Drinking Water News
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World “Seriously Off Track” to Achieve SDG 6
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all member states of the United Nations back in 2015 to provide a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity everywhere, now and well into the future. Making up the blueprint are 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), bringing together all countries to form a global partnership in recognition of the fact that ending deprivations such as ...
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Protection Reagents, Environmental Goods Standards, Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
On the occasion of Thanksgiving and Christmas, Alfa Chemistry would like to express its sincere gratitude to its global customers. In addition to discounts and exquisite gifts offered to ordering customers, the company also continuously improves its product lines. Fairly recently, Alfa Chemistry announced the upgrade of its featured products, i.e., protection reagents, environmental goods ...
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Water supplier fines ring-fenced for water quality projects
In 2021, water suppliers were handed a record amount in fines relating to pollution incidents around the country – and it has just been announced that this money will be funnelled back to help protect the environment and make water quality improvements in the nation’s waterways. Since 2015, fines of more than £141 million have been secured following 56 prosecutions by the ...
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Genesis Water Technologies wins water innovation award for its Genclean AOP disinfection technology
Genesis Water Technologies receives top honors as the winner of a Judges choice award in the category of water disinfection for its Genclean-Muni AOP disinfection liquid solution during the Sydney Water Innovation Festival 2022 tech tank presentation in Sydney, Australia. The Sydney Water Festival is a prestigious yearly water conference with attendance of various utilities and water boards ...
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IDB Lab and Isle Utilities partner to help water utilities in Brazil pilot water technology
Isle Utilities announced that the innovation laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, IDB Lab, is co-funding an innovative technology accelerator mechanism for water utilities in Brazil to find and deploy promising new technologies. The partnership is a new approach to funding and scaling breakthrough water technologies specifically in Brazil, called the “Brazil Trial ...
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Bayer recognized as leader on climate change for fifth consecutive year
Bayer receives the highest CDP score for its activities and transparency in climate change This rating confirms the company’s high commitment to sustainability A record-breaking 18,700 companies disclosed data on environmental impacts, risks, and opportunities through CDP’s platform 3.4 percent of companies scored on climate received an A (globally) Bayer, committed to net-zero ...
By Bayer AG
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How advanced algorithms are optimizing water management at the biggest sporting event of the year
Idrica Qatar (Aguas de Valencia WLL) has deployed a smart platform to monitor water usage in real time in the areas around seven football stadiums, the teams’ training and accommodation areas, and the so-called “fan zones”. this platform provides greater control over the network and helps to prevent adverse water situations during the event. The project includes ...
By Idrica
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Reusable packaging materials and disposable packaging materials
In the field of disinfection and sterilization, packaging materials shall meet the following requirements: The selected sterilizing agent must be allowed to penetrate effectively and be matched with other processes of the selected sterilizing method, such as drying; Ensure the sterility of the contents before opening the sterile package; It is convenient for the user to open the aseptic bag ...
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Ofwat warns some water firms invest less than half of their allowances to improve water network
Ofwat has revealed that water and wastewater companies are falling behind on their investment plans, leaving promised service improvements behind schedule or undelivered. Ofwat, as part of the price review process, sets allowances for how much companies can invest over the price control period, to maintain and improve its water network. Between 2020 and 2022 (the first two years of PR19), 14 ...
By Ofwat
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AWWA releases insights report from Water 2050 Sustainability Think Tank
A diverse group of influential thinkers from within and outside the water community put forth 10 recommendations for a sustainable water future in the first think tank report of the Water 2050 initiative. Published by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the Water 2050 Sustainability Think Tank Report is the first in a series of five think tank reports associated with the initiative. ...
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CPUC Creates New Framework To Advance California's Transition Away From Natural Gas
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week (Dec 1) adopted a new framework to comprehensively review utility natural gas infrastructure investments in order to help the state transition away from natural gas-fueled technologies and avoid stranded assets in the gas system. The decision requires utilities to seek CPUC approval of natural gas infrastructure projects of $75 million ...
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Logan Water deploys TaKaDu`s CEM solution to reduce water loss
Logan Water, a commercial business unit of the City of Logan, deployed TaKaDu’s Central Event Management (CEM) solution across its entire network in an effort to reduce the City’s water network losses. The City of Logan is one of the largest and fastest growing cities in Australia and home to more than 327,000 people from more than 217 different cultures. Logan Water’s ...
By TaKaDu
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Siveco China completes CyberVadis Cybersecurity Assessment with high marks
We are pleased to announce that Siveco China has completed CyberVadis third-party risk assessment with high marks. The assessment was performed in September 2022 and covered all Siveco China operations (including our overseas business and R&D Center, the bluebee® lab) and all functions (marketing and sales, software development, project delivery, support services, cloud hosting). CyberVadis ...
By Siveco China
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Accenture invests in KETOS to advance water intelligence through real-time monitoring
Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in KETOS, Inc., a data intelligence innovator that uses a proprietary technology platform to help organizations monitor and address water efficiency and quality. KETOS is the latest company to join Accenture Ventures’ Project Spotlight, an engagement and early investment program that connects emerging technology ...
By Accenture
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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, visits IWMI Headquarters in Colombo
The Prime Minister was received by IWMI’s Management Team and staff, which was followed by an overview of IWMI’s ongoing work in Sri Lanka in the areas of irrigation and productivity, groundwater management, climate resilience, waste management and wetlands conservation. “As the only International Organization headquartered in Sri Lanka, IWMI takes pride in this opportunity ...
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Oregon Operators Conference
Bill Kelly participated in the Oregon Operators Conference last week, discussing how 'Calming the network with High-Resolution Data' can help utilities save resources, money, and time. Knowing exactly how your water network operates will ultimately enable you to take decisions from a proactive rather than a reactive stance. Bill Kelly explained how Syrinix PIPEMINDER hardware and cloud ...
By Syrinix Ltd
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COP27: Action On Water, Adaptation and Resilience
The COP27 climate conference in Egypt has just come to a close, with the aim of this year’s event to move from negotiations and planning to implementation of fully, timely and inclusive action on the ground, bringing together nations all over the world to tackle the climate crisis and build a more resilient planet. The science now shows without doubt that the window for taking decisive ...
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Viridor launches gas canister awareness campaign
Viridor has today (24 November) launched a campaign across four south London boroughs to raise awareness of the dangers caused by nitrous oxide canisters. The campaign is set to roll out across the four boroughs of SLWP 'in the coming months' and will feature Noxie, the naughty nitrous oxide canister The waste management company’s campaign, titled ‘Leave it Out’, ...
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Fluence Announces Strategic Wins and Organizational Improvements
Fluence Announces Strategic Wins and Organizational Improvements Fluence Corporation Limited (ASX: FLC; the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has secured new strategic orders, including its first wastewater treatment contracts in Taiwan and Korea. In addition, the Company is implementing certain organizational improvements to better enable sales of its full suite of Smart Product ...
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Save time and money with ZipThaw
ZipThaw is a revolutionary blood product thawing device. It’s dry, it’s portable, it contains advanced sensors so it precisely tracks the thawing curve, and it’s fast. ZipThaw is also very cost efficient. How? First, ZipThaw uses far less electricity than a hot water bath which needs to be pre-warmed and left on for hours at a time. Second, since ZipThaw is a blood product ...
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