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Addressing EPA’s New PFAS Drinking Water Rule: Ovivo Leads the Way
Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a national Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR), establishing enforceable Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for six (6) per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This announcement marks a significant step forward in ensuring safe drinking water for communities across the ...
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IWMI to expand groundbreaking Africa earth observation project
The International Water Management Institute’s (IWMI) Digital Innovations for a Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) project is set to enter its second phase with a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. While Africa has significant but underutilized water resources, the lack of water infrastructure and good water governance, combined with poor water resources ...
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World Water Day 2024
For World Water Day 2024, under the motto "Water for Peace", the company is committed to global charitable efforts. It is calling on decision-makers worldwide to stand up for clean drinking water. Lutz-Jesco GmbH has provided humanitarian aid in Ukraine, particularly in war-torn regions such as Herson, Zaporizhzhia and Marganets. Mobile waterworks, supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für ...
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Modern tools and ancient smarts
Across the eastern Mediterranean region, farmers and other water managers are battling the harsh effects of climate change. Whether in the high plateaus of northeast Lebanon, the valleys of the West Bank, near the gurgling springs of Wadi Seer in Jordan, or deep in the low-lying heart of Egypt’s Nile Delta, they must cope with warmer, more extreme weather patterns. While many of their ...
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IWMI and partners map the state of water across Africa
In 2020, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) launched the Digital Innovations for a Water Secure Africa (DIWASA) project, and researchers have been mapping the state of water across Africa since. Africa has significant but underutilized water resources. The lack of water infrastructure, weak water governance and poor water resource management practices, however, are causing water ...
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U.S. Department of Energy Selects Kohler Co. to Pioneer Commercial Scale Decarbonization Solution in Company’s Largest Manufacturing Plant in North America
Kohler Co. has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $51.2million to demonstrate commercial-scale decarbonization solutions to help move energy-intensive industries toward net-zero. Selected as one of 33 projects in the U.S., the funding will be matched by Kohler investment to support the Electric Boiler ...
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Chile’s Water Security in Focus at ACADES 2024 Congress
Almar Water Solutions participated as a sponsor at the ACADES 2024 Congress. Carlos Cosín led a panel on Almar Water Solutions’ experience in developing new water infrastructures and successful cases from pioneering countries. Almar Water Solutions participated on March 20th and 21st in the ACADES 2024 Congress “New Water Sources for Chile,” held in Santiago, Chile, ...
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Wicked water problems: Facing challenges, finding solutions
Transforming water security is essential for a safe, just, and sustainable future. However, water risks are increasing due to climate impacts, threatening the world’s commitment to ‘leave no one behind.’ We spoke with Mark Smith, Director General of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), about why water security is a defining challenge for development, and how ...
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World Water Day 2024: Water for Peace
Water management can either create peace or trigger conflicts; it can give life or take it away. Water is at the epicenter of sustainable development and is crucial for the survival of humanity. On this World Water Day, we join the United Nations in highlighting water as a guarantor of prosperity and international peace, as access to water is linked to current global security. “If the wars ...
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IWMI joins international coalition to build drought resilience
Signaling commitment to building resilience against worsening drought conditions globally, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) joined the International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA) in December 2023. IWMI’s nearly four decades of experience in improving how communities manage water and land resources aligns with IDRA’s goal: to mobilize financial and technical ...
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Waterborne Pathogens a Growing Concern in US Drinking Water, CDC Report Shows
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a report summarizing waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States between 2015 and 2020. The report Surveillance of Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water includes data voluntarily reported by public health agencies to the CDC through the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS). Data reported ...
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WaterAid and Microsoft launch water, sanitation and hygiene programs in India and Nigeria
WaterAid and Microsoft Corporation announced the launch of two new programs to deliver sustainable, climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene services to communities in India and Nigeria. In India, a groundwater recharge program will serve more than 60,000 people and address water scarcity in the urban Hyderabad and rural Karnataka areas. These communities source 80% of their drinking ...
By WaterAid
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2024: Bold, technological action on water efficiency urgently needed
Water efficiency is becoming more important by the day. Efficiency is essential to sustainability and survival in a scenario characterized by water scarcity, water pollution, sustainable management and climate change. It is precisely climate change, which manifests itself through increasingly frequent extreme events around the world. In this sense, data from the “Global Drought ...
By Idrica
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Circular economies can become “the most inclusive” in Africa
Circularity models hold immense promise for fostering inclusivity in Africa, addressing pressing economic and social challenges while promoting sustainable development. By reimagining traditional linear models of production and consumption, a circular economy offers opportunities for growth that benefit all segments of society. However, there is no one-size-fits-all approach: each African country ...
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Catalysts Are Launched for Water Treatment at Alfa Chemistry Catalysts
Alfa Chemistry Catalysts, a specialized sub-brand of Alfa Chemistry, proudly announced the release of varieties of catalysts for water treatment, including Zero valent iron (ZVI), Fe₂(SO₄)₃, FeSO₄, FeCl3, and FeOOH, which have long been used in water and wastewater treatment. Due to the growth in population, there are quite large demand for fresh, safe and clear water. Agricultural irrigation ...
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ACCIONA leads the consortium that will build new Alkimos desalination plant in Perth (Australia)
An ACCIONA-led consortium has been selected as the preferred proponent by Water Corporation, the largest water utility in Western Australia, to design, build, operate and maintain the future Alkimos Seawater Desalination Plant (ASDP) in Perth for ten years. The plant will have an initial (Stage 1) capacity of 150,000 m³ per day, with an additional 150,000 m³ per day, when required, ...
By ACCIONA S.A
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Using electrolysis to safely disinfect drinking water
Using electrolysis to safely disinfect drinking water Harmless cooking salt takes the place of critical chlorine gas The challenge: to supply large quantities of germ-free drinking water Day in, day out, communities of all sizes need to ensure the supply of clean drinking water to millions of people. Regardless of whether their starting point is ground water or surface water from rivers, for ...
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It’s time to askFIDO: AI assistant launched for water
A personalised co-pilot dedicated to help improve water AI assistant helps make accurate, informed decisions on leak detection and beyond Powered by GPT-4, askFIDO enables access to AI, no matter the experience A new artificial intelligence (AI) virtual leakage assistant powered by GPT-4 has been launched to support and empower water professionals to make accurate and informed ...
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‘Water, United’: Connecting key players to accelerate water action across the Colorado River Basin
New initiative aims to link multinationals, tech companies and water utilities to help solve water challenges Follows existing Microsoft-FIDO collaboration across three cities globally. A new initiative aiming to unite multinationals, innovative tech companies, and water utilities has been announced in the US. Microsoft, PepsiCo, FIDO Tech, Oldcastle ...
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Water purification for strategic industries : Veolia Water Technologies redevelops brownfield site for its first ion exchange regeneration facility in China
Veolia Water Technologies, a subsidiary of Veolia and a leading specialist in water treatment technologies and services, is redeveloping a brownfield site for its first ion exchange regeneration facility in China. The plant will be an integral part of its service deionization and mobile water treatment ecosystems and will improve supply chain resilience, regenerating and recycling the resins used ...
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