A transcript of the WaterWorld Weekly Newscast for December 12, 2016.
WesTech Engineering employees donate water purification filters for Hurricane Matthew victims in Haiti
With the help of nonprofits Pure Water for the World, and Reciprocal Ministries; 130 Hydraid® filters are being distributed in the hardest hit southern area of Haiti.
Progressive Water Treatment reports increase in project quotes since election
OriginClear says new sales activity points to a “trifecta” of a pro-business, pro-energy, and pro-water administration.
AWWA cheers passage of law allowing WIFIA to make water infrastructure loans
The legislation, H.R. 2028, was a continuing resolution to keep the federal government in operation until April 28.
WIIN Act passes
Package authorizes nearly $10 billion in federal investment for water infrastructure.
Water Research Foundation publishes infrastructure funding report
The study indicates that while there are many new and innovative options for funding infrastructure, utilities still need sufficient revenue to access them.
GE Mobile Water Solution enables Orlando Utilities Commission to continue wastewater treatment during planned outage
Providing a mobile water filtration system and a mobile seawater desalination reverse osmosis (RO) system, GE enabled OUC to continuously treat its wastewater during the outage.
City of Midland, Texas, and Pioneer Natural Resources partner to reuse wastewater
Agreement enhances City’s water security, reduces Pioneer’s need for freshwater.
Chip manufacturing equipment market grows 8.7%
Worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment will increase 8.7% to $39.7 billion in 2016, according to SEMI.
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TDK talking M&A with InvenSense
TDK, the Japanese components manufacturer, wants to buy MEMS specialist InvenSense.
Read full article: TDK talking M&A with InvenSense