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The city of Douglas in Arizona celebrated upgrades and increased treatment capacity at its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).
The expansion of the WWTP is part of a larger project that includes the extension of new wastewater collection infrastructure to provide first-time service to households.
The WWTP upgrades were partially funded with a US$7.6-million (€6.7 million) grant from the…
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Sulzer launched its energy-efficient CPE end-suction single-stage centrifugal pump range two years ago.
Now the company’s CPE pump has been granted NSF61 and NSF372 drinking water certification, which means the pump range now conforms with the highest standards related to drinking water applications as well as the energy efficiency requirements of all industries globally.
The CPE pump is…
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Centrisys Corporation will supply five decanter centrifuges and one spare rotating assembly unit to support an upgrade and expansion at a California plant.
The leading North American manufacturer of decanter and thickening centrifuges and dewatering systems, announced it had won an order from Inland Empire Utilities to support a planned upgrade and expansion of its regional water recycling plant…
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Anglian Water has announced who will form its new Strategic Pipeline Alliance after a competitive procurement process.
The water company will join forces with construction and engineering giants Costain, Farrans, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald Bentley as part of a contract worth over £350 million (€392 million), to complete one of the largest strategic water infrastructure projects in the UK.…
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Xylem Inc, a global water technology company, revealed it has succeeded in reducing greenhouse gas emissions - exceeding its planned target.
Xylem’s 2019 sustainability report, Water for a healthy world, revealed the company had achieved a 28.3% reduction in emissions, against a target of 20% set in 2014.
“The importance of water to community sustainability is more apparent today than…
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Pipelines
Companies facing system downtime can drastically reduce pipe and valve repair and maintenance costs with Accu-Freeze.
The system is available from the Pipestopper Division of Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT.
Georgia Gascoyne, CEO of HFT, said: “Pipe freezing is a simple and efficient way of sealing a pipe or system while pipe repairs or general pipework maintenance is carried out, without…
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Pumps
Landia has manufactured one of its longest long-shaft chopper pumps - for a slurry pit that is 5.25m deep - for a biogas plant in Ireland.
The order was won by DPS Ltd, Landia’s distributor for Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will see the the pump used in a reception pit, where it will blend cow slurry with other imported media, before pumping it onwards to the primary digester.
DPS…
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Pipelines
Thames Water is installing resilient new water pipes to protect a busy London borough’s water supply for future generations.
The project will be part of a collaborative effort with gas company Cadent, which will be replacing gas mains in the area, and Transport for London and Hackney Council, which will carry out essential maintenance works.
All three works taking place simultaneously in the…
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Xylem Watermark, the corporate citizenship programme of global water technology company Xylem, is supporting UNICEF’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
The partnership will provide access to safe water and sanitation for vulnerable children and families. Xylem’s COVID-19 contribution will be directed to the most at-risk communities, providing critical supplies and supporting UNICEF’s community…
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Pumps
Yorkshire Water has awarded technical services contracts with a combined value of £51.4 million (€57 million).
The contracts with the UK water company will focus on base maintenance functions and business funded projects for the installation of new systems to allow delivery of Yorkshire Water’s AMP7 business plan and its clean water network repair and maintenance services…
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Pumps
Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS) has provided a wastewater treatment plan for Welsh Water at its visitor centre while a new plant is built.
The original wastewater treatment works would not have been capable of treating the increased amount of wastewater produced when the refurbished visitor centre in the Llys y Frȃn Country Park Reservoir is completed.
Young Bros (YB), the leading civil…
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Valves
Yorkshire Water has announced Ward and Burke as its main partner for the new Withernsea wastewater treatment works.
The UK partnership is part of a £26 million (€29 million) scheme to move the existing works further inland due to coastal erosion, which has reduced the distance to the sea from 168m in 1991 to just 40m.
The new wastewater treatment works will be located in fields to the…
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Pipelines
Single ended inflatable dams are readily available in a variety of shapes and sizes for a range of applications including sealing, blocking, pressure testing and isolation.
Pipe stopping equipment from the Pipestoppers Division from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT gives the user the opportunity to isolate a section of pipeline to carry out repair and maintenance work.
Luke Keane, technical…
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Valves
Residents in the Smolyan region in southern Bulgaria will benefit from access to improved water and wastewater services thanks to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) investment combined with EU funds.
The EBRD is providing a loan of up to €5.8 million to the Smolyan Water Supply and Sanitation Company. The financing comprises €3.1 million from the EBRD and €2.7 million…
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Pumps
Work to overhaul Keadby pumping station in the UK has taken a significant step forward thanks to the arrival on site of the first two of six new pumps.
It is all part of a £35 million (€40 million) investment to upgrade the 80-year-old pumping station near Scunthorpe, which will bring both flood-risk and environmental benefits to the Isle of Axholme area which takes in some 500km of North…
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Landia has reported significant cost and environmental benefits from new online commissioning of its pumping and mixing equipment during the Coronavirus lockdown.
Landia said that one positive outcome of the travel restrictions caused by the global pandemic is an increase in e-business, which in many cases is reducing man hours for all parties by as much as 90%.
“Online commissioning might…
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A UK filter manufacturer is celebrating maximum scores on a utility industry audit done as a ‘virtual inspection’ because of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Amazon Filters secured the top ratings for its quality and environmental procedures in a wide-ranging, two-day audit by international supply chain accreditor Achilles.
The result confirms the Surrey-based company’s place on Achilles’ UVDB…
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Pipelines
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $16 million (€14.7 million) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to sewer repairs and water main replacement projects.
This WIFIA loan will help the City of Cortland, New York, to protect public health and the environment by providing safe drinking water and dependable wastewater services.
“Through WIFIA,…
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