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Infrastructure Bill

The Infrastructure Bill would provide a £2.6 billion boost to the economy over the next 10 years by: improving the funding and management of our major roads streamlining the planning process for major projects protecting our infrastructure from invasive plants and animals supporting house building making it easier and cheaper to register land and ...

Jun. 5, 2014

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

NGWA urges water infrastructure projects

In a letter to President-elect Barack Obama, the National Ground Water Association recommended adopting an economic stimulus package with water infrastructure projects addressing the long-term challenge of securing an adequate supply of fresh water, including groundwater. 'In 2003, 36 state water managers told the U.S. Government Accountability Office that they anticipated local, regional, or ...

Dec. 30, 2009

By National Ground Water Association (NGWA)

Water Infrastructure Projects in Brazil 2012

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Water Infrastructure Projects in Brazil 2012 ...

Sep. 12, 2012

By ReportLinker

Water infrastructure bill to top $1 trillion

The cost of repairing and expanding U.S. drinking water infrastructure will top $1 trillion in the next 25 years, an expense that likely will be met primarily through higher water bills and local fees, a groundbreaking study by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) shows. ...

Feb. 26, 2012

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Water Infrastructure Financing Focus of ACWA Conference

Financing much-needed water infrastructure improvements will be the focus of the Association of California Water Agencies' (ACWA) 2011 Fall Conference & Exhibition in Anaheim Nov. 29-Dec. 2. Themed "Financing Our Future," the event is expected to draw nearly 1,700 local water leaders around the state to the Anaheim Marriott hotel. Newly retired U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Wanger will ...

Nov. 20, 2011

By ACWA Services Ltd

EPA reports on clean water infrastructure needs

A new report from the EPA estimates $202.5 billion is the nationwide capital investment needed to control wastewater pollution for up to a 20-year period. Delivered to Congress this week, the 2004 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey summarizes the results of the agency's 14th national survey on the needs of publicly owned wastewater treatment works. The estimate includes $134.4 billion for wastewater ...

Jan. 16, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA improves water quality and infrastructure in Arkansas

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $9,165,000 to the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) for projects such as replacing sewer lines, improving wastewater treatment facilities, and upgrading collection systems. The grant is part of EPA’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), a program that provides low-interest, flexible loans to municipalities and rural ...

Aug. 27, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Global Water Technologies discusses infrastructure at Water Summit 2012

Global Water Technologies (OTC Pink: GWTR) will participate in Water Summit 2012 this week in Milwaukee, an event that draws national and international leaders on innovative approaches to sustainable water solutions. Global Water Technologies announced this summer that it is introducing a new system from Europethat uses multi-parameter sensors and software to reduce water loss in drinking water ...

Oct. 7, 2012

By Global Water Technologies, Inc. (GWT)

Aurecon develops water infrastructure engineering skills

Leading engineering, management and technical services company, Aurecon, has recently partnered with the Department of Water and ...

Nov. 25, 2015

By Aurecon Group Brand (Pte) Ltd.

Water professionals urge Congress to spur water infrastructure renewal

With water infrastructure issues in headlines across America, more than 130 water utility professionals from 47 states are visiting their members of Congress this week to urge funding for critical loan programs to repair and renew U.S. water and wastewater systems. The water utility leaders were in Washington as delegates of the ...

Apr. 13, 2016

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

EIB supports water and road infrastructure in Lebanon

Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, has just completed a two-day visit to Lebanon. Invited by Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, he inaugurated the Tripoli wastewater treatment plant which benefited from an EIB loan, and today signed a loan of 70 million euros to support new water treatment facilities in the Kesrwan region. He also took part in the laying down of ...

Apr. 2, 2009

By European Investment Bank (EIB)

Illinois Will Expand Investments in the State’s Water Infrastructure

Illinois took some big steps towards more resilient, cost effective and sustainable water infrastructure today, according to experts with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT). Late yesterday afternoon the House passed SB 2780, which for the first time ever, provides significant financial support to municipal water systems for water efficiency, ...

May 8, 2014

By Natural Resources Defense Council

Global Water Technologies Notes New Water Infrastructure Report

Global Water Technologies, Inc. (OTC Markets: GWTR) notes a new report by the Water Innovations Foundation (waterinnovations.org) underscores the growing need for innovative solutions to the nation's water infrastructure problems. "We announced leaking pipes as an area of interest in October and this new report highlights the urgency of the problem," said CEO Erik ...

Dec. 21, 2011

By Global Water Technologies, Inc. (GWT)

APWA Urges Congress to Pass Water Infrastructure Legislation

The American Public Works Association (APWA) and other key water groups are urging Congress to include water infrastructure provisions as part of a final Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill this year. The 12 water organizations support a bipartisan compromise of the WRDA bill with measures to invest in our nation’s water infrastructure, and to help communities meet their safe and ...

Nov. 9, 2016

By American Public Works Association (APWA)

Water Infrastructure Projects in South East Asia 2012

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Water Infrastructure Projects in South East Asia 2012 ...

Sep. 12, 2012

By ReportLinker

AWWA advocates for water infrastructure investment as Drinking Water Week ends

As Drinking Water Week concludes, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are advocating for investment in the repair and replacement of local water infrastructure. It’s critical that water infrastructure is maintained properly given that public health, economic vitality, fire protection and quality of life rely on it. However, much of the ...

May 11, 2017

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Water Community Encourages Investment in Our Future by Protecting Water Infrastructure

As Drinking Water Week concludes, the American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are urging consumers to evaluate how they currently value, use and access water, and how to protect it into the future. North America’s ...

May 8, 2014

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

CH2M, Evergreen State College Center for Sustainable Infrastructure visualize a future for water infrastructure

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 ...

May 8, 2017

By CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd.

AWWA and Water Community encourage Protecting Water Infrastructure as Drinking Water Week concludes

As Drinking Water Week concludes, the American Water Works Association joins water professionals across North America in urging consumers to evaluate how they currently value, use and access water, and how to protect it into the ...

May 7, 2015

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

US EPA reports on clean water infrastructure needs

A new report from the EPA estimates $202.5 billion is the nationwide capital investment needed to control wastewater pollution for up to a 20-year period. Delivered to Congress last week, the 2004 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey summarizes the results of the agency's 14th national survey on the needs of publicly owned wastewater treatment works. The estimate includes $134.4 billion for wastewater ...

Jan. 23, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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