The 2016 Water Environment Federation Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC.16) – considered the largest annual water quality event in the world – will take place Sept. 24-28 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La.
Time Running Out for Water Development Bill
With time running short this session, water groups are pressing Congress hard to pass the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
Centrifugal Pump Flow Operating Regions and Impact on Reliability
Ideally, a centrifugal pump should be operated at or near its best efficiency point (BEP) flow rate in order to minimize the life cycle costs. However, all centrifugal pumps have sweet spots beyond the BEP that will yield acceptable efficiency and reliability.
Wastewater Without the ‘Waste’
How technologies are changing the business of leftovers at wastewater treatment plants
Row erupts over payments to Sydney desal plant
A row has erupted over payments to Sydney Desalination Plant after it emerged that the facility remains out of action following storm damage in December 2015.
Amane Advisors appoints former McKinsey water chief
Amane Advisors has appointed former McKinsey partner Geoff Gage as managing partner.
New desalination plant poised to open in Gaza
A new desalination plant in Gaza is poised to begin producing after testing and technical training was completed by the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC), reports Muscat Daily.
Namibia in a water “predicament” says minister
The Namibian government has passed up the chance to acquire a desalination plant because the N$3 billion ($216 million) asking price from French multinational Areva is too high, reports New Era.
Analysis claims 29 Asia Pacific countries lack water security
Asia and the Pacific is a “global hot spot for water insecurity”, a new report from the Asian Development Bank claims.
New York schools now required to test water for lead
The requirements were signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.