Water Press Releases

My AWRA Presentation and Conference Proceedings - WaterWired

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

The 2010 AWRA International Specialty Conference and 8th Caribbean Islands Water Resources Congress on Tropical Hydrology and Sustainable Water Resources in a Changing Climate just wrapped up late yesterday afternoon. Very good - my kudos to General

How to restore the Colorado River | Grist

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

The Colorado River hasn't reached the sea in ages. Is there hope left for this storied but manhandled river? Jonathan Waterman, author of Running Dry: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado River, brought together two experts from either end

How China Could Avert a Water Crisis Without Uprooting 330,000 People | Fast Company

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

China is the process of re-settling 330,0000 people near the soon-to-be expanded Danjiankou reservoir to already highly populated parts of Central China as part of its South-North Water Transfer Project. The project has been in the works for 50 yea

Protect Your Groundwater Day coming this month

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

Consumers are being urged to take some simple steps on National Protect Your Groundwater Day, September 14, to help make sure water sources are protected. The National Ground Water Association offers suggestions at ngwa.org/public/PYGD/pygd.aspx. To

Pakistans flood weather eased Atlantic hurricanes

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

The stalled weather pattern behind floods in Pakistan and a heatwave in Russia may have delayed the start of the Atlantic hurricane season

Greenest building in MIT history ready to welcome new MBAs

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The newest, largest, and greenest building ever constructed at the MIT Sloan School of Management is now open to receive this years class of about 400 MBA students from the United States and 50 nations across the g

Color Filter Could Boost LCD Efficiency by 400%

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a color filter that could boost the efficiency of LCDs, the power hog of all your gadgets, by more than 400 percent, and no, I didn't add an extra zero there.

The researchers made an o

Local Flower Bouquets are Seasonal and Eco-Friendly

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

Image from my luscious backyard

Fancy exotic bouquets are losing their bloom. Flying in flowers from around the world is expensive in terms of money and the environmental impact. Some florists this summer are star

Dual-Flush Toilet Retrofit, With Adjustable Flush (Video)

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

Image credit: Brondell Simple Flush

Dual-flush toilets have always been popular here on TreeHugger. After all, it seems insane to use the same amount of drinking water to flush your number ones as your number twos.

Fitch Rates Fort Worth, Texas $50MM Water and Sewer Revs AA+; Outlook Stable

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

AUSTIN, Texas (BUSINESS WIRE) Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to the following Fort Worth, TX (the city) revenue bonds: $50 million water and sewer system revenue refunding bonds, series 2010C. In addition, Fitch takes the following action on

SF South Bay Contractors Now Have Convenient Location to Get EPA-Required Lead-Based Paint Certification

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The DIY Academy has become the only training firm in the South Bay to be accredited by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a Renovate, Repair and Paint Training Provider.

Resettlement fears over Chinas South-North water transfer project

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

Biggest engineering project in Chinese history could repeat failures of Three Gorges Dam, with significant pressure on ecosystems and fisheries from the resettlement of 300,000 people

EPA Takes Tonawanda Coke to Task for Additional Environmental Issues

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

The agency says the company is exceeding its permitted industrial wastewater discharge, which is piped to Tonawanda's sanitary sewer system.

Oil sands polluting river with heavy metals, say researchers

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen, Tuesday 31 August 2010 at 10:02:00 Scientific study directly contradicts industry-backed report claiming river water quality has not been unduly harmed Scientists have published a study concluding that oil extraction an

State provides $86M for water, sewer projects

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

State officials have approved $86 million in funding for nine projects meant to finance water and sewer projects across Georgia.

Washington State Contract To Remove Dams on Elwha River Awarded for $26.9 Million

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

Barnard Construction Co. , Bozeman, Mont., won a $26.9-million contract from the National Park Service to remove the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams on the Elwha River in Washington States Olympic National Park.

Urban Affairs: New oversight of water conservation needed?

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

New oversight of water conservation needed? Austin City Council Member Chris Riley, who has made water conservation one of his top priorities, is now wondering whether the city should have someone new overseeing the effort.

Faked reports get ex-Iowa water tester probation

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

A former Edgewood city water tester has been sentenced to two years probation for faking drinking water test reports.

The U.S. Attorney's office said Tuesday that 43-year-old Scott John Harris of Edgewood also was sentenced to 100 hours of communit

State proposes new Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

Maryland officials proposed Wednesday tripling the pace of the state's efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, releasing a draft plan that calls for pollution reductions across the landscape, including upgrading more sewage plants and household septi

After the Spill

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

By Rod Griffin

The BP disaster offered a painful lesson on the importance of the Gulf’s wetlands to the nation’s economy and its wildlife. Now, with the well capped, the focus shifts to the challenge of restoring th

Integral Continues Support to Pulp and Paper Industry, Joins NCASI

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

As part of a commitment to helping pulp and paper clients reduce their environmental impacts, Integral has joined the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), an independent nonprofit research institute that focuses on topics of inter

Wayne County, Neb., landowner and excavation contractor to pay US$30,000 civil penalty for building unauthorized dam

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

A Wayne County, Neb., landowner and a Madison, Neb., excavation contractor will pay a US$30,000 civil penalty to the United States to settle allegations that they used earth-moving equipment to construct a dam on a tributary of Spring Branch Creek wi

Siemens develops a Personal Water Calculator application for facebook to support water conservation

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

In honor of World Water Day, 2010, Siemens has developed a personal water use calculator application for Facebook. Why? People take water usage for granted, stated Chuck Gordon, president and CEO for Siemens Water Technologies. As a provider of wa

Industrial valve revenues will rise to US$52 billion by 2015 - Biggest Growth in East Asian Power and Wastewater Markets

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

The world market for industrial valves will grow from US$44 billion this year to US$52 billion in 2015. This is the latest forecast in Industrial Valves: World Markets published by the McIlvaine Company.

The biggest growth will be in power

Voltea raises EUR3.6m million additional financing

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:39:50 PST

Voltea has completed a EUR3.6m financing round to support the commercial roll-out of its breakthrough Capacitive Deionisation (CapDI) technology. The funding was led by Rabo Ventures and included existing investor Pentair Inc.

Desalination

Water Press Releases

My AWRA Presentation and Conference Proceedings - WaterWired

How to restore the Colorado River | Grist

How China Could Avert a Water Crisis Without Uprooting 330,000 People | Fast Company

Protect Your Groundwater Day coming this month

Pakistans flood weather eased Atlantic hurricanes

Greenest building in MIT history ready to welcome new MBAs

Color Filter Could Boost LCD Efficiency by 400%

Local Flower Bouquets are Seasonal and Eco-Friendly

Dual-Flush Toilet Retrofit, With Adjustable Flush (Video)

Fitch Rates Fort Worth, Texas $50MM Water and Sewer Revs AA+; Outlook Stable

SF South Bay Contractors Now Have Convenient Location to Get EPA-Required Lead-Based Paint Certification

Resettlement fears over Chinas South-North water transfer project

EPA Takes Tonawanda Coke to Task for Additional Environmental Issues

Oil sands polluting river with heavy metals, say researchers

State provides $86M for water, sewer projects

Washington State Contract To Remove Dams on Elwha River Awarded for $26.9 Million

Urban Affairs: New oversight of water conservation needed?

Faked reports get ex-Iowa water tester probation

State proposes new Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts

After the Spill

Integral Continues Support to Pulp and Paper Industry, Joins NCASI

Wayne County, Neb., landowner and excavation contractor to pay US$30,000 civil penalty for building unauthorized dam

Siemens develops a Personal Water Calculator application for facebook to support water conservation

Industrial valve revenues will rise to US$52 billion by 2015 - Biggest Growth in East Asian Power and Wastewater Markets

Voltea raises EUR3.6m million additional financing

Greenest building in MIT history ready to welcome new MBAs