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| Water World Announcements |
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| WEF Announces Collection Systems 2008 |
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This conference will draw professionals from across the United States, with a common interest in upgrading, and improving the efficiency of their collection systems. |
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| Water Updates |
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| Chateau to Upgrade Treatment Plant |
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Parks Canada has given the go ahead to the Chateau Lake Louise, to upgrade its water treatment plant to improve drinking water, and build a new treated water reservoir to store it. The Chateau presently draws raw water from Lake Louise, through a pipeline. |
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| AMWA Gets Update on Water Re-Use Study |
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The purpose of the study is to to determine if Athens wastewater can be cleansed, and reused in Lake Athens. At the end of the study, engineers will have a ``how to`` manual on the process for other cities to use. |
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| Editorial |
A section of the water industry recognizes achievements in technological innovation, and awards them for their contribution.
Dr. Andrew Benedek, a Canadian researcher, and successful technopreneur, has been chosen for the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize in Singapore. He has pioneered a membrane technology for clean water to be produced from highly polluted water.
A revolutionary wastewater treatment process to alleviate water scarcity while being self sustainable, has been awarded the £250,000 Brian Mercer Award for Innovation from the Royal Society. The study confirms that the low footprint anaerobic process can achieve a high quality effluent, suitable for wastewater reuse with a positive net energy yield, and very low sludge production.
For more updates, read the next issue of Water IDeaS.
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