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EOS ASIA Remediation Co., LTD. Announces the Acquisition of Asian Assets of EOS Remediation, LLC
EOS ASIA Remediation Co., LTD (EOS ASIA) announced today that they have completed an agreement to acquire the rights for the manufacture and sale of the EOS® technology and products for the Asian and Australian territory from EOS Remediation, LLC. In the 5 years preceding this agreement, EOS® technology and products have been widely applied for groundwater remediation projects in Taiwan ...
By Redox Tech
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Equipment for groundwater project to Sri Lanka
On Friday 8 February, two LargeRotoSonic FS250 sonic drills, two water tankers, and two service trucks, all mounted on 4x4 Mercedes Benz trucks, were transported to Sri Lanka. The impressive number of vehicles and equipment is intended for the five-year, multi-million-euro project that Royal Eijkelkamp has been carrying out since March last year on behalf of the Sri Lanka Ministry of Irrigation ...
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California approves $1.2 billion in water funding
This week, California voters approved the issuance of $4.1 billion in general obligation bonds which will allocate over $1.2 billion to water-related projects in the state. Proposition 68 will provide $250 million to drinking water projects and $290 million to water recycling and groundwater recharge initiatives. This week’s bond precedes a more sizeable $8.9 billion water-specific bond ...
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AUD 7.5m boost to Australia’s groundwater management
Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, this week announced funding of almost AUD 7.5 million from the National Groundwater Action Plan for three new projects to improve groundwater management in Australia. “In a time of continuing drought and climate change, it’s vital that we improve our knowledge of Australia’s precious groundwater resources so that we can manage it ...
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Javelin Wireline Tools Now Available for Rent in Australia
Vista Clara Inc recently delivered Javelin wireline tools to Australia for immediate hire. Tools include the Javelin Slim and the Javelin Micro. These tools successfully completed wireline logs for projects in groundwater resources, environmental remediation, and mining in Australia.. ...
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Aerojet Rocketdyne receives environmental excellence award for its Arkansas facility project
Aerojet Rocketdyne, a GenCorp (NYSE:GY) company, announced today that it has been chosen by the Arkansas Environmental Federation (AEF) as the recipient of the 2013 Diamond Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership. Each year, the AEF Diamond Award recognizes one company that demonstrates initiative and/or leadership in managing its environmental efforts. Aerojet Rocketdyne won this ...
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Groundwater experts meet to tackle future management challenges
The Parliamentary Secretary for Water, the Hon. Dr Mike Kelly AM MP, has opened the National Water Commission's inaugural national Groundwater Forum, which has brought together 120 of Australia's leading groundwater experts to discuss the challenges in managing the nation's groundwater and the associated reform actions agreed under the National Water Initiative. Dr Kelly said, 'Groundwater is a ...
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Year-long effort secures California regulatory thumbs-up
URS Corporation, an environmental engineering firm which had used EOS® on projects throughout the United States approached John Sankey with True Blue Technologies for assistance with securing client and regulatory approval for a specific groundwater project in California. Based on previous experience with EOS®, URS believed the product would produce the longest lasting results at the site with ...
By Redox Tech
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ACWA Presents Recommendations on Water Storage Investments
Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Executive Director Timothy Quinn today presented the California Water Commission (CWC) with recommendations for investing in water storage projects to meet the state’s water needs. The recommendations, contained in a policy document approved by the ACWA Board of Directors this spring, are intended to help inform and guide the California Water ...
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Helping to secure Australia`s groundwater future
The Parliamentary Secretary for Water, the Hon. Dr Mike Kelly AM MP, has announced $2.1 million in funding for three new projects to better manage Australia's groundwater whilst launching National Water Week 2009 at Parliament House in Canberra. Dr Kelly said, “The theme for this year's National Water Week is 'Securing Our Water Future' and this is particularly appropriate when it comes to ...
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Pacific Surveys Offers Advanced Javelin Max NMR Logging in Large Diameter Boreholes
The Javelin Max JPX525 NMR logging tool is uniquely capable of logging medium to large diameter groundwater wells with borehole sizes ranging from 6 inches to 18 inches. It can be used in open boreholes up to 18 inches in diameter, as well as PVC-cased wells as small as 6 inches in diameter. These types of large diameter wells are very common for groundwater production and aquifer storage and ...
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Reclamation Selects Recipients for Groundwater Banking Funding Under the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
The Bureau of Reclamation announced today the selection of four groundwater banking projects that will receive an estimated $12.7 million in cost-share funding under Part III of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, including $10 million in Fiscal Year 2013 awards. Combined with local cost-share contributions, more than $39.6 million in water management improvements will be ...
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WRD and the People of South Los Angeles County One Step Closer to Reliable Water Supply
The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) applauds this week's decision by the State Court of Appeal to fully reverse a 2010 trial court decision denying a motion to create a legally-certain framework for groundwater storage in the West Coast Basin. The 2009 Storage Motion was in the form of a proposed amendment to a 1962 judgment that established groundwater extraction ...
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AUS$876,000 to help protect New South Wales groundwater quality
Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, today announced $876,000 in funding to improve management of groundwater quality in highly-developed aquifers in New South Wales. Senator Wong made the announcement during a visit to Dubbo on the second day of a three-day tour of the northern Murray-Darling Basin. “As a result of drought and climate change, surface water in some parts ...
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New Water Bond Invests in Local Water Supply Projects, Groundwater Storage and Safe Drinking Water for All Californians
With Governor Jerry Brown’s support, state legislative leaders today approved, on a broad bipartisan basis, a $7.5 billion water bond that would provide clean drinking water for disadvantaged communities and provide $1.5 billion for water recycling, stormwater capture, water efficiency and other local water supply projects like those detailed in “The Untapped Potential of ...
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Indian industry joins Royal Eijkelkamp on the way to zero discharge
Recently, Managing Director Frank Tillmann and Export Manager Barry Leuverman joined Marten van der Wijk from Royal Eijkelkamp’s business partner Witteveen+Bos on a several-day visit to India. During their stay, they discussed a pilot project for groundwater purification with a pioneering industrial company. This company aims to achieve zero discharge in its water and wastewater chain. In ...
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WRD`s Safe Drinking Water Program is Successfully Restoring Water Source in Maywood
LAKEWOOD, Calif. - Last week the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) Board of Directors unanimously approved additional funding to Maywood's Mutual Water Company No. 2 for manganese removal at its 52nd street well. In June 2009, the Board entered into an agreement with Maywood Mutual No. 2 to finance a wellhead treatment facility for the removal of manganese at its 52nd ...
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Groundwater Recharge in Upper Colorado River Basin May Hold Steady Under Climate Change
Future groundwater replenishment in the Upper Colorado River Basin may benefit from projected increases in future basin-wide precipitation under current climate projections, according to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Reclamation. The Colorado River provides water for more than 35 million people in the United States and 3 million people in Mexico. A recent USGS ...
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Orange County Water District Joins Global Collaborative PFAS Project
While a global concern, the response to PFAS across geographies differ. There are many efforts in parallel around research, policy, and piloting of solutions; therefore, Isle is taking a leading role to synthesize qualified research and facilitate an independent review of emerging and market-ready solutions. Supported by the industry’s leading water utilities, this unique effort will ...
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NASA Awards Environmental Compliance and Operations Contract
NASA has selected Navarro Research and Engineering Inc. of Oak Ridge, Tenn., to provide environmental compliance and restoration services at the agency's White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, N.M. The White Sands Test Facility Environmental Compliance and Operations (ECO) contract calls for a two-year base period beginning June 1 and extending through May 31, 2015. One-year options are ...
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