drainage networks News
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Century skid blasts scale & fat
The Harben® Century pump has carved out a reputation for drain cleaning in some of the world’s toughest markets and Hong Kong is no exception. It is one of the most densely populated places on earth peaking at 60,000 people per square kilometer in its Kwun Tong district, so it is clear that the city’s drainage system has a lot to cope with. That’s why when Hong Kong drain ...
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Every Job Site Can Become A Recycling Center
Produce your building material, using your heavy equipment, wherever the job site is located. This is the easiest solution for many companies now that procurement is becoming more complex, expensive and it takes longer. And it is also the practical solution when the construction sites are located in areas where heavy vehicles have a hard time reaching it, where there aren’t connecting ...
By MB Crusher
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Fatstrippa Success for Yorkshire Water in Haxby
Yorkshire Water appoint FS Engineering for Haxby project and now, 4 months after the Fatstrippa installations, Fran Winter the Network Protection Manager for Yorkshire Water says: … I have such faith in your technology after the Haxby project I now have put your company details to the top of the list of suppliers when I write my letters to commercial customers Haxby village, 4 miles ...
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CLEANTECH LATVIA receives guests from the RSE “Kazvodkhoz”, Kazakhstan
Earlier in May 2019, a team of CLEANTECH LATVIA experts was invited to a meeting with UNDP Kazakhstan to discuss the possibilities of cooperation in the framework of project “Institutional Capacity Development and Awareness Raising for Improving Management of Irrigation Water Supply Systems and Drainage Networks in Almaty and Turkestan Regions”. Our team presented its expertise ...
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The water and sewage services are consistently good
The municipal water and sewerage services are stably good. This is shown by Norsk Vann's annual condition assessment of the services. The results for 2018 are at the same level as in 2017 and 2016. In 2018, 80 municipalities and 9 water and wastewater companies participated in the condition assessment, called betterWATER. These municipalities and companies provide water and sewerage services to ...
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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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Abu Dhabi looks into stormwater aquifer recharge
The Abu Dhabi City Municipality is investigating the possibility of using stormwater runoff to inject water into coastal aquifers, while at the same time countering the risks of flooding in the city. The municipality is in talks with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) over the issue, with the city’s drainage collection network set for major investment and expansion this year. ...
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Check valves protect Brisbane central district from floods
Flood prevention in Brisbane, Australia, is paramount to a sense of security for those living in close proximity to the Brisbane River. Kerry Olsson of Wapro AB reports why the Brisbane city council chose WaStop check valves to prevent the reoccurrence of devastating and costly flooding in its central business district after trials, tests, and analysis. Situated inside a bend of the Brisbane ...
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EU floods underline relevance of four priorities for action Sendai Framework
In late May and early June 2016, extreme flooding began after several days of heavy rain in central Europe, Germany and France, but also Austria, Belgium, Romania, and Moldova. Not only Europe is affected but also other regions, like Northern Africa. UNESCO-IHE's flood experts Chris Zevenbergen and Biswa Bhattacharya visited the city of Alexandria in Egypt last December where they advised local ...
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Johnson Joins CEC as New Senior Project Manager
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) welcomes Scott Johnson, Senior Project Manager in the Waste Management practice of the firm's Phoenix office. At CEC, Johnson will contribute to the Solid Waste Industry Consulting Group. Most recently with Cornerstone, Johnson brings 20 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering and a background in both consulting and the private ...
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Quality Certification for Ultrasonic Sewer Flow Monitor Specialist
Sewer flow survey instrumentation specialist, Detectronic, has achieved ISO9001:2008 accreditation for its quality management systems from the Sira Certification Service. The internationally recognised approval covers all aspects of manufacture, marketing, hire and maintenance of ultrasonic velocity-area flow monitors and systems. It also recognises that the Detectronic equipment is ...
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Climate change to hit Saudi`s agriculture, water
Scientists in Saudi Arabia say that by the end of 2050 parts of the country will be hotter and have reduced precipitation, which could affect agricultural productivity. The work was published in February's issue of the Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. [1] It predicts that average temperatures in Saudi Arabia could increase by as much as four degrees Celsius, increasing agricultural ...
By SciDev.Net
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Predicting drainage impacts
Predicting the drainage impacts on downstream peak events is complex because it involves studying many physical processes at different interdependent scales: the individual field, the drainage network, and the catchment. This group of researchers from France and North Carolina performed an experiment performed in a small subsurface-drained catchment (130 ha), east of Paris, France. The main ...
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Health, waste and environmental degradation after years of conflict in Liberia
For years a toxic blue haze of burning waste greeted the city of Monrovia, Liberia, every morning. Garbage choked the dilapidated drainage system and clogged the sewage network, causing flooding during the rainy season and creating breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other disease carriers. The inhabitants of Monrovia survived by burning, burying and, indiscriminately, dumping their rubbish. ...
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Hired Camera for Safe Underground Inspections
Advanced remote visual inspection equipment from Ashtead Technology Rentals helped one client explore a confined drainage and water storage network without having to venture underground himself, reducing the risk of injury and use of confined space personnel. Gordon Mills from Free Drains contacted the rental specialists when he needed to carry out a special examination of two large storage ...
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