Tag: water supply

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Timor-Leste have signed a US$47 million loan to help provide safe, reliable, and affordable water supply and sanitation services to about 62,000 people living in Lospalos, Viqueque, and Same. The...

Water company telemetry systems generate thousands of alarms each day, with the risk of control rooms becoming overwhelmed and missing critical alerts ever-present. Applied correctly, data and analytics can filter out the noise, says Matthew Hawkridge, chief technology officer, Ovarro. With the expectation on...

In 2019, during a public tender process, Krones won the contract to deliver an iron removal system for Wasserservice Daibersdorf GmbH in lower Bavaria, Germany. With this first-ever contract with a public drinking water utility, Krones has proven that the technology behind the Hydronomic not only meets...

To prepare for heavy rainstorms during the monsoon season, National Water Agency PUB is adding a new flood protection device, Floodgate, to its suite of flood barriers that can be deployed quickly to protect homes and buildings in the event of a flash flood.

Local contractor Everrise Maintenance Pte Ltd was convicted of two charges and fined a total of $8,500 on 1 Dec 2020 for failing to ensure that regulated works were carried out by a Licensed Plumber and causing contamination to water supplied by PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency.

Leading organisations that have embraced innovation to protect and enhance water supplies have been recognised for their pioneering work.  Corporations including Apple, Nike and Facebook, along with utilities such as South East Water, Australia, have been named as recipients...