According to an official, Metro Water has become the first utility in the country to sign an MoU with the International Water Association (IWA). “The MoU will help the Metro Water to function towards making the city water-wise by adopting circular economy principles in water management,” the official said. He added that the objective of the agreement was to provide training and education for water  professionals, apart from encouraging knowledge development and research to promo...

Varanasi - a historical city regarded as the spiritual capital of India. It draws Hindu pilgrims who bathe in the Ganga River’s water and perform funeral rites. The city’s growing population and a huge influx of visitors has led to sewage generation which is much higher than its existing treatment capacity. Varanasi generates about 300 million litres per day sewage.  Under the Namami Gange programme, the National Mission  for Clean Ganga has taken up several projects for t...

The existing sewage treatment plants in Patna have long outlived their utility; the old sewer lives are chocked, and the untreated water flows into Ganga. In order to revamp the sewage management system in the city, NMCG has approved 11 projects worth over Rs 3,500 crore that will involve laying down 1,140 km of sewerage lines and create sewage treatment capacity of 350 MLD. This would cover the sewage treatment requirements of the city up to 2035 when its sewage generation is estimated to be 3...

Addressing the nation in the first edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat‘ in  2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to make a determined effort to conserve water. During the radio programme, PM Modi appreciated the on-going efforts across the country in this area and highlighted that people from all sections of society have wholeheartedly contributed towards the efforts of water conservation. While reminding people to focus on employing innovative methods to deal with water stress...

In response to what is a serious industry-wide issue whereby the location of hundreds of thousands of air valves is not known, Designed Network Solutions (DNS) have introduced a new Critical Air Valve Monitoring System. According to DNS, the ‘disappearance’ of air valves means that across UK networks, some water companies have no idea if these valves are operational or fit for purpose – allowing expensive burst events and high levels of leakage to continue, unabated. The new DN...

Global pump manufacturer Grundfos has inaugurated its digital lab in Singapore – the first of its kind by the industryleader in Asia-Pacific – as a strategic initiative to drive greater adoption of intelligent water solutions in the region. The lab will showcase Grundfos’ range of iSOLUTIONS products, which leverage intelligent technology to deliver optimal performance, greater energy efficiency and reliability. These products are used for a wide range of applications across se...

To help meet the growing drinking water demands for the fourth largest city in the US, the utility is expanding the NEWPP to 400 MGD, making this one of the largest active capital water projects in the US at a cost of $1.4 billion. When completed, it will occupy acres and include twin 108” diameter water mains. The selection was made by the City of Houston consultant, in collaboration with the Houston Waterworks Team, a joint venture between CDM Smith and Jacobs Engineering (formerly CH2M)...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced the development of aeration control technology to reduce the electric power consumption for supplying air (aeration) to biological reactors which is essential for biological wastewater treatment. By leveraging the company’s Maisart® artificial-intelligence (AI) technologies, the system accurately predicts the quality (ammonia concentration) of the water flowing into the reactor over the following few hours. The control of aeration levels at...

The Intelligent Water Systems Challenge is back for a third year to challenge participants to use innovation and data to help solve some of the most difficult issues facing water utilities. The goal is to demonstrate the value of intelligent water systems to utilities and foster adoption of smart water technologies, as well as give students, professionals, and technology experts the opportunity to showcase their talents and innovation with a focus on leveraging data using the tools to help utili...

LANXESS is driving forward the digitisation of its production. The specialty chemicals company has implemented a self-service analytics system for time-series data in many areas of its global plant fleet. Almost two thirds of its roughly 120 plants were equipped with the self-service analysis platform TrendMiner from Software AG, including all major production sites in Germany, Belgium, the U.S. and India. Only smaller plants with less complex processes are not yet covered by the implementation....