Drainage Pipes News
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Wavin and Vectus join forces to provide water and sanitation solutions to India
Wavin, a global solutions leader for the Building and Infrastructure industry and an Orbia business, will acquire a majority stake in Vectus, a privately-held manufacturer of plumbing and drainage pipes and the market leader in water storage tanks in India. With this joint venture, Orbia’s Building and Infrastructure businesses will operate at the forefront of India’s quickly ...
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Need of Fresh Waste Management at Landfill in India
Did you know India alone generates more than 62 million tonnes of waste every year? Out of which only 60 percent is collected and less than 15 percent is effectively processed. Looking at the severity of waste, the Landfill Management authorities have given strict warnings that there is an urgent need to reclaim or permanently close the prevailing more than 3,000 dumpsites in India. If not, then ...
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The secret services need new heroes
Secret work is being done to secure critical infrastructure, avoid leakage and unwanted intrusion. If the fight fails, important societal values, life and health are threatened - our way of life. The fight takes place in an underground network that covers the entire country. The warriors are ordinary people like you and me, but with vital tasks. All weapons are allowed to fight the invaders - ...
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Rapid response to Polish disaster with BBA large volume pumps
BBA Pumps PL delivered two large volume pumps from stock following a disaster in the Polish capital. Last week, due to a failure of a waste water system, more than three million cubic meters of sewage water flowed into the Vistula river. Responding immediately, BBA ensured that the required equipment was quickly on site and ready to start. Beneath the Vistula river, which flows into the Baltic ...
By BBA Pumps BV
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IE expo China 2019: Demand for environmental technology in Asia scales new heights
Environmental trade fair in Shanghai records ten-percent increase in visitor numbers 2,047 exhibitors presented environmental solutions for Asia Growth drivers: waste management, environmental monitoring, air pollution control China is focusing more than ever on environmental and climate protection. IE expo China 2019, which took place from April 15 to 17 at the Shanghai New International ...
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Workshop Dutch Chapter: Playing with Geosynthetics VI: Earthquake Resistant Building with Geosynthetics
The Dutch Chapter organized her sixth workshop on a sunny day in April, to share the knowledge about the use of geosynthetics in earthquake resistant building. Nearly forty creative souls from principles, contractors, engineering offices and knowledge institutes searched for earthquake resistant solutions using geosynthetics. After two speakers had provided some theoretical background, the ...
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WaStop successfully installed in Kristinestad, Finland
Kristinestad in Finland suffered significant flood damage at high tides in a river during the fall of 2013 and the spring of 2014. During this time, around eighty buildings were water damaged due to flooding. The damages amounted to about 1.5-2 million euro. To avoid back flow from the river at high tide, WaStop check valve was installed in the drainage pipes leading out from the properties. ...
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WaStop Protects Beautiful Town Square in Rivergaro, Italy
Rivergaro town square recently underwent renovation to give the townspeople a beautiful place to meet and enjoy the local fare. The river Trebbia runs close by the square, and has, throughout the course of history, caused numerous floods in the original town square. During the design phase of the town square the local authorities in Rivergaro promised to develop a system to prevent that the ...
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New ZX350LC-6 excavators work to tackle tight timeline
Consolidated Construction Services Inc. (CCS), an underground utilities company serving the Baltimore metro area, added two new ZX350LC-6 excavators to its fleet earlier this year. The two new excavators are busy working on a residential development project for Elm Street Development, one of the largest privately-owned developers in the region. The first phase of the project consists of 80 acres ...
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REFLEX project helps drive development of recycling options for flexible packaging
The results of significant research to enable further developments towards establishing recycling options for flexible plastic packaging delivered by the two-year REFLEX R&D project were unveiled at the K Show in October 2016. The project is a collaboration of the whole value chain, from polymer production, packaging manufacturers, global brand owners, to waste management and ...
By Axion Group
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Best Geocomposite Drainage and Plastic Drainage Systems
Previously, drainage pipes were made of lead; bronze, galvanized iron and cast iron which was utilized for water supply or drainage. Yet, time has changed now and these materials have almost replaced plastic pipes due to different benefits they’ve as compared to the pipes made from other material. Mainly 2 sorts of plastic material pipes are there, which includes CPVC and PVC (chlorinated ...
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Never Assume: Ontario utility surprised to find unexpected pipe material during force main condition assessment
The familiar adage, “never assume anything” certainly applies to the water and wastewater pipeline industry. The message was brought home to Utilities Kingston (UK) early this year when the utility was surprised to find unexpected pipe material on sections of pipe during a condition assessment on its Dalton Avenue (North End) Pump Station force mains. Conducting a condition ...
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Wake-Up Call: Unexpected blowouts on never-failed pipeline compel Texas Water Authority to change course on asset management
When your pipeline operates well for five decades, it’s easy to be lulled into a false sense of security about the condition of your buried assets. Out of sight, out of mind. Then, in an instant, that mindset can change. For Canadian River Municipal Water Authority (CRMWA), that wakeup call happened after dealing with two unexpected failures in quick succession earlier this year. The ...
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Loading and unloading in less than two minutes!
This is now a reality for a regional Dutch water board and made possible using the special Roll-On Roll-Off system under the new BA-C450S8 emergency pump unit. An extremely satisfied Jan van der Lingen of the Noorderkwartier district water board, states: “It's of vital importance to get the emergency pump equipment quickly to where it’s needed. That is why this system is ideal for us, ...
By BBA Pumps BV
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Bad Wrap: Inline tools for Condition Assessment of Bar-Wrapped Pipe (BWP)
Utilities complete condition assessment of bar-wrapped pipe with Smartball®, Pipediver®, and Robotic Platform Tools By the early 1940s, cast iron pipe was losing its historic cachet as the go-to material for new buried infrastructure. Cast iron's replacement was bar-wrapped pipe (BWP), and it quickly gained acceptance as a reliable, durable and cost-effective pipe material for use in ...
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Axion Polymers introduces new recycled polymer grades
Axion Polymers has introduced new polymer grades of ABS, polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), recycled from end-of-life automotive and WEEE resources, following further investment in its plastics refinery plant to increase extrusion capacity and improve melt filtration technology. The Salford-based recycling specialist is one of a few companies in the UK to offer post-consumer recycled ABS ...
By Axion Group
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EPA coal ash standards a setback for environmental groups
Six years ago, there was a massive spill of coal ash sludge in Tennessee. Three years later, tons of coal ash swept into Lake Michigan. Last February, there was another spill and gray sludge spewed into the Dan River in North Carolina. With each disaster, environmentalists sounded alarms and called for the byproduct of burning coal to be treated as hazardous waste. On Friday, U.S. Environmental ...
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Two Cities in North Texas join forces to assess critical water main comprised of bar-wrapped and prestressed pipe
For water service providers in Texas, providing customers with consistent, reliable access to water is crucial, particularly in the summer months when dry conditions impact the water supply. In order to ensure that residents receive consistent water supply, the City of Irving and a partnering agency have collaborated in times of need to supply the other with water. In one specific instance, the ...
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Stormwater Magazine Features StormTrap’s Stormwater Management Systems for the Chicago Navy Pier Renovation Project
The Navy Pier in Chicago has undergone many changes since its construction began in 1914; it has served as a commercial pier and entertainment venue, a Navy training center, a college classroom for the University of Illinois for returning war veterans in 1946, and finally as a public gathering ...
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Tests show different arsenic levels in North California spill
The nation's largest electricity provider, state regulators and an environmental group issued differing data Thursday about the levels of toxins detected in a North Carolina river following a massive spill of coal ash. Test results released by the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Duke Energy showed arsenic and other potentially harmful contaminates were detected in the ...
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