From Oct. 26-29, 2011, the second International Conference of Pipelines and Trenchless Technology (ICPTT 2011) was held at the National Convention Center in Beijing.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the State of Illinois on Dec. 14 announced a Clean Water Act (CWA) settlement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) to resolve claims that untreated sewer discharges were released into Chicago area waterways during flood and wet weather events.

The Indian water and wastewater treatment equipment market is dynamic and continues to provide a plethora of opportunities for equipment manufacturers.

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in November launched a new program, Operational Excellence ? or OpX ? to help make DEP the safest, most effective, cost-efficient and transparent water utility in the nation.

Coatings can be an efficient and cost-effective technical solution for protecting and renewing sanitary sewer tanks, pipelines and appurtenances.

A new 120 million-gallons-per-day (mgd) water treatment plant, among the world?s most sophisticated water treatment facilities, is now providing Tampa Bay Water customers with drinking water that exceeds federal and state drinking water quality standards.

Public-private partnerships (P3s) in the water sector are used increasingly as a means for addressing infrastructure around the globe.

America?s economic dominance as a world power over the past several decades has been based on the strength and investment in its critical infrastructure.

The technology for extracting groundwater from subsurface resources hasn?t advanced appreciably since drillers abandoned shovels and buckets for mechanized well drilling rigs.

As the saying goes, ?The more you peel an onion, the more you discover.? The same can be said for selecting and deploying an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system.