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3.0 MG Concrete Water Reservoir — Henderson, NV

The DN Tanks crew is finishing construction on the columns and last wall sections for the 3.0 MG concrete water reservoir in Henderson, Nevada. The shoring crew finished setting up the weir and are preparing to start shoring the remainder of the tank roof. ...

Mar. 21, 2017

By DN Tanks

Barnard Castle weir repairs continue with north bank footpath open

A popular footpath along the River Tees at Barnard Castle will remain open while repairs continue on a weir in the town. The Environment Agency, which is carrying out the construction work, had originally planned to close the footpath along the north bank until spring 2014. But it has now been decided that construction work will be done entirely from the south bank, eradicating the need to ...

Jul. 29, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Exciting new Open Channel Flow features with Gauger

SolidAT Gauger supports Open Channel Flow (OCF) measurements. This new member of SolidAT non-contact level sensors complements OCF features already found in the SmartScan and MonoScan lines. Built-in equations are included for Parshall flumes, Palmer Bowlus flumes, Khafagi Venturi flumes, Leopold Lagco flumes, H-Flumes, V-Notch weirs, Trapezoidal Cipolletti weirs, Rectangular Contracted weirs ...

Oct. 21, 2011

By Solid Applied Technologies Ltd. (SolidAT)

Open Channel Flow with Gauger level meter – any Channel any Site

SolidAT Gauger supports Open Channel Flow (OCF) measurements. This new member of SolidAT non-contact level sensors complements OCF features already found in the SmartScan and MonoScan lines. Built-in equations are included for Parshall flumes, Palmer Bowlus flumes, Khafagi Venturi flumes, Leopold Lagco flumes, H-Flumes, V-Notch weirs, Trapezoidal Cipolletti weirs, Rectangular Contracted weirs ...

Oct. 23, 2011

By Solid Applied Technologies Ltd. (SolidAT)

PEWE Patents Improved Effluent Weir System "ParaLam Weir"

The patented ParaLam Weir (Patent No. US 9,962,631 B2) is a liquid/solids separation breakthrough in dissolved air flotation (DAF) design. This innovation accomplishes four simultaneous functions; 1) it effectively evacuates the water from the vessel; 2) it deflects any settle-able solids away from the effluent capture chamber; 3) the 45 degree interior slope lets particles slide back down and ...

Feb. 21, 2019

By Process Engineered Water Equipment

Weir removal opens up Gayton Brook for fish migration

A weir that was preventing fish from migrating on the Gayton Brook in Staffordshire has been removed by the Environment Agency. The work has been carried out as part of the Gayton Brook Catchment Restoration Project which was set up to tackle issues in the failing watercourse, in partnership with Staffordshire Wildlife Trust The project was launched in 2010 and identified two weirs in the ...

Mar. 10, 2014

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Envirowise: prevent `avalanche` of paper Christmas cards with electronic greetings

Scottish businesses could save 133 tonnes of Christmas card waste if they replace the paper cards with e-cards, according to Envirowise. The organisation is urging Scottish businesses to switch to the more environmentally-friendly alternative and save £7 million on cards, resources – such as stamps and manpower - and disposal costs. Envirowise programme manager for Scotland Robbie Weir said: ...

Dec. 4, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Switch to Rotork eliminates trauma of unreliability on River Thames weir

Rotork IQ3 non-intrusive intelligent electric actuators have been chosen to replace unreliable actuators for the operation of radial gates on an important river management weir on the River Thames. Hambleden Weir plays a critical role in maintaining the level and flow in an area that is used extensively for recreational activities, including the stretch of river that hosts the world famous ...

May 29, 2015

By Rotork plc

World pump sales to grow 25 percent to $46 billion in 2017

World industrial pump sales will grow at 4 percent/yr to $46 billion in 2017. This is the latest forecast in Pumps World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com) The forecast is in constant 2010 dollars. When inflation is included, revenues will rise by more than 5 percent/yr over the next five years. The revenue growth rate for the largest pump suppliers will ...

Dec. 5, 2012

By The McIlvaine Company

Environment Agency prepares to start work on first phase of Exeter flood defence scheme

The Environment Agency has completed the consultation on the environmental impact of the first phase of Exeter’s multi-million pound flood defence scheme. The first phase works will begin in June this year ahead of the main scheme, which is designed to reduce flood risk to properties on both sides of the river throughout Exeter. The first phase will include work to some of the existing ...

Mar. 6, 2014

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

New Principals Sutherland, Weir Join CEC

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) welcomes two new principals to its Pittsburgh headquarters office: Ray B. Sutherland, P.E., (Civil/Site Practice) and William G. Weir, P.G., (Environmental Practice). Sutherland joins CEC with 29 years of expertise covering all aspects of land development, including working for both public and private development clients in commercial/retail, ...

Feb. 4, 2014

By Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC)

NEFCO Announces a Multi-Panel Mounting Section for Its Algae Cover Systems

NEFCO has developed a new feature for its Algae Cover System that ensures accurate alignment of the Cover despite variations in the tank wall. This feature also dramatically speeds and simplifies the Cover installation. NEFCO’s Algae Cover System consists of an arrangement of two-piece Cover segments, each consisting of a Mounting Section and a Cover Section connected by a continuous ...

Oct. 17, 2014

By NEFCO, Inc.

Water company fined for discharging sewage into Tamar estuary

South West Water has been ordered to pay £58,375 in fines and costs for discharging sewage into a tributary of the Tamar estuary. The case was brought by the Environment Agency. The offences were committed at the company’s Camels Head treatment works that treats sewage from 40,000 people and operates under an Environmental Permit designed to protect human health and the environment. ...

Dec. 9, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Fish pass at Stoneleigh Weir is now complete

On Friday 13 September, the Environment Agency completed a project to install a fish and eel pass at the Stoneleigh Gauging Weir on the River Sowe. The stop logs were today removed from the pass, allowing fish passage for the first time since the weir was constructed in 1951. The fish pass has been installed to improve fish and eel migration, making an important contribution to improving water ...

Sep. 13, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Sanitary Rotary Continuous Mixer

A new Model "16-4SS" Sanitary Rotary Continuous Mixer from Munson Machinery blends ingredients in ratios as extreme as one part per million with 100% uniformity regardless of disparities in the bulk densities, particle sizes or flow characteristics of ingredients, which may include liquid additions. Capacity ranges from 85 cu ft/h (2.45 cu m/h) at 1-minute residence time, to 42 cu ft/h (1.19 cu ...

Aug. 31, 2007

By Munson Machinery Company, Inc.

ANDRITZ and Weir Minerals together make tailings a valuable product

International technology Group ANDRITZ and WEIR MINERALS, part of the international WEIR GROUP and a global player active in the mining industry, have signed a long-term, strategic cooperation agreement to supply equipment for processing tailings in the mining industry. As part of this agreement, ANDRITZ will supply proven separation and dewatering technologies, thus enabling WEIR MINERALS to ...

Mar. 28, 2018

By ANDRITZ Separation - ANDRITZ Group

Weir Waste Services chooses Titech Technology for new commerical & industrial MRF

TITECH has been selected as the technology provider of choice for one of the UK’s largest automated Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Materials Recycling Facilities (MRF) in mainland UK. The MRF will be part of Weir Waste Services’ development of its ‘Trinity Street’ depot in Oldbury, West Midlands. Providing environmental integrated waste management solutions for the ...

Oct. 23, 2012

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH

U.S. EPA Water Quality Grant Aids Native Fish Recovery in Palo Alto

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and partner agencies, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), and San Mateo County Resource Conservation District (RCD) announced the near completion of work to remove a fish-passage barrier, improving access to high quality spawning habitat for ...

Sep. 5, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Kiverco’s Robust Equipment Stands the Test of Time

Kiverco have always been proud of their solid and robust recycling equipment. This renowned, long-lasting quality was evident during a recent recycling plant installation where the customer, Weir Waste, requested to incorporate their old Kiverco equipment with the new equipment being installed at their recycling plant at Oldbury. ...

Jun. 30, 2017

By Kiverco Recycling Systems Ltd.

New 4-20 mA Loop Powered Ultrasonic Sensors Internally Calculate Flow Rates and Volume

LOGAN, UT - Automation Products Group, Inc. (APG) introduces LPU-2428 Loop Powered Ultrasonic Level Sensors with microprocessor control to internally perform volume, flow, and totalization calculations. These IP65 rated sensors provide a 1 to 25 ft. (0.3 to 7.62 m) detection range. They are specifically designed for liquid flow-rate and volume measurement applications, and are also a good ...

Dec. 19, 2007

By Automation Products Group, Inc. (APG)

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