Water & Wastewater News
KBR Awarded Contract by Asian Development Bank to Develop Water Sector Study in Samoa
KBR awarded contract by the Asian Development Bank to undertake the preparation for a proposed water sector project. KBR will prepare a national Sanitation Master Plan, a draft Land Use Plan for the Samoan capital, Apia, and a Greater Apia Integrated Water Supply, Sanitation and Drainage Master Plan.
23/08/2010
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Mott MacDonald Opens Offices in Australia and Acquires Consultant Hughes Trueman
Mott MacDonald sets up formal operations in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, opening offices in Adelaide and Melbourne, and acquiring independent employee owned Sydney and Canberra based consultant Hughes Trueman.
16/08/2010
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Atkins to Design Wessex Water's Largest Ever Trunk Mains Grid to Improve Water Security
Atkins appointed to a number of Wessex Water's workstream framework agreements for the AMP5 investment period, including the water company's largest ever new mains project, the Water Supply Grid.
09/08/2010
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Petrofac Awarded Water Injection Project with Kuwait Oil Company
Petrofac awarded KD123 million (approximately US$430 million) contract by Kuwait Oil Company for engineering, procurement and construction of effluent water and central sea water injection facilities.
09/08/2010
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Proposed Acquisition of The PBSJ Corporation by WS Atkins plc
WS Atkins plc enters into definitive merger agreement to acquire The PBSJ Corporation for a cash consideration of US$280 million (c.£178 million), unanimously recommended by the boards of Atkins and PBSJ.
02/08/2010
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Mott MacDonald Appointed on Indian Urban Development Project
Mott MacDonald to lead consortium that will provide design, construction supervision and management consultancy services on major sewerage and waste management project in India.
21/07/2010
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KBR and Alliance Partners to Build Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
KBR appointed to an alliance that will design and build one of the world's largest advanced tertiary wastewater treatment plants for Melbourne Water in Melbourne, Australia.
20/07/2010
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Jacobs Forms Delivery Partnership With Scottish Water to Deliver Water Infrastructure Capital Program in Scotland
New joint venture company brings together Scottish Water with Jacobs Engineering UK Ltd, Veolia Water UK Plc and Laing O'Rourke Infrastructure Ltd. Jacobs to also provide health and safety leadership and asset maintenance advice.
20/07/2010
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Mott MacDonald Appointed to Assist with Water Management Study in Uzbekistan
Mott MacDonald, in support of Temelsu International Engineering Services, appointed by the Project Implementation Unit for Water Infrastructures of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan to assist in improving and rehabilitating the water management system serving the South Karakalpakstan irrigated area.
06/07/2010
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ITT Wins Contract for Wastewater Treatment Works Extension in Doha, Qatar
ITT awarded contract by Larsen & Toubro for the Phase II extension of Qatar's Doha South Sewage Treatment Works. Contract covers design and supply of an additional eight of ITT's Sanitaire® sequence batch reactors, which will increase the wastewater treatment capacity of the Doha South plant by 92 million litres per day.
25/05/2010
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Jacobs Receives Engineering Services Contract From ICA Construcciones Pesadas
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. receives contract from ICA Construcciones Pesadas to provide detail engineering services for a waste water treatment plant in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.
21/05/2010
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Mott MacDonald and Merz and McLellan Botswana lead consortium for development of Independent Regulatory Authority
Mott MacDonald and Merz and McLellan Botswana appointed by the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources in Botswana as lead consultant on a consortium (also comprising Cameron McKenna and Collins Newman & Co) that will help establish new energy and water regulatory agency in Gaborone, Botswana, southern Africa.
17/05/2010
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Sweco Wins Water Contract in South-Eastern Africa Worth Nearly EUR 1.8 Million
Sweco to examine three African rivers, the Buzi, Save and Ruvuma, to determine the current supply of water in the rivers and how the situation can be improved in the future. The study will be funded by the African Development Bank.
07/05/2010
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ConocoPhillips & GE Open Global Water Sustainability Center
ConocoPhillips and GE Power & Water, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced that HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry, State of Qatar, officially opened the companies' joint Global Water Sustainability Center in an inauguration ceremony in Doha, Qatar.
27/04/2010
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AMEC Acquires Leading UK Environmental and Engineering Consultancy Entec Holdings Limited
AMEC announces the acquisition of Entec Holdings Limited, a leading UK-based environmental and engineering consultancy, from its owner-managers and investors, Growth Capital Partners, for an initial cash consideration of £61.2 million. Entec is a true multidisciplinary consultancy providing a wide range of skills in depth to a long-standing public and private sector customer base.
05/04/2010
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ITT To Provide Desalination Pretreatment for Plant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
ITT Corporation receives contract to supply a desalination pretreatment system in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The contract was awarded by Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Company, Ltd., the prime contractor for the plant.
24/03/2010
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Costain Secures Dwr Cymru Welsh Water AMP 5 Framework
Costain retained as Capital Delivery partner by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water for the Asset Management Programme 5 ("AMP 5") period which begins on 1 April 2010. The 5-year Framework follows on from AMP 4 where Costain successfully delivered the wastewater capital programme in North Wales.
23/03/2010
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Jacobs Receives Project Management Contract From Marafiq in Saudi Arabia
Jacobs Engineering receives contract from Marafiq to serve as project management contractor (PMC) for Marafiq's ongoing investment program in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Jacobs is performing the work from its Reading, England, office with support from its personnel in Mumbai, India.
09/03/2010
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Saudi Tabreed Appointed by Saudi Aramco to Develop District Cooling System for Dhahran Area
Saudi Tabreed sign an agreement with Saudi Aramco to develop and operate a District Cooling System to cool all the buildings of Saudi Aramco in the Dhahran area. Under the agreement, Saudi Tabreed shall design, construct, finance, own, operate and maintain a centralized cooling plant and a network to supply chilled water to the Saudi Aramco buildings with a cooling capacity of 27,000 Tons Refrigeration.
25/02/2010
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EBARA, MC and JGC Agree to Joint-venture in Water Business
EBARA CORPORATION (EBARA), Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), and JGC Corporation (JGC) agree that MC and JGC will each acquire a 33.3% share of EBARA's wholly-owned Ebara Engineering Services Co., Ltd. (EES), thereafter giving the three shareholders equal management of the subsidiary.
24/02/2010
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ITT Agrees to Purchase Analytical Instrumentation Leader Nova Analytics
ITT Corporation announces its agreement to purchase Nova Analytics Corporation. Nova Analytics is a privately held, leading manufacturer of premium quality laboratory, field, portable, and on-line analytical instruments used in water and wastewater, environmental, medical, and food and beverage applications.
18/02/2010
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Jacobs Acquires Jordan, Jones and Goulding, Inc.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. acquires Jordan, Jones and Goulding, Inc. a 500-person professional services firm. JJG significantly expands Jacobs position in the North American water and wastewater market, and broadens the Company's strong position in the global aviation, transit, and transportation infrastructure markets.
16/02/2010
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Sweco Acquires Water and Environmental Consultancy in Poland
Sweco Acquires Water and Environmental Consultancy in Poland Hydroprojekt Kraków with 35 employees. The acquisition is a first step in Sweco's establishment in Poland.
12/02/2010
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ITT Wins Multiple Orders at Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant
ITT Corporation awarded multiple orders at the Little Patuxent Water Reclamation Plant in Howard County, Maryland for its Flygt, Leopold, WEDECO and Sanitaire product lines.
10/02/2010
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Sweco Wins New Environmental Contract in Russia
Sweco commissioned to modernise St. Petersburg's northern wastewater treatment plant and the project will lead to reduced emissions of phosphorous and nitrogen in the Baltic Sea. Assignment will be carried out by Sweco's environmental consultants in Sweden and Russia.
02/02/2010
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British Gas Announces Five Biomethane Demonstration Projects
British Gas to go ahead with five biomethane demonstration projects likely to be the first in the UK to inject green gas into the grid. The announcement follows U.K. Government backing for this emerging technology that confirms support for biomethane to grid from April 2011.
02/02/2010
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Thames Water Carrying Out £200million Upgrade at Crossness Sewage Treatment Works in East London, England
Thames Water is carrying out a £200million upgrade at Crossness Sewage Treatment Works in east London. The improvements will enable the site to treat 44 per cent more sewage than it does now, significantly reducing the amount of storm sewage that overflows into the River Thames during heavy rainfall when the site becomes overloaded.
29/01/2010
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AMEC Awarded Major Energy Sustainability Agreement by United States Government
AMEC chosen by the United States General Services Administration for blanket purchase agreements on a broad spectrum of energy conservation projects.
25/01/2010
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Jacobs and Carollo Selected to be Owner's Advisor of Northern Treatment Plant Program in Denver
Jacobs Engineering Group and Carollo Engineers announced today that they have been selected by The Metro Wastewater Reclamation District to serve as the Owner's Advisor to the Northern Treatment Plant Program.
19/01/2010
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