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	Water & Wastewater Newsletter July 23, 2009

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Polluted Baltic Sea looking for a regeneration strategy
Summertime is here, and so are the blue-green algae blooms feeding off the heavily polluted Baltic Sea. Yet swimming might become a better prospect in the coming years. On 10 June the European Commission issued a long-awaited proposal for an EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea region. The paper for a first regional-level EU policy aims at generating fresh momentum for co-operation in an area that holds almost a fifth of the Union`s population. Since 2004 eight of the nine countries in the Baltic Sea region are EU members. This has given economic and environmental regeneration a new momentum. Baltic ...

Space radar techniques for land mapping
Entrepreneurs at ESA’s Business Incubation centre in the Netherlands have used radar technology from the agency’s Envisat remote-sensing satellite to develop a compact, high-resolution radar that can monitor land and buildings from small aircraft. The radar can monitor structures such as dams, harbours, canals and buildings, leading to maps for urban planning, territory surveillance and cadastral updating. Several flights over the same location can spot changes between pictures, revealing ground movements that could affect structures. Because our system is so compact, it can be mounted on ...

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MPs call for `water efficiency obligation`
Ofwat must balance the requirement for sustainable water supplies with bills that are affordable for consumers, say MPs in their report about the latest ...
Climate-driven changes in German floods
A recent study suggests climate change has increased flooding in many regions in Germany, but that flood patterns vary across the country. When planning ...
Preventing scaling caused by hard water for a whole town without chemicals
For over 20 years Fluid Dynamics` Colloid-A-Tron non-chemical scale preventers have been reducing scaling in small villages in County Donegal in Ireland. ...
Green light granted for UK`s largest anaerobic digestion plant
Just days after the government pledged to increase support for anaerobic digestion (AD) technologies as part of its Low Carbon Transition Plan, the UK`s ...
Well water should be tested annually to reduce health risks to children
Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). ...
Adaptative management in desalination plant outfall
The project has two phases: (1) to design and to adapt the instrumental system to the characteristics of the brine plume, achieving the required reliability ...
Oyster® Wave Power Device wins Innovator of the Year 2009
Aquamarine Power (“Aquamarine”) has been celebrated as a leading force in the UK’s renewable energy sector, winning the coveted ‘Innovator Award 2009’ ...
AWWA announces publication of Wastewater Operator Certification study guide
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced the publication of the Wastewater Operator Certification Study Guide: A Guide to Preparing ...

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