PR Newswire
PR Newswire is a news agency that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Trinidad and Tobago engage new leak survey method by Utilis
Utilis and their leak survey method was welcomed by the Ministry of Public Utilities in Trinidad and Tobago in January. The island nations are moving into their dry season and the Ministry has contracted with Utilis to provide its patented technology to identify sub-surface leaks in the municipal water distribution system. This project is being […]
Dragados USA is awarded a US$630 million contract for the Clearwater Project in Los Angeles
The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (Sanitation Districts) awarded a $630 million construction contract for the Clearwater Project to Dragados USA, Inc. The project will protect local waterways by addressing aging infrastructure and involves building a new 7‐mile long, 18‐foot diameter tunnel to convey treated water from the Joint Water Pollution Control Plant in Carson to existing ocean outfalls at Royal […]
MEIL pitches for annuity projects in water supply
For the first time in the country, Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), has taken up five water supply projects on an annuity basis. They are Keshavapur Reservoir (Hyderabad), the potable water supply to 190 villages and 5 municipalities of surrounding Outer Ring Road (ORR), 2426 School buildings construction in Nellore and Prakasham districts in Andhra […]
EVX Midstream Partners announces Eagle Ford Expansion
EVX Midstream Partners announced that it acquired the salt water disposal assets operated by Whitewater Resources Karnes, Gonzales and Atascosa Counties, Texas. Additionally, EVX has secured permits to drill and construct several new water disposal facilities across the Eagle Ford. Brian Stewart, SVP Business Development of EVX said, "We are extremely encouraged by the growth […]
Axine signs wastewater service agreement with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer
Industrial wastewater treatment provider Axine Water Technologies has signed a multi-year wastewater services agreement with a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer. Under the multi-year agreement, Axine will own, operate, service and maintain a wastewater treatment system at the customer's manufacturing facility in the Northeastern United States. Based on Axine's electrochemical oxidation technology, the system will treat manufacturing process wastewater contaminated with organic solvents. […]
WaterBridge Resources LLC acquires southern Delaware produced water assets of Concho Resources
WaterBridge Resources LLC (together with its subsidiaries, "WaterBridge") announced that it has entered into a long-term produced water management services agreement with and has acquired the produced water assets of COG Operating LLC, a subsidiary of Concho Resources Inc. ("Concho") in the southern Delaware basin. Under the terms of the agreements, WaterBridge will manage all of Concho's produced water […]
Val Frenkel is appointed Principal of Greely and Hansen
Greeley and Hansen, a global civil and environmental engineering, architectural, and management consulting firm focused exclusively on serving the needs of the water sector, has named Val S. Frenkel, PhD, as a Principal. A prominent figure in the water industry and a recognized global expert on water reuse, desalination, and membrane technologies, Dr. Frenkel is currently Vice […]
WaterBridge Resources reports $800 million debt facilities to fund water industry acquisitions
WaterBridge Resources LLC (together with its subsidiaries, "WaterBridge") announced that its subsidiary WaterBridge Operating LLC has entered into $800 million of debt facilities led by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. with a syndicate of fifteen financial institutions. The debt facilities consist of a $600 million Term Loan A, $400 million of which will be drawn at close and a $200 million delayed draw tranche, in addition […]
Government of Canada to pay $175 million to protect 17 per cent of inland water
Canada's natural landscapes inspire pride from coast to coast: Canadians love our mountains, lakes and rivers, as well as our coasts, forests, and wildlife. Nature is important not only to our cultural identity but also to our health and prosperity. That's why the Government of Canada is doubling the amount of protected nature in Canada's lands and oceans by […]