WaterWorld Weekly Newscast - July 23, 2018

Jul 23rd, 2018
Town uses wastewater sampling to combat opioid crisis; Key step forward in Huntington Beach desal project; Space-age tech helps measure underground water resources; EPA, New Mexico to explore wastewater reuse options in oil and gas industry
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Potable Water Quality
EPA awards $6M to research potential environmental impacts of PFAS waste streams

Research will expand the understanding of the environmental risks posed by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in waste streams and identify practical approaches to manage the potential impacts as PFAS enters the environment.

Sep 17th, 2019
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Wastewater
Valicor Environmental Services Acquires Strength Environmental

Acquisition extends Valicor’s service offering into the Michigan market.

Sep 17th, 2019
Anders Christiansen, Regional Business Director, Building Services for Grundfos Asia Pacific with Distributed Pumping System.
Process Water
Grundfos launches distributed pumping system to meet Asia’s sustainable cooling needs

A first in Asia, Grundfos’ Distributed Pumping System is a novel system capable of operating in optimized conditions at any time.

Sep 17th, 2019
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Infrastructure Funding
Digital water company 120WaterAudit secures $7M Series A funding

HG Ventures, Allos Ventures, Greenhouse Capital invest in water program management software platform to fuel product innovation and hiring.

Sep 17th, 2019
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Treatment
CycloPure wins $1 million PHASE II SBIR Grant

NIEHS taps company for further development of PFAS technology.

Sep 17th, 2019
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Water Utility Management
The Drop: Risk and Resilience under America's Water Infrastructure Act

Carollo's Sarah Deslauriers discusses new risk mitigation requirements.

Sep 16th, 2019
The ribbon-cutting at the opening ceremony of Grundfos BioBooster, Indjija, Serbia.
Wastewater
Grundfos Serbia to treat and reuse its own wastewater

In a groundbreaking move, the Grundfos production site in Indjija will treat wastewater and return it to the facility.

Sep 13th, 2019
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Drinking Water
Trump administration repeals WOTUS rule

EPA announces final plans to shrink waterway protections.

Sep 13th, 2019
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Wastewater
SUEZ wins €1B wastewater treatment contract in China

Centralized wastewater treatment in the Dongying Chemical Industry Park will boost local authorities’ efforts to better manage water resources and further improve the environment.

Sep 13th, 2019
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Desalination
Emirates Water Electricity Company, ACWA Power finalize deal for world’s largest RO desal project

The AED 3.27B deal will enable the development of over 900,000 cubic meters per day desalination facility in Taweelah – sufficient to meet the demand of water for over 350,000 households.

Sep 12th, 2019