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ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is urging the White House and Congress to provide robust funding and prioritize resilience in rebuilding the water infrastructure in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that was damaged by the recent hurricanes.

WEF also requests that the Administration and Congress act to remove any restrictions that prevent certified drinking water and wastewater operators from providing assistance in a disaster area.

Sao Paulo, Brazil – The International Desalination Association (IDA) announces that Miguel Angel Sanz, director of strategic development for Treatment Infrastructure Division of SUEZ, has been elected president of IDA for the 2017-2019 term.

In addition, IDA announced that Rachid Ghamraoui, vice president of BESIX, has been named 1st vice president, and Li Youqing, chief executive officer of Harbin ROPV Industry Development, has been named 2nd vice president.

For the past 17 years, the BPMA’s Pump Industry Awards have been recognizing the best performing companies, products and people for their achievements and positive contributions to this important industry sector. In 2018, the BPMA will again recognize those who strive for business, professional and engineering excellence. Eight awards are up for grabs at the 2018 event:

Topsfield, Mass., US and Oxford, UK – According to new data released by the International Desalination Association (IDA) and Global Water Intelligence, the global desalination market continues to grow, marking the fourth year of continued growth following a slowdown in the mid-2000s.

Highlights of the 30th Worldwide Desalting Inventory, published by GWI DesalData in association with the IDA follow. Please note that data is reported as of June 30 of each year.