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US-Mexico pact on Colorado river water storage
A bi-national pact to allow Mexico to store a portion of its annual allocation from the Colorado River, up to 260,000 acre-feet over three years, in the largest US reservoir, Lake Mead, sets the stage for progress on environmental issues in ongoing talks between the two countries, according to Environmental Defense Fund.
As Lake Mead water levels continue to drop, a bi-national agreement to store water there that Mexico can`t use, until it repairs the damage from last April`s earthquake to its irrigation systems, is the logical solution for both countries, according to Jennifer Pitt, director ... |
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Europe`s sewage treatment plants could be transformed into energy-generating powerhouses by 2030
The international research project commissioned by STOWA, the Dutch Foundation for Applied Water Research, found that it would be technologically possible to upgrade existing sewage works to become energy-neutral or even energy-generating.
The report recommends that techniques to enhance the primary sedimentation of waste water by adding chemicals can create an energy-neutral plant, before the deployment of energy-generating techniques such as thermal hydrolysis of waste can be deployed.
The first such facility is currently being built in Utrecht, although other Dutch water authorities ... |
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Allweiler AG
Founded in 1860, Allweiler AG is the oldest German pump manufacturer and the European market and technology leader for centrifugal, propeller, screw, progressing cavity, macerator, rotary lobe and peristaltic pumps. Allweiler AG owns a foundry and produces ready-to-use fuel skids. Since 1998, Allweiler AG has been part of the Colfax Pump Group, a global leader among pump manufacturers. In 2002, Allweiler’s 1050 employees achieved sales of 157.6 million euros (previous year: 164.7 million euros).
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