Among more than 600 cities across China, almost half of them suffer from water shortages*. Beijing, China’s vast and densely populated capital city, is one such city currently facing an acute water shortage and recycled water has been identified as an important component of the region’s future water supply portfolio.
As severe drought continues to afflict various states, some utilities are relying on a key innovation to help them get through it: man-made wetlands systems.
The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) is pleased to announce the election of two new members to the Board of Directors. Joining the Board, which is composed of volunteer members from municipal utilities, industry, government agencies, corporations, and academia, are Chris Hill of ARCADIS and Ken Lykens of HDR Engineering.
Singapore's deep tunnel sewerage system won its second international award in less than 12 months when it was crowned Water Project of the Year at the Global Water Awards 2009 in Switzerland earlier this year.
The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) recently awarded a contract to the University of Michigan to begin research on Molecular Methods for Measuring Pathogen Viability/Infectivity (Reuse-15-07).
SUEZ, through its business unit Water Technologies & Solutions, has signed a 12-year industrial wastewater membrane service contract with Forest Water Environmental Engineering Co. Ltd. to increase operational efficiency and wastewater discharge water quality.
Membran-Filtrations-Technik (MFT), a leading developer of membrane technologies, will introduce CD9 InLine, the latest advancement in its circular disc (CD) module and plate and frame technology, at IFAT, Stand A1.552.
As California continues to face increasing water problems through extensive droughts, recycled wastewater is being considered as a solution.
The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking applications from congressionally authorized sponsors of Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse projects for cost-shared funding to plan, design or construct their projects.
Four international plumbing and building codes now require that water reuse systems comply with NSF International’s standard for water reuse systems.
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