WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed legislation that will make significant investments in water recycling programs and resources. The two pieces of legislation—America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 and the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020—include numerous provisions that will advance the adoption of water reuse across the country.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A new wastewater operations training program aims to improve water and wastewater management and treatment throughout the textile supply chains around the world.
The program is a collaboration between the Water Environment Federation (WEF), the ZDHC Roadmap to Zero Programme and Nike.
CHICAGO - WEFTEC has announced that registration is open for its 2020 conference, set for Oct. 3-7 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Morial Convention Center.
WOBURN, Mass. - Schneeberger, which focuses in linear technology, has announced a partnership with Sung-il Machinery Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of precision couplings support units for ball screws.
EASTON, Pa. -- Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, announced Rick Bucher has been appointed to the position of president and COO, effective immediately. Bucher will continue reporting to John F. Malloy who has served as Chairman, President & CEO for the past 16 years. John will remain Chairman and CEO.
YORK, Pa. / WEIZ / HEIDENHEIM – After receiving all the official approvals, Voith successfully completed the acquisition of ELIN Motoren GmbH on April 30, 2020. ELIN Motoren, headquartered in Austria, is a high-tech company in the field of electric motors and generators that is active worldwide and supplies individualized solutions for industrial applications.
LONDON - Pentair, a global water company, announced today three appointments to its executive leadership team, naming Bob Fishman as executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief accounting officer and Mario D’Ovidio as executive vice president and president of the Consumer Solutions segment.
RYE BROOK, NY — Global water technology company Xylem announced an expansion of its Partner Community Grants Program to further support customers and partners in the fight against COVID-19. To support community-level crisis responses, Xylem Watermark, the company’s corporate citizenship program, is inviting customers and partners worldwide to nominate nonprofit organizations in their communities to receive grant funding for COVID-19 responses.
Thirty-six hours after the call from the Danish Medicines Agency, a Grundfos team had made a visor prototype. On April 3, full-scale production was set to begin. Up to 5,000 visors, or face shields—according to demand—rolled out every day, so that employees in the health and care sector can protect themselves and patients against corona infection.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the beginning of Water Week 2020, as thousands of representatives from across the water sector, including wastewater, drinking water and stormwater utility leaders, advocate for their most pressing issues before Congress and federal agencies. Initially slated to be a week-long series of events in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country, this year’s event has been modified to become a virtual event in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.