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Water infrastructure upgrades pegged for Winnipeg

Fri, 16 December 2011 Officials from the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, have released details of the city’s 2012 Capital Budget, which includes a forecasted $CDN17.4 million ($USD17.07 million) between 2014 to 2017 allocated toward rehabilitation and replacement of water infrastructure.

UK Govt publishes Water White Paper

Thu, 15 December 2011 The UK Government has announced that they intend to deregulate water markets to drive economic growth.

Under Nashville – big role for trenchless in Nashville’s future

People in the trenchless industry in the middle Tennessee area are excited about hosting the 2012 No-Dig Show in Nashville in March. Here we take a look at the infrastructure Under Nashville to see how trenchless has helped deliver to the community, and serves as a significant part of the future.

Refurbishment near for Northern Ireland mains

Tue, 6 December 2011 Northern Ireland Water has released details of the second phase of its ongoing Water Mains Rehabilitation Project, with 69 per cent of the mains already installed using Trenchless Technology.

Lyndbrook gets renewed

Mon, 28 November 2011 Severn Trent has commenced work to renew some of the water mains supplying residents in Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, located in the UK.

Cambridge explores new territories for expanding infrastructure life

Thu, 24 November 2011 The City of Cambridge, which is located in Ontario, Canada, is utilising Trenchless Technology to expand the life of its infrastructure.

Tenders called in Ireland and India

Tue, 22 November 2011 Tenders have been announced for general construction work for pipelines in Dublin, Ireland and rehabilitation work in Bangladesh, India.

Refurbishing Lyme Regis pipes

Mon, 14 November 2011 South West Water and its H50 partners are refurbishing 278 m of sewer, using No-Dig techniques wherever possible, in the town to improve the service to residents as part of an £85,000 scheme to improve the Lyme Regis sewer network, located in West Dorset, England.

Water rehab approved for Tennessee

Fri, 4 November 2011 Officials in Sparta, Tennessee, USA, have unanimously approved funding for much needed wastewater and water rehab projects that will replace outdated lines in several sections of the city.

Double pipe-bursting in Minneapolis

Mon, 31 October 2011 Double pipe-bursting has been utilised in Delwood and Bellaire, Minneapolis, USA, to connect the Inwood sanitary sewer at Redwood Boulevard.

Wessex water mains get refreshed

Fri, 28 October 2011 Sewers 80-years-old in Blackwell, UK, have been relined using No-Dig techniques over traditional open-cut methods.

Scottish pipes set for rehabilitation

Wed, 26 October 2011 Water mains 90 km in length, stretching from Perthshire into Angus, Scotland, UK, are receiving a significant makeover using techniques such as relining and swabbing.

Watermains upgrade for Cookstown area

Sun, 25 September 2011 Northern Ireland Water has invested £7 million toward the water supply infrastructure in the greater Cookstown area, located in Country Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The program of improvements is set to get underway in the Cookstown area in late September 2011 and will last approximately 12 months.

Atlanta’s water network gets continous support

Mon, 19 September 2011 Wachs Water Services has been awarded a $US9.4 million contract extension to continue supporting the City of Atlanta, Georgia, US, in their efforts to assess, test and survey thousands of valves and fire hydrants throughout their water network.

Tackling the UK’s old pipe problems

Sat, 17 September 2011 Water treatment solutions company Severn Trent has begun work on five rehabilitation and replacement projects throughout the United Kingdom.

Margao tender calls for trenchless

Tue, 13 September 2011 A tender has been released seeking Trenchless Technology for works in Margao, India.

Water utilities in the Asian region

Water and wastewater services are generally provided as a public service by a public utility owned by local or national government. In some countries, including France, the UK and the Czech Republic, these services are largely provided by private companies, while in other regions, such as Germany and the United States, most utilities have a mix of private and public ownership. Here, Trenchless International focuses on the water and wastewater utilities in the Asian region of Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.

On the wastewater fast track

The first of three Robbins tunnel boring machines has been launched in Mexico City for work on a 62 km long wastewater line, to be constructed as part of the Emisor Oriente project.

Consortium to acquire UK water utility

Fri, 26 August 2011 A consortium led by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI) has formed a company named UK Water in order to acquire Northumbrian Water Group in the United Kingdom.

Pipe rehab has Scots smiling

Mon, 22 August 2011 A Scottish Water project to rehabilitate water mains in Bearsden, Scotland, has been completed.

St Louis cleans up its Water Act

Tue, 16 August 2011 The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, located in Missouri, United States, will make extensive improvements to its sewer systems and treatment plants to eliminate illegal overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution levels in urban rivers and streams.

Fixing leaking pipes improves water services in Phillipines

Tue, 16 August 2011 Maynilad Water Services has completed a $US2.57 million ($P108 million) project, replacing 19 km of old, leaking pipes in Navotas City, located in the Phillipines.

Acquisitions further growth in the Middle East

Fri, 29 July 2011 Insituform Technologies has announced that it has completed the acquisition of CRTS, based in Oklahoma, US, and executed definitive agreements to acquire Hockway Limited and Hockway Middle East FZC, based in the UK and the United Arab Emirates, respectively.

New Asian partnerships aid leak detection

Wed, 27 July 2011 Pure Technologies has been awarded a $US2.7 million contract to supply its pipeline leak detection and condition assessment technology to a major Asian water agency.