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Weekly Round Up
21 May 2012
Latest Companies

Endress+Hauser - Environmental and Water Measurement Instrumentation

Biwater - Water and Wastewater Treatment Solutions

SECURA - Melt-Blown Filter Cartridges

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group - Peristaltic Pumps

Verderflex - Peristaltic Hose and Tube Pumps

Press Releases

Advanced Pump Solutions for Water Treatment Works
Engineering, consulting and construction company Black & Veatch has installed a number of 520 series and 620 series peristaltic models from Watson-Marlow Pumps Group, at Thames Water's Advanced Water Treatment Works (AWTW) in Walton, Surrey

Pakscan Digital Valve Control Goes Wireless
Flow control specialist Rotork has extended the capabilities of the globally acknowledged Pakscan digital control system with the addition of a wireless option.

Rotork Retrofit Improves Valve Actuation Efficiency at Amsterdam Water Treatment Plant
Rotork modulating electric valve actuators have been installed in an efficiency upgrade project at a large water treatment works serving the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam.

Membrana's New Online Membrane Contactor Store Provides Additional Convenience for Customers
Membrana-Charlotte, a division of Celgard, has launched a new online store for membrane contactors which, initially, will feature products with small flow rates to accommodate customers that want the convenience of online ordering and do not require assistance designing large degassing systems.

United Utilities Keeps Exeeco in Charge of Reliable Valve Actuation
United Utilities, operator of one of the largest water and sewage treatment networks in the UK, has re-awarded the contract for the overhaul and maintenance of thousands of electrically operated valve actuators and associated equipment to Exeeco APS (Actuation, Projects and Services), a company in the Rotork flow control group.

White Papers

Twin Fibra: Forward Flush Micro Filtration
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RA® Materials Reference List Desalination Projects - ZERON® 100 Super Duplex
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ZERON® 100 Data Sheet - Corrosion Resistant Alloys
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ZERON® 100 Pipes and Fittings for Seawater Reverse Osmosis Applications
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Selection, Design, Fabrication and Performance of ZERON 100 in SWRO Applications
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Features

Breaking seven billion: water solutions for a populous future
Now that the Earth's population has reached seven billion how will future generations cope with an escalating water crisis? Rowan Watt-Pringle takes a look at a variety of innovative and futuristic concepts to provide clean water, ranging from the practical to the outlandish.

Breaking barriers: Latin America's hydropower potential
Latin America's waterways have a massive but largely untapped potential to power large parts of the continent. Elisabeth Fischer speaks to Ana Terroba Estrada, project implementation manager at South Pole Carbon Asset Management, about the opportunities and barriers for small hydropower generation in the region.

Water purification: High-tech, small scale
Small-scale water purification systems can be the ideal solution for areas with poor water treatment infrastructure. Chris Lo talks to Michal Gur-Shavit of Strauss Water about squeezing a lot of technology into a small platform.

Going green: chemical wastewater treatment
Well-treated wastewater has enormous potential as a source of water for crops, households and industry. Rowan Watt-Pringle investigates whether new chemical treatments are providing green solutions for wastewater recycling.

Draining the Depths
Flooding in mines is both a threat to miners working underground and a hindrance to their operations. Rowan Watt-Pringle catches up with new mine draining technologies and finds out whether recent advancements could help alleviate mining disasters, such as those witnessed recently in China and Australia.

Projects

Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility, Gwinnett County, Georgia
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) of Gwinnett County, in Georgia, opened a new wastewater treatment plant called the Yellow River WRF in June 2011.

Atatürk Dam, Euphrates River, Anatolia
Atatürk Dam on the Euphrates river is located in Bozova in the Şanlıurfa Province of the Anatolia region of south-east Turkey. It is the largest dam in the country.

Portugues Dam, Ponce
The dam is located on the Portugues River on the south side of the island of Puerto Rico and north of the city / municipality of Ponce.

Red River Floodway Expansion Project
Red River Floodway, also known as Duff's Ditch, is a 48km artificial flood control waterway which was built between 1962 and1968 in Canada.

Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD), Gujarat
Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD), on the Indian Narmada river, is located in the village of Kevadia in Gujarat. It is one of the most controversial Indian infrastructure projects.



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