November 20, 2008
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Water & Wastewater Newsletter November 20, 2008 |
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Global water industry to reach US$1tr by 2020, says new research
Water is the one essential resource for which there’s no substitute, and rising demand threatens crisis. But executives and investors aiming to harness these trends have been consistently flummoxed by water’s fragmented business segments, hyper-local markets, and long adoption cycles. A new report from Lux Research cuts through the confusion by mapping and forecasting the US$522 billion “Hydrocosm” of water-related businesses for the first time – projecting that a new approach of “water cultivation” characterized by efficiency, reuse, and source diversification will be required to meet rising ... |
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NYC`s US$68m contract for automatic water meter reading throughout the city
New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Emily Lloyd has announced the award of a contract to acquire advanced Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) technology to improve DEP`s water metering system. The US$68 million contract will allow DEP to automate its meter reading capabilities and to improve customer services for its approximately 831,000 metered points serving nearly eight million people in New York City. `We have been working on improving our Bureau of Customer Services, and this new technology will dramatically improve the accurate and timely readings of the water meters ... |
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