Spain approves €22 billion to improve irrigation and the digitalization of the water cycle
According to EuropaPress, the Spanish government has allocated €22 billion for irrigation improvements and digitalization of the water cycle.
Nadia Calvio, First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation,…
Francis McKeever joins NEOM as Executive Director Water Supply
Francis McKeever has joined NEOM as Executive Director Water Supply, effective May 1st, 2023. NEOM is a territory being created from the ground up in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea.
Mr McKeever is a top executive in the water…
As rising seas disrupt toxic sites, communities of color are at most risk
Rising sea levels threaten to flood hundreds of toxic sites along the California coast, putting the state's most vulnerable populations at risk, according to a new study published today by researchers at UC Berkeley, UCLA, and Climate…
Saving desalination membranes from minerals and microbes
Treatment of seawater with specific chemicals prior to desalination may prevent biofouling and extend the lifespan of filter membranes. Identifying the biofouling-causing components of membrane antiscalants could aid in making seawater…
New research links changes in land use to water quality and quantity
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst published a study in the journal PLOS Water that focuses on the Sudbury-Assabet and Concord watershed in eastern Massachusetts and links hydrological changes, such as floods, drought,…
Jacobs announces intention to separate Critical Mission Solutions business
Jacobs said that its Board of Directors unanimously accepted a strategy to separate its Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) division from Jacobs, resulting in two distinct firms, each with a better chance of success.
"This announcement…
New York approves $51m for clean water systems and local drinking water infrastructure projects
Governor Kathy Hochul stated that the Board of Directors of the Environmental Facilities Corporation approved $51 million in funding, which includes low-cost borrowing and previously announced grants.
The Board's action grants…
Thames Water commits an additional £700 million to improve water supplies
Thames Water has received approval from industry regulator Ofwat to proceed with its ambitious ambitions to overhaul London's network of Victorian water pipes.
Price Review 19 (PR19) gave the firm conditionally £300 million to improve…
Ovarro announces Barbara Hathaway as leakage technology leader
Barbara Hathaway has been named as Ovarro's new technology leader specializing in leakage solutions.Barbara began her career in technology as a software engineer with Primayer, which was bought by Ovarro in 2019.
In 2020, she was…
ZwitterCo and Mott Corporation partner to deliver new filtration and nutrient management solutions
ZwitterCo, which creates membranes for the most difficult wastewaters, established a multi-year, exclusive cooperation with Mott Corporation to provide wastewater solutions in North America for manure and food-waste digesters, as well as…