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EMCOR Subsidiary Completes Mechanical Installation Project At San Diego Water Treatment Plant
May 15, 08
EMCOR Group, Inc.
San Diego’s Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant is the largest submerged membrane facility in the U.S.
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FY 2009 National Water Program Guidance is Released
May 14, 08
EPA
FY 2009 marks second annual water program guidance to implement EPA 2006-2011 Strategic Plan
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Georgia County Participates in Toilet Rebate Program
May 14, 08
HCWSA
Program in Henry County promotes conservation within the home
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EPA Invests $8 Million to Secure San Francisco’s Drinking Water Supply
May 12, 08
EPA
San Francisco to pilot cutting-edge early warning contaminant monitoring, detection systems
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California Sewer Authority Faces Rate Hikes for Overdue Upgrades
May 12, 08
San Mateo Daily News
Officials project South Bayside System Authority wastewater bills will double within the next 10 years
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Black & Veatch Appointed to Severn Estuary Tidal Power Consortium
May 7, 08
Black & Veatch
Consortium to manage major tidal power generation studies for UK government
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EPA Invests $12 Million in New York City’s Drinking Water Security
Apr 28, 08
EPA
Funds will help city develop and evaluate a drinking water contamination warning system
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Toray Membrane Awarded Elements for Namibian Desalination Plant
Apr 24, 08
Toray Membrane USA, Inc.
Toray will supply TM820-400 elements to produce potable water, which will be sent 37 inland to Trekkopje, Namibia
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EPA to Provide Nearly $5 Million for Water Infrastructure Protection
Apr 24, 08
EPA
Each state will receive at least $50,000 and each territory at least $16,700
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Antioch, Ill., Breaks Ground on New Wastewater Treatment Plant
Apr 22, 08
Lake County News-Sun
Plant is scheduled to open by spring 2010
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Amesbury, Mass., to Spend $20 Million on Water Upgrades
Apr 21, 08
Boston Globe
City will upgrade the water treatment plant and improve the water distribution system
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WERF Seeks Research Proposals to Test Protocol for Land Application of Soil Amendments
Apr 11, 08
WERF
WERF will provide up to $400,000; proposals due June 6, 2008
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Austin, Texas, Approves Contract Amendment for Water Treatment Plant
Mar 28, 08
Austin Business Journal
City council authorized additional $27.6 million, making contract with Carollo Engineers about $42 million
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CH2M HILL Awarded $180.9 Million Santa Fe, N.M., Design-Build Project
Mar 27, 08
CH2M HILL
Project will divert water from the Rio Grande and deliver it to Santa Fe
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More than $4 Million in Water Research Funding Available Through AwwaRF
Mar 18, 08
AwwaRF
Foundation has issued RFPs for 15 solicited projects on its 2008 agenda
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BioteQ Commences Water Treatment & Metal Recovery
Mar 14, 08
BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc.
Operations began at two new plants at mine sites in Australia and China
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Georgia County to Build $312 Million Underground Tunnel
Mar 12, 08
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tunnel will be second for Cobb County
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Black & Veatch Chosen as Consulting Engineer for Kansas Plant Expansion
Mar 3, 08
Black & Veatch
Project to enhance environment and serve growing population of Olathe, Kan.
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Pennsylvania Governor Establishes Sustainable Water Infrastructure Task Force
Feb 29, 08
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
In light of continuing budget cuts, task force will consider new funding options
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Maryland Well Treatment Program to Cost $7 Million More Than Expected
Feb 27, 08
The Daily Times
Maryland Department of the Environment is requiring the water to be treated before it is pumped
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Siemens to Supply Georgia Tech with Water Treatment System
Feb 25, 08
Siemens
New $80 million nanotechnology research center will be complete in October 2008
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Fru-Con Receives $72.9 Million Contract to Upgrade Water Plant in Maryland
Feb 22, 08
Environmental Business Journal
Fru-Con will expand capacity of the New Design Road Water Treatment Plant
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CMS to Design and Build Florida Water/Wastewater Complex
Feb 21, 08
Environmental Business Journal
Facility to produce drinking water, process wastewater for Babcock Ranch community
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Cresson, Pa. Authority to Offer Two Wastewater Contracts
Feb 19, 08
The Tribune-Democrat
Projects expected to begin in May or June
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EPA to Oversee Contaminant Removal from New Jersey Superfund Site
Feb 13, 08
U.S. EPA
System will begin in late February and will be completed in the fall
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Fairmount Minerals and Aqua Clara to Provide Water Purifiers for Underdeveloped Regions
Feb 7, 08
Fairmount Minerals
Point-of-use units to be placed in Kenya, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru
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WateReuse Foundation Seeking Proposals and New Research Projects
Feb 6, 08
WateReuse Foundation
Seeking proposals under solicited research program, accepting project ideas under unsolicited research program
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Siemens to Provide Wastewater Treatment System to Inegol Industrial Zone in Turkey
Feb 6, 08
Siemens
Company received $8 million award for the project
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Montreal Plans to Use Ozonation to Disinfect All Wastewater
Jan 31, 08
The Gazette
City is seeking to add $200-million ozonation facity to its treatment plant
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Rancho California Water District Plant to Run on Solar Power
Jan 30, 08
The Press-Enterprise
Running treatment plant on solar power expected to save $4 million over time
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Lafayette, Ind. Wastewater Collection Facilities Dedicated
Jan 29, 08
www.wlfi.com
System performed well when faced with flooding along Wabash River
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EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Receives Contract for Nanofiltration Water Facility
Jan 29, 08
EMCOR Group, Inc.
Poole & Kent Company of Florida to construct 14.5 million gpd facility
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Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant Opens
Jan 25, 08
www.abcactionnews.com
Nation's first large-scale seawater desalination plant began operations Jan. 25
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Texas Water Agency Goes "Green"
Jan 24, 08
TRWD
Fort Worth, Texas, district becomes first water utility agency in the state to go "green"
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Southern California Mayors Meet to Discuss Water Crisis
Jan 18, 08
North County Times
Fail to sign letter lobbying for canal
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EPA Reports on Clean Water Needs
Jan 17, 08
EPA
Report estimates $202.5 billion investment needed to control pollution for up to 20 years
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EPA Adds to 2008 Beach Grants
Jan 16, 08
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
An additional $9.75 million will help states monitor water quality at beaches
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Battle Over Water Resources in North, Central Florida
Jan 15, 08
The Associated Press
Regions dispute possible environmental damage
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Memphis May Disinfect Mississippi River Effluent
Jan 15, 08
The Commercial Appeal
Officials consider disinfection of effluent to contol E. coli
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