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Issues with water systems have added to the misery for much of the Texas population due to the extreme US winter weather.
Texans were under notice to boil tap water before drinking it after days of record low temperatures damaged infrastructure, caused blackouts and froze water pipes.
Millions of people have been left without electricity or heat in the aftermath of the deadly winter storm as…
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Pump manufacturer Framo is to become a joint partner with fish farming company Lingalaks.
The two companies aim to collaborate on the development of the Stadion Basin innovation project in Norway - a closed, floating production system for salmon, scheduled for completion in 2023.
“The objective with the Stadion Basin is to eliminate problems with salmon lice, accidental release and organic…
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A huge fatberg weighing the same as a small bungalow has been hacked clear from a Canary Wharf sewer by a team of Thames Water engineers.
An underground crew spent two weeks working with partners MTS Cleansing Services battling the blockage, which had been quietly growing underneath London, and was clogging up long sections of the six-foot wide sewer.
If it had been allowed to grow any bigger,…
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Southern Water is deploying pumps as extreme rainfall in the UK over the winter has raised the risk of flooding across the region.
Tankers are also being used to protect sewers and reduce the risk of rising water affecting homes and businesses.
Around 50 tankers are busy pumping out rainwater which is forcing its way into the sewer system in a bid to minimise the risk of the network becoming…
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Yorkshire Water in the UK revealed that it tackled more than 25,000 blockages in its pipe and sewer network in 2020.
Problems in the sewer network are most often caused by foreign objects – such as wet wipes and plastics being flushed down toilets and fats, oils and greases being poured down drains.
These can become snagged and develop into large blockages that prevent sewage flowing through…
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Dubai International airport was hit by several days of unprecedented heavy rain fall that overwhelmed the airports storm water management system a year ago.
Engineers have since been working to upgrade the storm water management system to reduce the likelihood of future disruption during heavy rainfall events.
Cheshire-based T-T Flow secured the contract to supply several custom…
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Pipelines
The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Programme (MAWQCP) has reached the milestone of enrolling 1,000 farmers and landowners from across the state.
Now, more than 715,000 acres of land are helping to protect the state’s water resources.
Since the start of the program in 2014, the Agriculture Water Quality Certification Programme has added more than 2,050 new conservation…
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The biggest ever revamp of Carlisle’s water mains has moved into its final phase around the north of the city centre.
The UK work, which started on January 4, is expected to last three months and will bring to a conclusion a huge five year £14 million (€16 million) scheme by United Utilities to clean and refurbish more than 30km of the city’s largest water pipes.
This last phase of work…
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Thames Water plans to recruit more than 1,000 people in the next 12 months after launching an ambitious recruitment programme to create jobs and boost access to careers in the water industry.
The company has employed more than 750 new starters since the beginning of the pandemic and plans to upskill people who are out of work due to COVID-19, helping to increase social mobility in London and the…
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Irish company EPS has announced the acquisition of the majority shareholding in Scottish engineering company Ferrier Pumps.
EPS Group is a water and wastewater infrastructure specialist and employs over 500 people in Ireland and the UK.
The addition of Ferrier Pumps brings 47 team members and branches in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen along with 40 years of experience.
Established by Brian…
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Watermark Projects has introduced a Landia mixing system to help handle wastewater at an expanding organic poultry producer in South Wales.
Prior to the effluent being treated by Watermark Projects’ bespoke dissolved air flotation (DAF) as part of their design and build service, Landia’s AirJet kept the balance tank aerated, ensuring that solids were kept in suspension.
Comprising a Landia…
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Detection Services has signed an agreement to introduce energy-saving pump/blower optimisation products and services from UK company Riventa.
With headquarters in Dural, New South Wales, Detection Services, established 1991 and the largest water management business across Australia and New Zealand, specialises in multi-discipline pipeline solutions and technologies covering the water industries.…
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A multicrusher made by Borger is playing a key role in the continuing success of an award-winning waste-to-energy operation in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
At Stornoway’s Creed Integrated Waste Management Facility on the Isle of Lewis, the Borger multicrusher consistently chops a seven-cubic tonne batch per shift of coarse waste salmon. This has enabled the facility to integrate the fish with…
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A manufacturer of peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies is accelerating its digital transformation by signing a major new deal with PTC.
Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group, which has multiple sites in the UK and more than 1,700 employees globally, has invested in Augmented Reality (AR) technology to combat the restraints of the pandemic and bring its business forward.
The…
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Pipelines
Anglian Water has revealed the proposed location for new state-of-the-art waste water treatment plant (WWTP) for Greater Cambridge in the UK.
The water company said the next stage of the project will provide an opportunity to build a modern, carbon-neutral WWTP.
The closure of the current treatment plant will enable the delivery of Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District Councils’…
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Pipelines
The construction of a 23.8 kilometres main transmission pipeline for sourcing drinking water from the Neyyar dam site to the capital city is expected to start soon.
The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) has awarded the work to Erode-based Annai Infra Developers.
The work involves the supply, laying, testing, and commissioning of a 1422-mm, mild steel, clear water gravity main from the 120-mld water…
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The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) has awarded EPCOR USA a $250,000 (€207,000) grant to help build a new reclaimed water pipeline for the benefit of San Tan customers, agricultural water users and the San Tan Valley region.
This supports water management goals in the Phoenix Active Management Area by reducing demand for groundwater pumping.
Under the terms of the Lower Colorado…
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A new £26 million (€29 million) pumping station in East Anglia, UK, will protect businesses and homes from flooding.
The King's Lynn Internal Drainage board is constructing the new station at Islington, near Lynn, that will help safeguard 1,500 homes and 500 businesses.
The Environment Agency is funding the project that will serve 25 square miles of the fens to the south-west of the…
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