Aquatech 2015

Aquatech is the world`s leading trade exhibition for process, drinking and waste water. We hope you will all join (again) for the next show in 2015. Aquatech Amsterdam is a unique concept in Europe with a 100% focus on water. If you wish to have the ...

A new U.S. Geological Surveystudyshows that unconventional oil and gas production in some areas of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas is not currently a significant source of methane or benzene to drinking water wells. These production areas include the Eagle Ford, Fayetteville, and Haynesville shale formations, which are some of the largest sources of natural gas in the country and have trillions of cubic feet of gas. This is the first study of these areas to systematically determine the presence of benzene and...

Recently in India a project started for local treatment of urban sewage streams for healthy reuse (LOTUS HR). This project aims to clean one of the most polluted streams in Delhi. “India is facing its worst water crisis in a decade,” says Tanya Singh of Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra). “Its rapid urbanization keeps on putting more stress on fresh water supply, while simultaneously water resources are polluted by untreated wastewater discharge.” Taking measures to maintain...

In a U.S. House subcommittee hearing today, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) testified that updates to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) are overdue and necessary to assist communities with water infrastructure and compliance challenges. Speaking before the U.S. House Subcommittee on the Environment during Infrastructure Week, Water Utility Council Chair Kurt Vause presented AWWA’s suggestions related to funding, utility management and regulatory compliance. “An updating of the 1996...

CH2M`s partnership will provide expertise on water quality sampling for the Township`s drinking water quality management system, including the transmission and distribution of potable drinking water to consumers and services. The Township of Lucan Biddulph in Ontario, Canada, selected CH2M to provide operations and maintenance services for the Lucan Biddulph Water System for the next five years. The water system includes an inline booster station, elevated storage tower, reservoir and a reservoir pumping...

Visualize a future where water infrastructure doesn`t play a vital role in the daily lives of global citizens. Might seem hard to picture – yet, around the world water infrastructure is aging, and at risk for breakdowns. With dams averaging 50-years-old, most wastewater systems operating well over their expected lifespan and leaky pipes responsible for the loss of six billion gallons of treated drinking water every day, water infrastructure in the United States is at a critical juncture to change the...