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SA Water to elevate Swan Reach’s water supply

A Water has begun a major upgrade of water storage infrastructure at the Swan Reach Town water treatment plant, with construction of new elevated tanks set to secure a reliable drinking water supply for around 700 customers. The $12.4 million project involves replacing four 45-kilolitre fibre-reinforced polymer tanks which have reached the end of their […]

Espírito Santo Saneamento brings together 35 municipalities and consolidates GS Inima’s historic investment plan in Brazil

Espírito Santo Saneamento, a GS Inima group company, has held a strategic meeting with the mayors and representatives of the 35 municipalities that integrate the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) formalized alongside the state-owned utility CESAN. The event, which marks a milestone in water management across the region, featured the participation of State Governor Ricardo Ferraço and […]

Egypt in talks with ACWA Power over seawater desalination projects

The prime minister added that the government is focused on securing competitive proposals for the projects Staff Writer, Arab Finance Arab Finance: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and officials from Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power discussed frameworks for cooperation on seawater desalination projects as Egypt moves forward with plans to expand desalination capacity and increase production to 10 million […]

Veolia launches a new employee stock ownership plan offered to 180,000 Group employees

Veolia Environnement announces the launch of a new employee shareholding operation. This operation, offered to 180,000 Group employees, aims to involve them in Veolia’s development and performance. Key stakeholder and already the Group’s largest shareholder, employees can thus strengthen their involvement in Veolia’s strategy and growth. This initiative allows employees to subscribe directly or indirectly […]

DuPont™ MemCor™ MBR system selected for major Riverstone Water Resource Recovery Facility upgrade in Australia

DuPont Water Solutions to supply MemCor™ MBR system in Sydney’s North West region WILMINGTON, Del., June 9, 2026 — DuPont (NYSE:DD) today announced that a MemCor™ membrane bioreactor (MBR) system has been selected as part of the next phase of upgrades at the Riverstone Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) in Sydney, Australia, marking a significant wastewater […]

Florida Hurricane Resilience Starts With Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

Resilient water infrastructure helps communities maintain service before, during, and after hurricanes When a hurricane makes landfall, the immediate focus often centers on damaged homes, flooded roads, and power outages. While these are critical recovery priorities, damage to water and wastewater treatment systems can have longer-lasting impacts. Safe drinking water and reliable wastewater treatment are […]

WEG drives sustainable industrial elevators toward Industry 5.0

Automation and electric drive solutions ensure efficient operation even in extreme temperatures, reinforcing sustainability and industrial resilience Sustainability has become a growing priority in the industrial elevator sector, in line with the principles of Industry 5.0 and the pursuit of more efficient and resilient processes. This was the challenge faced by an automated storage company […]

Consolidated Water Appoints Water Industry Veteran Sachin Chawla as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Growth

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, June 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CWCO), a leading designer, builder and operator of advanced water treatment plants, has appointed Sachin Chawla to the new position of senior vice president, strategy and growth. He will direct and manage the company’s business development, sales and marketing […]

Xylem Expands Long-Term Water Partnership with Dow

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Xylem (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company, today announced a landmark agreement with Dow (NYSE: DOW) to design, build and operate advanced water systems at its large-scale industrial complex in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. The agreement expands Xylem’s long-standing collaboration with Dow, supporting the increased operations tied to Dow’s Path2Zero project. Under […]

Aquatech to Deliver North America’s Largest Ever Direct Lithium Extraction Unit for Prairie Lithium

Aquatech, a global leader in critical minerals process technology and industrial water reuse, will supply the largest direct lithium extraction (DLE) unit ever deployed in North America for Prairie Lithium’s 4.6 MT LCE resource base in Saskatchewan, Canada. Aquatech will deploy its Li-Pro™ Lithium Selective Sorption (LSS) technology under its PEARL™ technology licensing platform to enable […]