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KROHNE Provides Water Monitoring Solution for One of Australia’s Largest Exporters of Seaborne Metallurgical Coal
WATERFLUX 3070 C installed in water pipeline• KROHNE supplies 26 WATERFLUX electromagnetic water meters to Australian coal producer for raw water monitoring• Remote water monitoring is an essential requirement for coal mining operations• Battery powered, maintenance-free WATERFLUX meters were selected instead of mechanical water metersSydney, May 2, 2011: One of Australia’s largest exporters of seaborne metallurgical… Read more...
Water Affairs Mulling Standardisation of Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Image by DefmoThe Department of Water Affairs (DWA) is considering standardising wastewater treatment technologies following the installation of high-end technologies at municipalities, at high capital and operational costs. But the muncipalities have proved unable to afford, run or maintain these systems efficiently.DWA water services regulations director Leonardo Manus says that these technologies… Read more...
Greater Efficiency in Water Management Will Reduce Risk for Half of the Global Economy
Image by Martin LissmatsCHICAGO, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Unless more sustainable water resource management practices are adopted by companies and individuals, almost half of the global economy and more than half of the world's population will be exposed to severe water scarcity by 2050, according to research released today by Veolia Water.New… Read more...
A Clean Water Crisis
Image by KayugeeThe water you drink today has likely been around in one form or another since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, hundreds of millions of years ago. While the amount of freshwater on the planet has remained fairly constant over time—continually recycled through the atmosphere and back into our cups—the population has… Read more...
Capacity building required if SA is to avert water crisis
Image by Wes PeckSouth African Institute of Civil Engineering water division chairperson Dr Chris Herold says that the county’s water crisis is not at this stage a result of demand outstripping supply, but a mismatch between water demand and supply, which is largely a man-made problem.This is compounded by the fact that 30%… Read more...