WASHINGTON (Sept. 24, 2015) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting for municipalities, industries and other facilities. The final rule will require regulated entities and state and federal regulators to use existing, available information technology to electronically report data required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program instead of filing written paper reports.
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LANCASTER, Pa. (Sept. 22, 2015) – On September 2, the HVACR industry lost a respected colleague, mentor, and innovator – Dr. Joost Brasz.
COLUMBUS, OH (Sept. 22, 2015) – FCX Performance, Inc., a provider of process flow control solutions and products, announced the appointment of Thomas Cox as chief executive officer. Cox, who became a director of the company earlier this year, will continue to serve on FCX’s board of directors.
(Sept. 18, 2015) – EBARA Corporation’s (Ebara) consolidated subsidiary Ebara Indústrias Mecânicas e Comércio Ltda. (“Ebara Brazil”) has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Thebe Bombas Hidráulicas S.A. (“Thebe”), a Brazilian company that manufactures and markets pumps in Brazil.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Sept. 17, 2015) – Stan Meiburg, acting deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will deliver the keynote address at the Water Leaders Session - “The Impact of Leadership: Culture, Communication, and Community in Great Water Cities.” The session is part of a lineup of Monday morning programming for WEFTEC 2015—the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) 88th annual technical exhibition and conference.
TOPSFIELD, Md. (Sept. 17, 2015) – The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced that the recently concluded 2015 IDA World Congress attendance surpassed 1,700, with delegates from 63 countries representing Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia, and countries such as Russia, Ukraine, South Africa, Côte D'Ivoire, Chile and Argentina.
AURORA, Ill. (Sept.17, 2015) – The Grundfos S-Line of energy-efficient wastewater pumps are now locally assembled at the company’s Illinois-based Water Utility Competency Center, alongside other Grundfos brands.
Grundfos showcased the submersible wastewater pumps at the 2015 WEFTEC Annual Technical Exhibition held September 26-30 in Chicago.
ABERDEEN, Scotland (Sept. 14, 2015) – Tendeka, a provider of completions systems and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, announced two significant contracts for its zonal isolation and inflow control technology in the Middle East.
LONDON (Sept. 2015) - The value of the global power transformers market will increase from $11.3 billion in 2015 to $14 billion by 2020, driven by the nine major markets of the United States, China, India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Japan, Germany, Canada and the U.K., according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.
Carnegie, Pa. (Sept. 2015) – Red Valve Company, Inc. has appointed Lynn Richards as the new inside sales and customer support manager. Richards was employed for almost 27 years as business development manager at Development Dimensions International, Inc. While there, she managed her team of global sales representatives to generate more than $15 million in sales yearly while maintaining profitability.