Tag: sewers
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Water Industry Warned That Covid-19 Could Be Here For Years
A warning has been issued to the water industry by the founder and chairman of tech and innovation consultancy Isle Utilities that Covid-19 could potentially be around for two to three years until a vaccine has been found and more than three billion people vaccinated. Speaking at British Water’s Better Together video conference at the…
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Flint Water Crisis Worsens, City Spills 2 Million Gallons of Sewage Into Flint River
The Flint River is shown in downtown Flint April 20, 2016 in Flint, Michigan. Photo: Bill Pugliano (Getty Images) As if residents of Flint, Mich., haven’t endured enough when it comes to the city’s water supply, they now have millions of gallons of raw sewage to contend with. From MLive: The city dumped an estimated…
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Six water companies back sanitary disposal bag initiative
Six of the UK’s major water companies have joined an initiative to distribute disposal bags which encourage customers to put sanitary items in the bin rather than flushing them. Anglian Water, Severn Trent Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water, Northern Ireland Water and Yorkshire Water are now offering FabLittleBag to their customers as part of their…
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Somerville Receives $500K For Water, Sewer Improvements
The project includes upgrading a 140-year-old sewer system and enable the construction of five mixed-use buildings at Boynton Yards. SOMERVILLE, MA – The Baker-Polito administration on Friday announced a $500,000 MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant for water and sewer improvements in the Boynton Yards area. The project will modernize a failing 140-year-old sewer system and enable…
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On-farm Treatment Options for Wastewater, Greywater and Fecal Sludge
Fecal contamination of urban and peri-urban water bodies is a major health issue in most low- and middle-income countries, where population growth exceeds the rate of development of wastewater or fecal sludge collection and treatment infrastructure. While the expansion of sewer systems and treatment capacity remain a high priority for municipal authorities, there are opportunities…
