WATER INDUSTRY WIRE NEWS
Kansas: Community Water Fluoridation by the Numbers
Jun 20, 2013
Kansas Dental Association, The State of Kansas has issued the following news release: Millions of Americans do not have access to fluoridated water in their communities, leading to higher rates of tooth decay and greater costs to taxpayers. Fluo...
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MORE MUST BE DONE TO PREPARE PACIFIC SMALL ISLANDS FOR DROUGHTS, UN OFFICIAL WARNS
Jun 20, 2013
The following information was released by the United Nations:With thousands of people in the Marshall Islands without access to safe drinking water, the head of the United Nations office for disaster risk reduction today warned that Pacific small ...
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Romanian water utility Apa-Canal Sibiu awards 43.5 mln lei (9.7 mln euro) upgrade deal
Jun 19, 2013
BUCHAREST (Romania), June 18 (SeeNews) - Romanian regional water utility Apa-Canal Sibiu has awarded a deal worth 43.5 million lei ($12.9 million/9.7 million euro), excluding value added tax, for water supply and sewage network upgrades, a public ...
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Water recycling and efficiency save big in Perth
Jun 19, 2013
The State of Western Australia has issued the following press release: Recycling and efficiency saving more than 100 billion litres in Perth each year |
Energy and Water Appropriations Leadership push for Dirty Energy, Dirty Water
Jun 19, 2013
Environment America issued the following news release:Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee for energy and water will consider and vote on a spending bill that cuts the Department of Energy's renewable energy budget ...
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Water quality testing assured
Jun 19, 2013
Testing of drinking water at Beaver Run Reservoir will continue under a new agreement between the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The authority signed a $100,000 deal with the college last week to...
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US Patent granted to Severn Trent De Nora, LLC (Texas) on June 18 titled as "Marine wastewater treatment"
Jun 19, 2013
United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent no. 8,465,653 on June 18, 2013, to Severn Trent De Nora, LLC (Texas), titled as "Marine wastewater treatment" |
Raleigh Joins with Army COE to Study Falls Lake Water Reallocation
Jun 19, 2013
The city of Raleigh issued the following news:The Raleigh City Council today addressed the growing need for additional water resources in the Raleigh area. Local demand for water is projected to exceed supply by 2040. Council agreed to enter into ...
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Washington: $9 million in federal grants awarded to 14 rural Washington infrastructure projects
Jun 19, 2013
The State of Washington has issued the following news release:The Washington State Department of Commerce announced 14 cities and counties to receive a total of more than $9 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for 2013. The 14 pr...
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Roundup; Haiti agricultural loan, Unesco water programs, Cutzamala maintenance
Jun 19, 2013
The IDB has approved a US$15mn grant to the Haitian government to support the country's agricultural sector, according to a release from the development bank. |
