Water Quality Modeling News
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Idrica boosts its growth with a stake in Cleverpy, a consultancy firm specializing in digital solution development
Idrica, a company specializing in the digital transformation of the water sector, is now a new investor in Cleverpy, boosting the growth objectives of both organizations. The multinational Idrica has taken a new step forward in its growth strategy thanks to its stake in Cleverpy, a startup specializing in technologies such as machine learning, artificial vision and georeferenced ...
By Idrica
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Successfully installed BACTcontrol at the waste water treatment plant in Agon Coutainville
We successfully installed our BACTcontrol at the effluent of the waste water treatment plant in Agon Coutainville, France. Within the H2020 AquaNES project with the support of BRGM the water will be analysed for microbiological and chemical parameters. The Site 9 uses secondary effluent after reed bed and sand dune filtration for golf course sprying in a coastal area. The underlying aquifer is ...
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Successfully installed BACTcontrol at the waste water treatment plant in Agon Coutainville
We successfully installed our BACTcontrol at the effluent of the waste water treatment plant in Agon Coutainville, France. Within the H2020 AquaNES project with the support of BRGM the water will be analysed for microbiological and chemical parameters. The Site 9 uses secondary effluent after reed bed and sand dune filtration for golf course irrigation in a coastal area. The underlying aquifer ...
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Greenough Greenway Project in Watertown, Massachusetts Receives Envision® Bronze Award from Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
The Greenough Greenway project in Watertown, Massachusetts is the recent recipient of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) Envision Bronze award. The Envision system rates sustainable infrastructure projects across the full range of environmental, social, and economic impacts. The Greenough Greenway project is the first in Massachusetts to earn a prestigious Envision sustainable ...
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Forecasting Europe’s water quality from space
Drinking water accounts for about 18% of the total fresh water abstractions in the European Union (EU). Providing safe and reliable drinking water to over 508 million inhabitants, places the water sector at the centre of environmental, social and economic decision-making. Performance efficiency in water utilities has traditionally been associated with good water quality production and ...
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EPA Awards Green Infrastructure Grant of $20,000 to Kansas State University for Projects on Campus in Manhattan, Kan.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $20,000 grant to Kansas State University to carry out a green infrastructure demonstration and training project on its campus in Manhattan, Kan. Faculty and students will create “living laboratories” to conduct green infrastructure monitoring at two on-campus sites – the rain garden at the International Student Center ...
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LimnoTech Takes Part in USACE Web Meeting on Lake Erie Harmful Algal Blooms (October 2014)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District hosted a web meeting on October 27, 2014, to discuss a recently completed study by engineering firms Ecology and Environment and LimnoTech on the placement of Toledo Harbor dredged sediment in the Western Lake Erie Basin and its influence on Harmful Algal Blooms. The purpose of the study was to answer the question: “What is the potential ...
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Elizabeth Hirschhorn Joins PAX Water Technologies to Helm New Engineering Branch
Former Whitley Burchett & Assoc. president brings 29 years in water infrastructure expertise PAX Water Technologies, the leader in advanced water quality technologies for distribution systems, today announced the appointment of Elizabeth A. Hirschhorn, P.E. as director of professional engineering. Hirschhorn, a registered civil engineer with 29 years of water industry expertise, will lead ...
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HORIBA`s Portable Watermultimeters, U-50 series, recieve GOST-Certification
HORIBA's Portable Multiparameter Water Quality Checkers, including all models of the U-50 series, recieved the Russian Standard GOST-Certification and are now introduced to the Russian market by HORIBA's Russian office in St. ...
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United States and Canada Sign Amended Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Canada’s Minister of the Environment Peter Kent today signed the newly amended Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement at a formal ceremony in Washington, D.C. First signed in 1972 and last amended in 1987, the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a model of binational cooperation to protect the world’s largest ...
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EPA announces more than $1 million for MSU and Michigan tech to examine extreme weather impacts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced more than $1 million for Michigan State University and Michigan Technological University to research the impact of extreme weather on water and air quality. Michigan State in East Lansing was awarded a $750,000 grant to quantify the relationship between extreme weather events and harmful algal blooms and to predict the effects of climate ...
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EPA administrator Jackson and Philadelphia mayor Nutter sign landmark green city, clean waters partnership agreement
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter, joined by U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz and city and federal officials, signed an agreement that represents a $2 billion investment in Philadelphia green infrastructure during an event at the Fairmount Water Works. Over the next 25 years, the Green City, Clean Waters ...
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EPA to host third public meeting on Floyds fork pollution control plan
On Tuesday, Feb.21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will conduct a public meeting to obtain comments from stakeholders on the work completed thus far on the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Floyds Fork watershed in north-central Kentucky. This meeting is a follow-up to the well-attended TMDL development meetings held in Louisville in August and November. The ...
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EPA to host second public meeting on floyds fork pollution control plan
On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will conduct a public meeting to obtain comments from stakeholders on the work completed thus far on the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Floyds Fork watershed. This meeting is a follow-up to the well-attended initial TMDL development meeting held in August. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. (EDT) in ...
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AWWA announces new edition of Modeling Water Quality in Distribution Systems
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has announced the publication of the new edition of Modeling Water Quality in Distribution Systems. As water flows through the distribution system to the consumer it may go through unwanted changes in quality. Computer modeling is a realistic simulation of the water quality in utility distribution systems, tracking the water as it moves through the ...
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Public meeting on floyds fork pollution control plan EPA to host Aug. 30 meeting
On Tuesday, August 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 will conduct a public meeting to obtain comments from stakeholders on the process of developing a Total Maximum Daily Load for Floyds Fork. The meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. (EDT) in the Eastern High School auditorium. The school is located in the Middletown community of Louisville at 12400 Old Shelbyville ...
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NASA satellite improves pollution monitoring
NASA scientists improved watershed pollution monitoring models by incorporating satellite and ground-based observations of precipitation. The NASA data replaces weather station observations, and will allow states to monitor non-point pollution and improve water quality. The research team, led by Joseph Nigro of Science Systems and Applications, Inc., incorporated two NASA products into a ...
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AECOM joint venture wins US$21-million New York City dredge-design contract
Joint venture to design, oversee project to clean tributaries around New York City. LOS ANGELES - AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that a joint venture in which it participates with HydroQual, Inc., has been selected to provide dredge ...
By AECOM
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Jerald Schnoor, Leader in Water Sustainability, to Receive the 2010 Clarke Prize
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2010 For more information, please contact: Gina Vartanian, NWRI (714) 378-3278 Jeff Mosher, NWRI (714) 378-3278 www.nwri-usa.org JERALD SCHNOOR, LEADER IN WATER SUSTAINABILITY, TO RECEIVE THE 2010 CLARKE PRIZE FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – The National Water Research Institute (NWRI) announced today that environmental engineer Jerald L. Schnoor, ...
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Atkins appointed to marine framework
Scottish Water has appointed engineering design consultancy Atkins to its marine survey services framework. The framework, which is worth up to £5 million and runs initially for two years with scope to be extended to eight, has been developed as part of Scottish Water’s efforts to address changes in legislation, including the Water Framework Directive. It has been designed to support water ...
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