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Veolia strengthens its expansion and capabilities in the Middle East with two major desalination contracts worth a total of nearly €200 million. This momentum includes a five-year operations and performance optimization contract for the Al Asilah desalination plant in Oman and a design contract for the Al Hamriyah desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates, for which Veolia will provide the technology.

Endress+Hauser acquired the remaining shares in Endress+Hauser BioSense from Hahn-Schickard gGmbH on 1 November 2026. As a result, the company has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Endress+Hauser Group. Endress+Hauser BioSense develops PCR-based detection systems for rapid molecular analysis directly on site.

Lausanne-based bNovate Technologies has sold 500 systems worldwide performing more than a million automated microbiological measurements per year. The company has now launched BactoSense ID, an automated microbiological monitoring solution that detects and quantifies key bacteria, including E. coli, coliforms, and enterococci, in wastewater and bathing water in under 60 minutes, compared with 18–72 hours for traditional lab testing. BactoSense ID opens new addressable markets for bNovate.

A new study from The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is underway to help utilities and regulators evaluate pathogen concentrations in treated wastewater effluent for potable reuse applications. Led by Carollo Engineers, with the Southern Nevada Water Authority, San Diego State University, CDM Smith, and Trussell Technologies as co-investigators, WRF project 5309, Developing a Protocol for Evaluating Pathogen Concentrations in Secondary Effluent, will run over 24 months to close a gap in how the industry assesses treated effluent.

A water innovation project set to transform how control room alarms are managed has reached three major milestones, moving a step closer to helping utilities identify and respond to operational issues more effectively.  

IDOM has participated in the development of the detailed engineering of a new industrial wastewater treatment plant (IWWTP) for Ras Tanura Refinery for SEPCOIII, the main EPC contractor and IDOM’s client, aimed at improving effluent management and promoting water reuse within the refinery complex.