drinking water leak News
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Utilis Advocates for Texas Senate Bill, Enabling Business Exchange with Israel
Utilis participated in a Texas state legislative committee hearing on April 9th and was subsequently recognized on both the Senate floor by Senator Brandon Creighton and on the House floor by Representative Phil King. Utilis CEO, Elly Perets, spoke before the Senate Committee of Business and Commerce to advocate for a bill that seeks to prioritize and strengthen the relationship between Texas and ...
By ASTERRA
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Utilis Invited to Present at AWWA’s ACE 2019 Conference and Expo
Utilis will present “Demystifying Satellite-Based Leak Detection,” at an invited session for AWWA’s 2019 Annual Conference and Expo (ACE), taking place June 10th -12th at the Colorado Convention Center. Additionally, presentations by outside consultants at the conference will include case studies from the Utilis customer base. Utilis will also be participating in a live ...
By ASTERRA
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ASTERRA (formerly Utilis) Projects Presented by Two Independent Firms Show Results Exceed Those of Alternatives
Two independent engineering consulting firms presented the results of projects comparing the Utilis satellite-based method for leak detection to other methods at the American Water Works Association’s ACE 2019 annual conference. The presentations were conducted by Tori Yokoyama from Hazen and Sawyer, and Leita Bennet of GHD. Both independently showed that Utilis far outperformed historical ...
By ASTERRA
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SUEZ Brings A Unique Satellite Infrastructure Intelligence Product To The UK
SUEZ is delighted to announce the launch of MasterPlan, the latest product from technology partner Utilis Corp, a deployable pipe deficiency data layer, improving operational efficiencies for water utilities. An evolution of the same technology used to find leaks underground using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors, MasterPlan provides actionable insights to utility asset management plans. ...
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Utilis Undertakes Pilot Program of their Satellite Leak Detection Solution in San Diego
The City of San Diego recently contracted the San Diego based remote-sensing data company, Utilis, to conduct a pilot study survey of the city’s drinking water distribution system as part of their innovation exploration program. Over the course of two days Councilmember Scott Sherman (district 7), and representatives from the districts of Council President Pro Tem Bry (district 1), ...
By ASTERRA
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Trinidad and Tobago Engage New Leak Survey Method by Utilis
Utilis and their leak survey method was welcomed by the Ministry of Public Utilities in Trinidad and Tobago in January. The island nations are moving into their dry season and the Ministry has contracted with Utilis to provide its patented technology to identify sub-surface leaks in the municipal water distribution system. This project is being supported by the Inter-American Development Bank ...
By ASTERRA
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Satellites are helping to detect leaks in South Staffordshire and Cambridge
In its five-year business plan, South Staffs Water has committed to reduce leakage by 15% through a combination of pressure management, innovation, active leakage control and mains replacement. One of the innovative methods being used is Utilis’ satellite leak detection technology, brought to the UK by SUEZ, which has been adapted from technology used to search for water on other planets. ...
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Global Water Technologies announces new partnership
Global Water Technologies (OTC Pink: GWTR) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Martinek Water Management, GmbH, an Austrian company that has developed a patented sensor and software system for early leak detection in water mains. Global Water Technologies will introduce the system for the first time in the United States, as a majority of the country is currently experiencing drought ...
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Poulsbo, Wash. Gas station agrees to pay over $11,000 for failure to monitor underground fuel tanks
Central Valley Grocery gas station in Poulsbo, Washington, has agreed to pay $11,356 for failing to properly monitor three underground storage tanks (USTs) for leaks for over a year. Owners and operators of USTs are required to test their tanks for leaks on a monthly basis. Failure to do so puts ground water at risk and is a violation of both state and federal law. According to Edward Kowalski, ...
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Global Water Technologies Soars Above Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world's eyes turn to Indianapolis for the biggest sporting event of the year, those looking skyward in the city were reminded of the importance of what lies below their feet. Indianapolis hot-air balloon pilot Tony Sandlin is also a board member of Global Water Technologies (OTC Markets: GWTR). Sandlin used an 80-foot-tall blue balloon to draw ...
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SUEZ to supply satellite leak detection services for 12,000km of water pipes in Belgium
SUEZ and technology partner, Utilis Corp, have been appointed to supply satellite leak detection services and onsite leak detection support to FARYS cvba, one of the major drinking water suppliers in Flanders, for their drinking water distribution network across Belgium. The contract was signed on November 2020 and work commences in March 2021. The decision sees SUEZ and Utilis providing an ...
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Nomination Aquatech Innovation Award 2021
SubMerge is nominated for the Aquatech Innovation Award category ‘innovation not to market yet’. The Award at Aquatech Amsterdam For many years, the Aquatech Innovation Award has been granted to the most innovative product, service or solution in the water industry. The winner will be selected from a line-up of top-notch innovative technologies, most of them world firsts, by an ...
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Cooperation between Hermann Sewerin GmbH and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Drinking water is scarce in Peru. At present more than 20 per cent of all Peruvians have no access to drinking water and large sections of the population are supplied with water for only a few hours each day. The reasons for this lie partly in the dry climate in the densely populated costal region, and partly in the ageing pipeline system. In many Peruvian towns and cities, leaks in the water ...
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AWWA encourages consumers to check and fix leaks during Drinking Water Week
As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are encouraging homeowners to check and fix leaks inside and outside the home. Consumers are encouraged to quickly and efficiently fix leaks in and around their homes to prevent water waste. To test for leaks inside, customers should shut off everything connected to water and ...
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Nevada mine pollution deal brings residents $19.5M
Rural neighbors of an abandoned World War II-era copper mine that has leaked toxic chemicals in northern Nevada for decades have won up to a $19.5 million settlement from companies they accused of covering up the contamination. Atlantic Richfield Co. and its parent BP America Inc. acknowledged no wrongdoing under the agreement, which also calls for them to pay $2.6 million in attorney fees to ...
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Insituform ready to respond to global water crisis
CHESTERFIELD, MO – Insituform Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU) ranks No. 2 in the world among infrastructure companies positioned to respond to a growing clean water crisis, according to a survey of industry professionals conducted by the ChangeWave Alliance. ChangeWave reported that the survey ranked Insituform only behind GE as “best positioned in the ...
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Troubled Water
Glanris’ CEO Bryan Eagle gives his opinion on the need to invest in the US’ water infrastructure after COVID-19, through the lens of Seth Siegel’s new book, Troubled Water. IIn early 2018, as a new water investor with virtually no water industry experience, I was determined to read everything I could about the industry. One of the first books I read was Seth Siegel's book Let ...
By Glanris
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