at the Palacio de Cibeles, Madrid. The winners were announced in a ceremony presented by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Mr Nassim Nicholas Taleb Former Trader, Risk Specialist and Author, delivered an informative speech on the subject of antifragile, stressing the importance of "evolution, adaption and improvement from small mistakes". Drawing from his experience as a t...
CH2M to Supply Industry-Leading Water and Wastewater Services for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District
MOBILE, Ala., April 27, 2017 - The Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers selected CH2M to provide planning, engineering and environmental services for projects in support of its Water and Wastewater Technical Center of Expertise in the United States and additional geographical areas, including South and Central America and the Middle East. For the next five years under the IDIQ contract, the Mobile District will look to CH2M for support in rapid delivery of their water and wastewater...
“Waters of the United States” Rule Fundamentally Flawed, ARTBA Tells Senate Committee
(WASHINGTON) - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) April 26 told a U.S. Senate panel the controversial “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule is scientifically and legally flawed and should be repealed. In comments submitted for an Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing, the association said the WOTUS rule threatens recent bipartisan achievements in reducing transportation project delays, noting “[a]ny reduction in delay gained from improvements to...
Genesis Water Technologies Expands Natural Zeolite Flocculants for Municipal and Industrial Water Treatment
MAITLAND, Fla., April 24, 2017 - Genesis Water Technologies, Inc., a vibrant USA based global water & wastewater treatment solutions company, is excited about the formal introduction and expansion of its natural zeolite based flocculant, called ZeoTurb. Around the world there is an increasing need for environmentally safe and sustainable methods of providing high quality solutions for water and wastewater treatment in both municipal and industrial applications. GWT ZeoTurb is a natural non...
Catalyzing Action for Water: 3rd Implementation Roadmaps Report
The World Water Council in collaboration with Korea Water Forum and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea have released the 3rd Implementation Roadmaps progress report. Implementation Roadmaps are an innovative mechanism that monitor progress on publicly committed actions for water identified at the 7th World Water Forum two years ago. They serve as bridges to ensure continuity with the upcoming 8th Forum (Brazil, 2018). The report will provide valuabl...
Queensland scale-up RedEye Launches North America Operations in Nevada Flowing State-to-State Innovation Commitment
Australia: One of Australia’s fastest growing tech companies, RedEye, has announced a strategic partnership with U.S. water technologies organisation, WaterStart, following a Nevada Government trade mission to Queensland in late 2016. WaterStart is a non-profit organisation aiming to bring innovative technologies to Nevada’s water utilities to make the state a global water innovation and investment hub. The first projects to commence as a result of the RedEye/WaterStart partnership are with t...
Dewberry Teams Provide Technical Analyses; On-Site Assessments Following Major Flooding Events
Dozens of Dewberry employees have supported the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with technical analyses of flood impacts and on-site damage assessments over the past several months, under the firm’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Remote Sensing for Incidents contract and as part of the Strategic Alliance for Risk Reduction (STARR II) Joint Venture. Work was performed in southern Louisiana following the August flooding and along the East Coast following Hurricanes Hermine and Ma...
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