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Compesa to begin construction of Agreste water supply system in Brazil
24 May, 2013
Compesa, the state water utility of Pernambuco, Brazil, has announced its plans to begin construction work on its BRL2.3bn ($1.12bn) Agreste water supply system in June 2013. ...
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Metro Water Services selects Harris Utilities’ meter data management solution
Friday, May 24, 2013 The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County department Metro Water Services (MWS) has selected Harris Utilities’ meter data management (MDM) solution, MeterSense, to...

EPA orders Alcatel-Lucent, LSI to treat groundwater at manufacturing unit in Virginia
Thursday, May 23, 2013 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the Alcatel-Lucent USA and LSI to continue treating the groundwater contamination at a manufacturing facility in Richmond,...

European Union funds water supply project in Kiribati
Thursday, May 23, 2013 The European Union (EU) has provided funds for a drinking water supply project in the Island nation of Kiribati under its 10th European Development Fund (EDF)....

Scottish Water upgrades Philipshill wastewater plant in Lanarkshire
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Scotland-based water and sewerage services provider Scottish Water has completed a £2.3m upgrade on the Philipshill wastewater treatment plant in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire,...

US Geological Survey study finds rapid depletion of groundwater
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The US Geological Survey (USGS) in its new study has found that water from the country’s aquifers is depleting at a fast pace....

Sembcorp opens $1bn Salalah independent water and power plant in Oman
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Singapore-based energy, water and marine group, Sembcorp Industries, has officially opened the $1bn Salalah independent water and power plant (IWPP) in...

IBM analytics technology to help Arad Group better manage water solutions
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Israel-based water meter systems company Arad Group is working with IBM researchers to effectively and efficiently manage water solutions through IBM’s Big Data and analytics technology....

ADB approves second tranche of loan for water and sewerage system upgrade in Indian state
Monday, May 20, 2013 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $110m for the second tranche of a loan to the government of India to improve water supply and sewerage systems in the state of Jammu and Kashmir...

GE to provide advanced water treatment technology for water purification plant in Italy
Monday, May 20, 2013 US-based General Electric (GE) has secured a contract with Romagna Acque – Società delle Fonti to provide its advanced water treatment technology for an under-construction water purification...

EPA orders gas stations to close underground injection wells to protect drinking water
Friday, May 17, 2013 The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10, has ordered two gas stations in Washington to shut down their underground injection wells to prevent contamination into drinking water...


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Primozone and Ozone Water Systems Announce US Strategic Partnership Agreement
Friday, May 17, 2013 by Primozone Production Primozone Production AB and Ozone Water Systems, Inc., announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership...

Sulzer Pumps Supplies to New Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Vessel in Brazil
Thursday, May 09, 2013 by Sulzer Pumps Sulzer Pumps will supply three water injection pump packages and topside API 610 process pumps for installation on a new FPSO...

Peristaltic Pumps Play Key Role in Rectifying the pH Balance of Mine Water
Friday, May 03, 2013 by Verderflex After decades of uncontrolled industrial (mining) activities, water supply is under serious...

Sulzer Pumps and Sinopec Corporation Establish Long Term Strategic Partnership
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 by Sulzer Pumps Sulzer Pumps and Sinopec Corporation have established a long term strategic partnership to develop their commercial activities within the hydrocarbon processing...

Verderflex Peristaltic Industrial Pumps Excel in Diverse Applications
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Verderflex Verderflex® industrial peristaltic pumps are extremely robust pumps, ideal for heavy duty operations on intermittent or continuous duty...

Sulzer Pumps Starts Operations at its Third Service Centre in China
Thursday, April 11, 2013 by Sulzer Pumps Sulzer Pumps has opened its third service centre in China, located in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in south-western...

Verderflex Release New Process Application Video
Monday, April 08, 2013 by Verderflex Peristaltic pumps are a type of positive displacement pump used for pumping a variety of fluids. The fluid is contained within a flexible hose or tube fitted inside the pump...

Sulzer Pumps Opens a New Service Centre in Brazil
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 by Sulzer Pumps Sulzer Pumps has opened a new service centre in Nova Lima, Brazil, for configured pumps, mixers, agitators and aeration...

Verderflex Goes Live with Website in Spanish
Friday, March 15, 2013 by Verderflex After launching the new Verderflex website in 2012, Verderflex are pleased to announce that the website is available to view in...

Qdos Metering Pumps Solve Turbidity Testing Dilemma for Welsh Water
Friday, January 18, 2013 by Watson-Marlow Pumps Group Until recently, turbidity testing at the Pontsticill Water Treatment Works in the Brecon Beacons National Park relied on the use of bellows pump...


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