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2012 Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Conference
Event Location:Arizona, United StatesStart Date:23 April 2012End Date:25 April 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:Join DBIA in April 2012 for DBIA's annual Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Conference! DBIA has set record attendance at its last few Water/Wastewater conferences, including in Kansas City, MO, in April 2011.
You cannot afford to miss the opportunity to come to Phoenix next April 23 -25, and network with all the major players and design-build teams who will be in attendance. Consider supporting the event as a sponsor or as an exhibitor; all packages will include one full conference registration and two networking badges.Watercon 2012
Event Location:Springfield, Illinois, United StatesStart Date:19 March 2012End Date:22 March 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:WATERCON2012 is Illinois’ largest water conference covering potable water and wastewater issues with more than 200 technical presentations and poster presentations, exhibits, receptions and banquets. Attendees from many different disciplines will attend this conference.
22nd Annual South Carolina Environmental Conference
Event Location:Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United StatesStart Date:11 March 2012End Date:13 March 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:One clear image of “working together for water” this year has been our Conference Management Committee (CMC) working to put together 3 full days of packed opportunities. Several new things have been put into place to help make this year’s conference experience a fulfilling one. We are introducing Conference-level sponsorships and several companies have agreed to show their support for our conference and our mission. We are now utilizing the web for online abstract submission in preparation for this conference.
41st Annual WEAO Technical Symposium and OPCEA Exhibition
Event Location:Ottawa, Ontario, United StatesStart Date:22 April 2012End Date:24 April 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:The Technical Symposium of the WEAO
Annual Conference will be offering the highest quality
and most comprehensive program of any industry
conference in Canada. The number and quality of
abstracts received to date has been remarkable, which
will enable the Technical Program to meet the high
standard that WEAO members have come to expect.IWA Disinfection 2012
Event Location:México City, MexicoStart Date:26 November 2012End Date:29 November 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:The purpose of the IWA Disinfection 2012 Specialist Conference is to provide a forum for scientists, consultant engineers, industrialists, equipment manufacturers, government regulatory agencies, and water and wastewater utility professionals from around the world. Themes will include controlling and minimizing the health impacts and risks of pathogens and byproducts generated by disinfection and inactivation processes.
Conference on Decentralised Wastewater Management in Asia - Meeting Urban Sanitation Challenges at Scale
Event Location:Nagpur, IndiaStart Date:20 November 2012End Date:23 November 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:The objective of the Conference is to build capacity and awareness of DEWATS as a viable sanitation option for countries in Asia to enhance sanitation coverage and service delivery in the urban environment and provide a cost-effective means for treating wastewater. It will focus on :
-sustainable technical options
-management options and the roles of various stakeholders
-enabling institutional and regulatory frameworks for the effective implementation and scaling-up of decentralised systems.European Utility Conference 2012
Event Location:Vienna, AustriaStart Date:18 April 2012End Date:20 April 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:This utility conference is the only European utility conference organised by utilities for utilities. It provides a unique opportunity to focus on the strategic challenges and opportunities for water and wastewater utilities and covers the full scope of utility management.
The conference will cover key management challenges facing the water sector including risk management or crisis management, "how safe is safe?", customer relations and communications, within the context of managing utilities in the current economic conditions.ACWUA 5th Best Practices Conference
Event Location:Muscat, Sultanate of OmanStart Date:03 June 2012End Date:05 June 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:The conference will provide case studies and best practices in water utilities in the Arab region, also aims to share and exchange the local experiences with the international water community and summaries the lessons learned from each case study. Discussion and comments will be targeting and focusing on developing best practices and guiding principles on water resources management.
6th European Waste Water Management Conference
Event Location:Manchester, United KingdomStart Date:09 October 2012End Date:10 October 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:The European Waste Water Management Conference is one of the few events in the UK that deals specifically with the problems and solutions for the management and treatment of wastewater. The key themes for this year's event include: asset optimisation, energy reduction, low energy treatment options, industrial wastewater, process automation and control, novel process options and improving solid capture and use.
Corporatising water: India's draft National Water Policy
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This document published by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) warns of the growing perception of water as an economic good and argues that a new consortium of business and international finance is systematically trying to influence how the world’s water will be allocated in future. This consortium seeks to promote policies that will treat water primarily as an economic good to be bought and sold, rather than a fundamental right.
Hydraulic Fracturing: Scientific and Technical Approaches to Protect Groundwater (#5035)
Event Location:Columbus, Ohio, United StatesStart Date:27 June 2012End Date:27 June 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:This one-day forum will bring together scientific and technical experts to examine and discuss various issues regarding hydraulic fracturing — the mere words of which often conjure an emotional response.
ICWWT 2012
Event Location:Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaStart Date:21 June 2012End Date:23 June 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:The aim of the ICWWT is to provide a forum for laying the foundations of a new principled approach to Water and Waste water Treatment. To this end, the meeting aims to attract participants with different backgrounds, to foster cross-pollination between different research fields, and to expose and discuss innovative theories, frameworks, methodologies, tools, and applications.
ADB Water for All: Exploring Asia’s Sanitation Market
Asia’s sanitation market is huge. How big? Consider: 72% of the 2.6 billion people globally who do not use improved sanitation facilities live in Asia; 73% of the 1.1 billion people still practicing open defecation are in Asia; and up to 85% of Asia’s wastewater is discharged untreated, polluting scarce water resources.
TATR to establish baseline water quality system
The Tadoda-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is fast adapting to environment-friendly water technology. After portable instant water purifiers Neeri-Zars and 'Phytorid' wastewater treatment technology, the park has decided to establish baseline water quality by collecting samples from artificial and natural water holes.
ReplyReclaimed Wastewater for Drinking: Safe but Still a Tough Sell
Water filtration technology has advanced to the point where wastewater can be rendered safe for drinking, according to a new report, but legislative and psychological hurdles will need to be overcome before widespread adoption can happen.
"Expanding water reuse could significantly increase the nation's water resource, particularly in coastal communities," said Rhodes Trussell, president of Trussell Technologies in Pasadena, California, and chair of the committee that wrote the report.
ReplySCMA: Introduction To Membranes Workshop
Event Location:Pflugerville, USAStart Date:30 January 2012End Date:02 February 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:Join SCMA in Pflugerville for our popular "Introduction to Membrane Technology" workshop. The workshop includes both classroom and in-plant sessions. SCMA members can register early to get the low rate of $125, and non-member rates start at just $175.
Aging water infrastructure burdens U.S. economy
Aging water infrastructure will cost U.S. businesses $147 billion over the next decade, a new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) found. America's water and wastewater infrastructure systems are aging and overburdened, with many of them built around the turn of the century. Unless new investments are made, by 2020 unreliable and insufficient water infrastructure will cost the average American household $900 a year in higher water rates and lower wages.
ReplyWaterTech India - Ahmedabad
Event Location:Ahmedabad, IndiaStart Date:02 November 2012End Date:04 November 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:The Watertech Expo 2012 is a major water trade show that focuses on innovations, products and services, as well as best practices, successful case studies and practical applications of water technologies. India will host waste, waste water & recycling industry event Watertech 2012 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and Asia's fastest growing city, Bengaluru. As a series of Watertech 2012 in corporating with Wastetech Expo and clean technology Show.
WaterTech India - Bengaluru
Event Location:Bengaluru, IndiaStart Date:28 September 2012End Date:30 September 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:The Watertech Expo 2012 is a major water trade show that focuses on innovations, products and services, as well as best practices, successful case studies and practical applications of water technologies. India will host waste, waste water & recycling industry event Watertech 2012 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and Asia's fastest growing city, Bengaluru. As a series of Watertech 2012 in corporating with Wastetech Expo and clean technology Show.
2nd Oil Sands Water Management Initiative 2012
Event Location:Calgary, CanadaStart Date:28 February 2012End Date:29 February 2012Link:Official WebsiteDescription:The Oil Sands Water Management Initiative 2012 endeavors to critically examine the most cost-effective water sourcing strategies and optimal treatment, re-use and disposal technologies for in situ oil sands in Canada. This leading event will also critically evaluate optimal water treatment strategies and technologies for driving down costs, improving water recyclability and increasing the reliability of having enough water for steam generation.