August 06, 2009
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Water & Wastewater Newsletter August 06, 2009 |
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Controversy continues as bid for Australia`s largest desalination plant is approved
A controversial desalination plant, set to be Australia`s biggest, will be built under an A$3.5bn (US$2.9bn) tender awarded to an international consortium led by French water treatment engineering company Degrémont. The facility will be built in the drought-stricken state of Victoria by consoritum AquaSure. Aside from Degrémont, the group also includes Australian construction firm Thiess and Macquarie Group, the country`s biggest investment bank. Under the terms of the deal, AquaSure will build and operate the plant as part of one of the world`s largest public-private partnerships. Degrémont ... |
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Greenroofs can save cities millions of gallons of water
Having a garden on your roof isn`t just nice for a garden party; it can make your city more environmentally friendly. Many American cities are beginning to incorporate greenroofs into their planning ordinances because they recognize that, planting a rooftop garden can offset heat, increase city biodiversity and decrease stormwater runoff. This runoff can be problematic in cities where rainwater is funneled by streets and parking lots directly into streams, carrying with it chemicals and debris and increasing the risk of flash floods. But the plants on greenroofs can absorb some of this water ... |
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