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Pumps
Global technology company Siemens has signed a digital partnership framework with pump manufacturer Grundfos to tackle global water challenges and save energy.
Under the collaboration, both companies will focus on digital technologies in water and wastewater applications, industrial automation and building technology. Siemens and Grundfos will aim to tackle global water challenges, by…
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Pipelines
Engineers at Anglian Water in the UK have cleared a total of 40,575 blockages from the region’s sewer network over the past 12 months, 85% of which were caused by unflushable products such as wet wipes, as well as fats, oils and grease (FOG).
The water company has now marked the start of a month-long campaign to raise awareness of the problems caused by unflushables, dubbed Unblocktober, by…
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Pipelines
NGL Energy Partners has agreed to acquire Golden Gate Capital’s Hillstone Environmental Partners for approximately $600 million (€548.7 million).
Hillstone Environmental provides water pipeline and disposal infrastructure solutions to customers located in West Texas and New Mexico in the US. With the acquisition, NGL Energy plans to combine Hillstone’s services with its existing Delaware…
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Pipelines
Advanced monitoring and leak detection solutions provider Aquarius Spectrum has won two pipe condition assessment (PCA) projects in two Israeli cities.
The company deployed 750 acoustic sensors across the entire water network in the city of Holon, Israel. These sensors monitor underground pipelines on a daily basis, providing accurate data to detect hidden leaks, as well as analysis of pipe…
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Pumps
Global water technology company Xylem unveiled the new Godwin NC100S and CD100S Dri-Prime dewatering pumps, the third and fourth pumps in the Godwin S Series of smart pumps, at this year’s WEFTEC conference in Chicago, US.
Equipped with interchangeable, application-specific impellers and a new generation of cloud-based Field Smart Technology, the four-inch surface mounted centrifugal pumps…
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Pumps
Global water technology company Grundfos has announced plans to treat and reuse its own wastewater at a production site in Indjija, Serbia.
The Serbian facility is working towards a closed-loop environment, in which the company’s Biobooster system is a key element. The Biobooster will treat all domestic wastewater, which accounts for around 60-70% of the factory’s wastewater.
Additional…
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Level Monitors
Sensor specialist ifm electronic has launched a new range of M30 ultrasonic position sensors, which have been designed for applications where continuous level measurement and object detection of bulk materials or liquids applications are required.
The ifm M30 range includes sensors such as the UIT501, which is one of six options for continuous level measurement and object detection able to…
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Level Monitors
OTT HydroMet has launched an all-in-one groundwater level logger for basic water measurement, in response to increased demand for continuous time series data with affordable equipment.
The OTT ecoLog 1000 is a modern groundwater and surface logger that measures both water level and temperature, as well as valuable metadata.
"We heard your frustrations about excessive, expensive trips to the…
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Other
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to redefine ‘waters of the United States’ (WOTUS) that are protected under the Clean Water Act.
Announced at an event in Dallas, the EPA and US Army’s plans aim to repeal a 2015 rule that impermissibly expanded the definition of WOTUS. This will effectively shrink the waterways that must be protected under law.
According…
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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the release of a draft National Water Reuse Action Plan, which identifies priority actions, necessary leadership, and collaboration required to implement these actions.
Announcing the draft at the 34th Annual WateReuse Symposium in San Diego, California, EPA assistant administrator for water, David Ross, said: “Forty states…
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Valves
Following its acquisition in April 2018 by MAT Holding Group, OCV Control Valves has implemented a new global strategy and organisational restructuring.
The manufacturer of hydraulically operated, diaphragm actuated, automatic control valves is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the US. Since April 2018 it has been operating under the MAT Holding Group umbrella.
“MAT Holding is constantly…
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Pumps
Global water technology company Xylem has rolled out a package of innovative additions to its Flygt Adaptive Mixers range, which includes automation capabilities for wastewater treatment processes and the introduction of a new adaptive compact mixer.
The company’s Flygt Adaptive Mixers now have the option for full automation, enabling the mixer to automatically and continuously adjust its…
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Pipelines
Airborne Oil & Gas has won a large contract from an oil and gas supermajor through Oceaneering to supply Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) flowlines to be deployed in West Africa.
The supply of TCP flowlines under the contract is expected to save the operator up to 40% on total installation costs, and is believed to be the first TCP solution of its kind to be used in the region.
TCP is…
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Pumps
Global water technology company Xylem and non-profit Planet Water Foundation have announced plan to extend their partnership to bring safe drinking water to half a million people every year.
The partnership, which launched eight years ago to address water access issues in the world’s most impoverished communities, will see Planet Water Foundation integrate Xylem pump products into its water…
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Pipelines
Water midstream company XRI Holdings has announced the completion of its Northern Delaware Basin Supersystem, with water pipeline infrastructure spanning more than 125 miles through Lea and Eddy Counties in the US state of New Mexico.
The news system will be supplied by environmentally responsible, non-potable and industrial water resources owned or controlled by XRI, as well as recycled…
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Flowmeters
Canadian water and wastewater services provider Aquatera Utilities has contracted Neptune Technology Group to replace water meters for 1,500 customers throughout the City of Grande Prairie in Alberta, Canada.
As water meters reach the end of their lifespan of around 20 years, Aquatera will replace them at no cost to the property owner. The water meters offer high-resolution low-flow leak…
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Pumps
Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has announced a major milestone in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), which is touted as the largest of its kind in the world.
The engineering company has commenced operations in the Laximpur underground pumping station (LUPS), which completed a wet run earlier in August. The pump house, which is named after the goddess Gayatri,…
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Flowmeters
Internet of Things (IoT) developer Mobius Labs has been awarded a $750,000 grant (€672,666) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the commercialisation of its FirstDrops™ water leak detection product.
The start-up, which is based in Albany in the US, expects commercial sales of the product to begin by the end of 2019. In July, the company received the Center for…
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