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Missouri American Water Groundbreaking Celebrates Approximately $11 Million Water System Investment
Upgrades of Pipes and Pumps That Draw Water from the River to the Water Treatment Plant Will Enhance System Reliability JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today Missouri American Water broke ground on new water intake pipelines to draw water from the Missouri River and a water pumping station that will pump the water from the river to the water treatment plant. The project will replace obsolete local ...
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Missouri American Water Completes Major Water System Improvement in Jefferson City
Missouri American Water marked the completion of an $11 million water system improvement project in Jefferson City this week with a ceremonial start-up of the new pumps. Jefferson City Mayor Eric Struemph launched ribbon-cutting fireworks at the December 19th community event. The fireworks were coordinated by Dr. Paul Worsey of the Missouri University of Science ...
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ARCADIS Wins Two Environmental Restoration Contracts in Louisiana
ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the leading pure play global engineering and consultancy firm, has been awarded two contracts to help restore Louisiana’s coastal wetlands. For both projects, ARCADIS US will focus on diverting valuable sediments and nutrients from the Mississippi River to start rebuilding the thousands of acres of land now being lost every year. The two projects together ...
By Arcadis
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Reports reenergise debate over Haiti cholera outbreak
The dispute between scientists over the origins of the cholera epidemic in Haiti has been further fuelled by two conflicting reports. One report published this month argues that the epidemic is directly traceable to UN peacekeepers and the inadequate waste infrastructure at their base, while the second, published in July, challenges such conclusions and blames environmental factors for the ...
By SciDev.Net
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Australia to spend $50m for Murray-Darling water
The Australian government will spend $50 million this financial year on buying back water entitlements to rescue the Murray-Darling Basin's rivers and wetlands. Australia's most important agricultural area has been gripped by a decade-long drought. The Murray-Darling Basin is 3,430 kilometers long and drains one-seventh of the Australian land mass. The name of the basin is derived from its ...
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Europe’s climate continues to change
The period from 2004-2013 was the warmest decade on record in Europe. Many other changes significant for Europe have been observed across the climate system, including warming oceans, rising sea level and shrinking snow cover, ice sheets, sea ice and glaciers. In the last decade global near-surface average annual temperature was 0.75 - 0.81 °C warmer than the pre-industrial average. Other ...
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LG Sonic part of Aguas Andinas’ water infrastructure for adapting to climate change
These ponds will ensure 34 hours of water autonomy to Santiago in the face of high turbidity in the Maipo River. Each basin has an MPC-Buoy system installed to preserve water quality. Climate change Traditionally, major rainfall occurred in the winter months. Precipitation formed an ice cover in the Andes mountains. Melting ice cover from the Andes mountain range was becoming a source of ...
By LG Sonic
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ADB grant extended to improve water resource management in Bangladesh
A new grant extended to Bangladesh will continue efforts to improve development of the nation's small-scale water resources, which offer essential support to agricultural and fish production in one of the world's poorest countries. The Japan Special Fund is providing a $600,000 grant to design the Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Project. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will manage ...
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Clean Water Act 35th Anniversary Finds More Work Needed
WASHINGTON, DC, October 23, 2007 (ENS) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday enjoyed a rare moment of unanimity. By unanimous consent the senators adopted a resolution commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. The resolution was sponsored by Senators Frank Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat, and David Vitter, a Louisiana Republican, chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on ...
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Access the Chinese water market at Aquatech China 2016
China’s government is continuing its ambitious efforts to improve water management and infrastructure throughout the country. RAI Amsterdam and CHC Expo are pleased to announce that the next edition of Aquatech China will take place on 15-17 June in Shanghai. With its biggest programme ever, the event will provide new and returning exhibitors with a vital platform to access this key market. ...
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EPA Awards $2.1 Million to Revitalize Urban Waters Funding will support projects nationwide, including six helping Philly, Chester, and Wilmington communities
EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin today announced six area organizations that are among 37 nationwide to share $2.1 million in federal funding to help protect and restore urban waters, improve water quality, and support community revitalization. Garvin was joined by Andrew Stober, Chief of Staff for Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, and other federal and local representatives in ...
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Tetra Tech Wins $35 million Sediment Remediation Contract
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the District of Columbia (D.C.) Department of the Environment has awarded the Company a $35 million general environmental services contract that includes technical support services related to the assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments in the tidal portion of the Anacostia River, a heavily urbanized river flowing through the ...
By Tetra Tech
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Man-Made Wetlands turn Wastewater into Tap Water
As murky water snakes through a man-made wetland between Dallas and Houston, its shallow ponds of lush vegetation slowly filter out phosphorous and nitrates until, a week later, the water runs clear as a creek into the area drinking supply. The 2,000-acre wetland system in Fairfield converts what is mainly treated wastewater that would otherwise flow into the Gulf of Mexico into an additional ...
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World Water Council leads the way towards increasing climate resilience through water solutions
A deeply uncertain world calls for new approaches, advocates World Water Council, calling on governments to include water in global climate agenda. On the road to COP22, the World Water Council in collaboration with Conagua and ANEAS launch a new evidence-based book to provide decision makers with solutions for adaptation plans to increase resilience and improve disaster preparedness. The ...
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Reference panels to advise on Murray-Darling Basin water recovery and irrigation efficiency
Two new stakeholder reference panels will provide advice to the Australian Government on water recovery and water efficiency issues, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Penny Wong, announced today. Senator Wong said the Water Recovery and Environmental Use Stakeholder Reference Panel and the National Irrigation Efficiency Stakeholder Reference Panel would allow feedback on rural water issues ...
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Review of Government`s water purchase program released
An independent review of the first round of the Rudd Government's Murray-Darling Basin water purchase program has found it was efficiently run and achieved good value for money. Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said Hyder Consulting had reviewed the Government's initial Basin-wide water purchase tender, conducted February to May this year. 'The Murray-Darling Basin is ...
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City of Sacramento chooses VTScada HMI software for SCADA system
On November 10th 2009, City Council of Sacramento, CA adopted Resolution No. 2009-709 authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Trihedral Engineering Limited to supply their VTScada software as the Human Machine Interface (HMI) component of the city’s new Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition System Software (SCADA) Replacement Project. Project Scope This 111,475 tag project ...
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Chile glacier bill pits mines against water supply
Just how to define a glacier is at the heart of a Chilean congressional battle that could determine the future of mining in the world's largest copper-producing country. The revival of legislation to ban mining in glacial areas is spawning debate among miners, farmers and environmentalists about how to protect both vital water supplies and Chile's mining industry. If the bill passes, mining ...
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Mapping potential water risks in China`s Wei River
The Wei River in west-central China is not just the largest tributary of the Yellow River, but it has also been a critical water source for communities for thousands of years. To manage this important resource, water authorities in China just announced that they plan to invest 6 billion yuan - more than US$950 million - this year to fight floods and pollution in the Wei. This investment in water ...
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Four countries, one river, one data platform, one voice
The Mekong River is the third largest river in Asia, originating in the Tibetan Plateau and running through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Millions of people rely on the river for transport, fishing, agriculture, and more recently hydropower. Protecting this water and promoting collaborative sustainable use of the river is vital to the peace and prosperity of the region. ...
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