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GE & Septech Partner to Provide Mobile Water Solutions to the United Arab Emirates & Oman    Jul 3, 08   GE Water & Process Technologies Collaboration brings quickly deployable water solutions [Full Story] WateReuse Launches Australian Division    Jul 2, 08   WateReuse Foundation Agreement signed June 30 to launch association's first international division [Full Story] GE MBR Technology to Help Restore Water Quality in China's Taihu Lake    Jul 1, 08   GE Water & Process Technologies System aims to achieve strict discharge standards and protect quality of China's third-largest lake [Full Story] CDM to Upgrade Guam's Wastewater Treatment System    Jun 30, 08   Environmental Business Journal Contract for the repair and upgrade of the Apra Harbor wastewater treatment plant has value of $36 million [Full Story] Asian Development Bank Outlines Water Agenda for Asia-Pacific Region    Jun 27, 08   Asian Development Bank Bank is committed to helping countries boost water investments to improve water security [Full Story] AwwaRF Board Allocates Funding for New Research    Jun 26, 08   AwwaRF AwwaRF Board of Trustees approves funding for new studies and projects, announces name change [Full Story] Siemens Awarded $4 Million Grant to Develop New Seawater Desalination Technology    Jun 25, 08   Siemens New technology expected to reduce energy consumption by 50% [Full Story] Siemens to Provide Wastewater Reuse System in Beijing, China    Jun 23, 08   Siemens Reuse system at city's Beixiaohe treatment plant has more than doubled the plant's capacity [Full Story] Dow Technology Selected for Desalination Plant in Cyprus    Jun 19, 08   Dow Chemical Company Integrated membrane technology will help alleviate water shortages [Full Story] Skanska Awarded $45 Million Plant Contract in California    Jun 18, 08   Skanska Contract includes the expansion of the March Wastewater Reclamation Facility in Perris, Calif. [Full Story] Insituform Awarded $3 Million in Water Line Rehabilitation Projects    Jun 17, 08   Insituform Technologies, Inc. Projects in Monroe, Mich., and College Station, Texas, will use Insituform Blue potable water product line [Full Story] Willows, Calif., Unveils New Wastewater Plant    May 30, 08   Willows Journal Plant turns sewage into water suitable for agriculture in 24 hours [Full Story] Los Angeles Outlines Billion-Dollar Water Conservation Plan    May 29, 08   Environmental Business Journal Plan combines short- and long-term steps to conserve water [Full Story] EPA Awards Pennsylvania $42.4 Million for Water Projects    May 27, 08   EPA Money awarded to Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority for its Clean Water State Revolving Fund [Full Story] EMCOR Subsidiary Completes Mechanical Installation Project At San Diego Water Treatment Plant    May 15, 08   EMCOR Group, Inc. San Diego’s Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant is the largest submerged membrane facility in the U.S. [Full Story] FY 2009 National Water Program Guidance is Released    May 14, 08   EPA FY 2009 marks second annual water program guidance to implement EPA 2006-2011 Strategic Plan [Full Story] Georgia County Participates in Toilet Rebate Program    May 14, 08   HCWSA Program in Henry County promotes conservation within the home [Full Story] EPA Invests $8 Million to Secure San Francisco’s Drinking Water Supply    May 12, 08   EPA San Francisco to pilot cutting-edge early warning contaminant monitoring, detection systems [Full Story] California Sewer Authority Faces Rate Hikes for Overdue Upgrades    May 12, 08   San Mateo Daily News Officials project South Bayside System Authority wastewater bills will double within the next 10 years [Full Story] Black & Veatch Appointed to Severn Estuary Tidal Power Consortium    May 7, 08   Black & Veatch Consortium to manage major tidal power generation studies for UK government [Full Story] EPA Invests $12 Million in New York City’s Drinking Water Security    Apr 28, 08   EPA Funds will help city develop and evaluate a drinking water contamination warning system [Full Story] Toray Membrane Awarded Elements for Namibian Desalination Plant    Apr 24, 08   Toray Membrane USA, Inc. Toray will supply TM820-400 elements to produce potable water, which will be sent 37 inland to Trekkopje, Namibia [Full Story] EPA to Provide Nearly $5 Million for Water Infrastructure Protection    Apr 24, 08   EPA Each state will receive at least $50,000 and each territory at least $16,700 [Full Story] Antioch, Ill., Breaks Ground on New Wastewater Treatment Plant    Apr 22, 08   Lake County News-Sun Plant is scheduled to open by spring 2010 [Full Story] Amesbury, Mass., to Spend $20 Million on Water Upgrades    Apr 21, 08   Boston Globe City will upgrade the water treatment plant and improve the water distribution system [Full Story] WERF Seeks Research Proposals to Test Protocol for Land Application of Soil Amendments    Apr 11, 08   WERF WERF will provide up to $400,000; proposals due June 6, 2008 [Full Story] Austin, Texas, Approves Contract Amendment for Water Treatment Plant    Mar 28, 08   Austin Business Journal City council authorized additional $27.6 million, making contract with Carollo Engineers about $42 million [Full Story] CH2M HILL Awarded $180.9 Million Santa Fe, N.M., Design-Build Project    Mar 27, 08   CH2M HILL Project will divert water from the Rio Grande and deliver it to Santa Fe [Full Story] More than $4 Million in Water Research Funding Available Through AwwaRF    Mar 18, 08   AwwaRF Foundation has issued RFPs for 15 solicited projects on its 2008 agenda [Full Story] BioteQ Commences Water Treatment & Metal Recovery    Mar 14, 08   BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc. Operations began at two new plants at mine sites in Australia and China [Full Story] Georgia County to Build $312 Million Underground Tunnel    Mar 12, 08   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tunnel will be second for Cobb County [Full Story] Black & Veatch Chosen as Consulting Engineer for Kansas Plant Expansion    Mar 3, 08   Black & Veatch Project to enhance environment and serve growing population of Olathe, Kan. [Full Story] Pennsylvania Governor Establishes Sustainable Water Infrastructure Task Force    Feb 29, 08   Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection In light of continuing budget cuts, task force will consider new funding options [Full Story] Maryland Well Treatment Program to Cost $7 Million More Than Expected    Feb 27, 08   The Daily Times Maryland Department of the Environment is requiring the water to be treated before it is pumped [Full Story] Siemens to Supply Georgia Tech with Water Treatment System    Feb 25, 08   Siemens New $80 million nanotechnology research center will be complete in October 2008 [Full Story] Fru-Con Receives $72.9 Million Contract to Upgrade Water Plant in Maryland    Feb 22, 08   Environmental Business Journal Fru-Con will expand capacity of the New Design Road Water Treatment Plant [Full Story] CMS to Design and Build Florida Water/Wastewater Complex    Feb 21, 08   Environmental Business Journal Facility to produce drinking water, process wastewater for Babcock Ranch community [Full Story] Cresson, Pa. Authority to Offer Two Wastewater Contracts    Feb 19, 08   The Tribune-Democrat Projects expected to begin in May or June [Full Story] EPA to Oversee Contaminant Removal from New Jersey Superfund Site    Feb 13, 08   U.S. EPA System will begin in late February and will be completed in the fall [Full Story] Fairmount Minerals and Aqua Clara to Provide Water Purifiers for Underdeveloped Regions    Feb 7, 08   Fairmount Minerals Point-of-use units to be placed in Kenya, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru [Full Story] WateReuse Foundation Seeking Proposals and New Research Projects    Feb 6, 08   WateReuse Foundation Seeking proposals under solicited research program, accepting project ideas under unsolicited research program [Full Story] Siemens to Provide Wastewater Treatment System to Inegol Industrial Zone in Turkey    Feb 6, 08   Siemens Company received $8 million award for the project [Full Story] Montreal Plans to Use Ozonation to Disinfect All Wastewater    Jan 31, 08   The Gazette City is seeking to add $200-million ozonation facity to its treatment plant [Full Story] Rancho California Water District Plant to Run on Solar Power    Jan 30, 08   The Press-Enterprise Running treatment plant on solar power expected to save $4 million over time [Full Story] Lafayette, Ind. Wastewater Collection Facilities Dedicated    Jan 29, 08   www.wlfi.com System performed well when faced with flooding along Wabash River [Full Story] EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Receives Contract for Nanofiltration Water Facility    Jan 29, 08   EMCOR Group, Inc. Poole & Kent Company of Florida to construct 14.5 million gpd facility [Full Story] Tampa Bay Seawater Desalination Plant Opens    Jan 25, 08   www.abcactionnews.com Nation's first large-scale seawater desalination plant began operations Jan. 25 [Full Story] Texas Water Agency Goes "Green"    Jan 24, 08   TRWD Fort Worth, Texas, district becomes first water utility agency in the state to go "green" [Full Story] Southern California Mayors Meet to Discuss Water Crisis    Jan 18, 08   North County Times Fail to sign letter lobbying for canal [Full Story] EPA Reports on Clean Water Needs    Jan 17, 08   EPA Report estimates $202.5 billion investment needed to control pollution for up to 20 years [Full Story] EPA Adds to 2008 Beach Grants    Jan 16, 08   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency An additional $9.75 million will help states monitor water quality at beaches [Full Story] Battle Over Water Resources in North, Central Florida    Jan 15, 08   The Associated Press Regions dispute possible environmental damage [Full Story] Memphis May Disinfect Mississippi River Effluent    Jan 15, 08   The Commercial Appeal Officials consider disinfection of effluent to contol E. coli [Full Story] China to Invest in Treating Water Pollution    Jan 14, 08   www.chinaview.cn Three state-funded research programs approved [Full Story] Companies Compete to Build, Operate Wash. State Facility    Jan 11, 08   Spokane Journal of Business Contract for the facility could be work $80M-$100M over 20 years [Full Story] $540 Million in Loans for Mass. Water Projects Announced    Jan 9, 08   Providence Business News 99 projects eligible for low-cost financing [Full Story] Funding Approved for S.D. Watershed Project    Jan 8, 08   Press & Dakotan Grant of $130,000 approved for Lewis and Clark watershed [Full Story] Del. County Develops Plan to Power Wastewater Plant with Grease    Jan 8, 08   The News-Journal Project would use restaurant grease to produce electricity [Full Story] Pa. Senator Secures Funding to Improve Stonycreek River Water Quality    Jan 3, 08   Daily American Funds directed toward improving AMD passive treatment system on Oven Run [Full Story] Fort Wayne, Ind., to Make $250 Million in Improvements to Sewer System    Jan 2, 08   EPA Settlement expected to reduce harmful discharges by 900 million gal annually [Full Story] States Chosen for Unique Source Water Protection Project    Jan 2, 08   EPA Project to align land use programs and state water quality protection to better protect drinking water sources. [Full Story] EPA Seeks Public Input on Draft Cruise Ship Discharge Report    Jan 2, 08   EPA Report will help the agency identify alternatives for addressing waste streams from cruise ships [Full Story] China’s Massive Water Diversion Project Tunnels Through Yellow River    Dec 28, 07   www.chinaview.cn China begins digging tunnel beneath the Yellow River as part of the south-to-north water diversion project [Full Story] Naples Bay Will Receive Storm Water Upgrades    Dec 27, 07   Environment News Service New storm water project will hopefully improve quality of water released to Naples Bay [Full Story] Oregon Elementary School Might No Longer Need Bottled Water    Dec 26, 07   kgw.com Keno Elementary School, Keno, Ore., will no longer need bottled water by this time next year [Full Story] Severn Trent Services Awarded Contract for Desalination Plant in Mexico    Dec 21, 07   Severn Trent Services Severn Trent Services has been selected to design and build a desalination plant for the Maravia Country Club Estates in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. [Full Story] Luggage Point Advanced Water Treatment Plant Awards Major Contract to Doosan Hydro Technology    Dec 20, 07   Doosan Hydro Technology, Inc. The Luggage Point Alliance has awarded Doosan Hydro Technology a contract to supply reverse osmosis skids and membranes to the Luggage Point advanced water treatment plant. The plant will supply 66 million litters per day of purified recycled water to the Western Corridor Recycled Water project. [Full Story] Insituform Wins $35.1 Million in CIPP Work in India    Dec 19, 07   Insituform, Inc. Insituform Technologies, Inc. has won two sewer rehabilitation contracts in Delhi, India, totaling $35.1 million, creating the largest municipal sewer project in the company’s history. [Full Story] Partnership Provides Loans for Families with Failing Sewage Systems    Dec 18, 07   All American Patriots West Virginia Gov. announces first loan under the West Virginia’s Onsite Systems Loan Program [Full Story] Lake Cumberland's Wolf Creek Dam in Danger    Dec 16, 07   The Herald-Citizen Army Corps report presents seven protection options for Kentucky dam [Full Story] WRT Celebrates 50th Contract for Water Treatment in South Carolina    Dec 13, 07   WRT Water Remediation Technology (WRT) signed its 50th contract for water treatment services with the Keowee Bay Property Owners Association in Salem, S.C. [Full Story] GE Energy to Provide Complete Control System for Largest Power and Water Facility in the World    Dec 12, 07   GE Energy The Marafiq Independent Water and Power Project in Saudi Arabia includes a 2,500-mW power generation and 800,000 cu meters per day desalinated water production facility. [Full Story] SCLC Urges State Leaders to Promote Action on Water Supply and Infrastructure Issues    Dec 10, 07   Southern California Leadership Council Southern California council seeks government action to alleviate water supply deficiencies [Full Story] Softeners/Onsite Treatment: Working Together to get the Facts    Dec 7, 07   WQA The WQA and NOWRA pledge to bring facts to the water softener debate [Full Story] Florida Treatment Plant Makes Legislative Agenda    Dec 6, 07   South Florida Sun-Sentinel; Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Florida Everglades are seeking millions of dollars from state and federal legislators for a water treatment plant [Full Story] Beach Runoff to go Underground    Dec 4, 07   The Virginian-Pilot; Norfolk, Va. Runoff from the beach to the ocean will no longer be a problem in Virginia Beach, as an underground pipe is being installed to redirect the flow. [Full Story] Storm Water Fund Not Receiving Backing    Dec 3, 07   The Capital; Annapolis, Md. A possible resident tax has not found majority support in the Annapolis county council. [Full Story] Water Meter Replacement Garners Annual Savings    Dec 3, 07   TAC New water meters in Woodstock, Va., are allowing the town to accurately measure use and improve town revenues. [Full Story] AwwaRF Introduces New Fast-Track Research Program    Nov 29, 07   AwwaRF The Awwa Research Foundation (AwwaRF) has announced a new program to accelerate research of critical importance to drinking water suppliers—the Rapid Response Research Program. [Full Story] EcoNova Wins National Contracts Worth Over $10 Million    Nov 29, 07   Fresh P.R. Sunshine Coast-based SafeWater company, EcoNova, continues to change the face of water recycling across Australia, this week announcing more than $10 million in contract wins from Tasmania to Palm Island. [Full Story] Thermal Oxidation Projects Heat Things Up    Nov 27, 07   Degrement Technologies—Infilco Degremont Technologies—Infilco was recently awarded two contracts for fluid beds; the two contracts together are valued at more than $80 million. [Full Story] Iowa Town to Build $8.7 Million Plant    Nov 26, 07   WFC Courier; Waterloo, Iowa A new wastewater treatment plant in Charles City, Iowa will allow the city to finalize its water system improvement project. [Full Story] Loan Agreements Clear Way for Wastewater Plant    Nov 19, 07   The Tribune-Democrat; Johnstown, Penn. The Portage Area Sewer Authority is finalizing a $9.8 million loan from the state, which will be used toward the establishment of a wastewater treatment plant. [Full Story] Wallingford Software and Telog Instruments Form Collaboration Development Agreement    Nov 13, 07   Telog Instruments, Inc. A software agreement between two major water industry software suppliers will create an automatic data exchange interface between the companies’ applications servers. [Full Story] Black & Veatch Celebrates Completion of £80 Million Project    Nov 12, 07   Black & Veatch This wastewater treatment project enhances bathing water quality for the Kent coast. [Full Story] Siemens to Provide Kuwati Wastewater Treatment Plant with BioFlowsheet Solution    Nov 9, 07   Siemens Water Technologies Siemens will provide a high-performance nutrient removal system for a wastewater treatment plant just outside of Kuwait. [Full Story] Building a Sustainable America—One Community at a Time    Nov 8, 07   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The EPA has awarded numerous universities and states grants to study sustainability projects. [Full Story] Water Treatment Plant to Receive Makeover    Nov 7, 07   Newport Independent Newport’s Waste Water Treatment Facility will soon begin receiving a makeover during a $2.1 million renovation. [Full Story] Rhea Needs $75 Million in Infrastructure    Nov 6, 07   The Herald-News; Dayton, TN An inventory of the infrastructure needs of Rhea County, Tenn. places water and wastewater needs near the top of the list. [Full Story] $300-400 Million to be spent on Extensive Sewer System Upgrades    Oct 26, 07   EPA, Region 4 $300-$400 million will be spent by The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro), to make extensive sewer system improvements. [Full Story] Anne Arundel Has $5 Billion Stormwater Problem    Oct 18, 07   Maryland Gazette In order to clean up the pollution woes of the Chesapeake Bay and prevent future problems, every person in the county would have to pay $10,000. [Full Story] Council Approves $4.2m for Wastewater Treatment Plant    Oct 17, 07   Carroll County Times; Westminster, MD Town officials must raise funds for a new facility featuring membrane technology. [Full Story] Fuel from Water Becoming Reality Says Kiwi Firm    Oct 15, 07   Dominion Post; Wellington New Zealand The possibility of water becoming a fuel source is becoming a possibility. [Full Story] Major Milestone Reached at Mohonk Road Industrial Plant Superfund Site    Oct 10, 07   US EPA The ribbon-cutting ceremony for this drinking water plant represents how far the Mohonk Road site has come. [Full Story] Upgrades Start on Wastewater System    Oct 9, 07   The Daily Iberian; New Iberia, LA $1.2 million in repairs are being made to reduce leaks for sewer shed basin D in New Iberia. [Full Story] Lee, WMD Nearing Accord on Lake O Treatment Plant    Oct 4, 07   Naples Daily News Lee County residents may finally be getting close to receiving their long-desired treatment plant. [Full Story] Drinking Water for Algeria    Oct 2, 07   KSB Algeria has received a new pumping station to help supply Algiers with fresh drinking water. [Full Story] HDR Selected for Southern Nevada Pipeline Project    Sep 28, 07   HDR Inc. HDR’s role in the Southern Nevada Water Authority project is to design a groundwater system, which will be done in several phases. [Full Story] AwwaRF Announces RFPs for Small-Utility Projects    Sep 27, 07   AWWA Research Foundation AwwaRF’s proposal requests are offering reasearchers the opportunity to work on a new drinking water research project. [Full Story] Lewiston Water Lines Work to Cost $1.6 Million    Sep 26, 07   The Buffalo News; Buffalo, N.Y. Lewiston, NY will receive $1.6 million in water line replacements; the project is one of the first to be funded by Power Authority money. [Full Story] $9 Billion Proposal Increases State Money for Dams    Sep 21, 07   The Fresno Bee, California Gov. Schwarzenegger’s new water plan will significantly increase the state’s investment in dams; the plan is meeting much opposition from Democrats. [Full Story] Pennichuck Subsidiary Arranges $2.5 Million SRF Financing    Sep 21, 07   Pennichuck Corporation Pennichuck aids water infrastructure project construction by arranging $2.5 million in financing. [Full Story] Nasiriyah Water Plant Turned over to GoI    Sep 17, 07   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The Nasiriyah Water Treatment Plant in Dhi Qar Province, Iraq, was turned over to the Government of Iraq in an official signing ceremony on Sept. 12. [Full Story] Town Joins Great Neck Push to Reassign Sewer Funds    Sep 14, 07   Newsday, Melville, N.Y. North Hempstead, NY is Lobbying to Reallocate $18 million to meet an EPA mandate for reduced nitrogen levels in the Long Island Sound. [Full Story] State Sets Aside $1 Million to Study Underground Water Storage at Southridge    Sep 12, 07   Tri-City Herald The Department of Ecology is giving $1 million to study how to store water and reduce the impact on fish and farmers. [Full Story] Iowa City to Spend up to $30 Million on Sewer System    Sep 6, 07   US Environmental Protection Agency Muscatine, Iowa, has promised the EPA that it will repair its current, often-overflowing sewer system. [Full Story] American Water Contributes to New York City Green Initiative    Sep 4, 07   American Water American Water's new wastewater recycling system in New York meets all Battery Park City Authority’s pioneering Residential Environmental Guidelines and reduces the demand for potable water in the building by nearly half. [Full Story] Skanska Awarded $49 Million Florida Water Works Assignment    Aug 30, 07   skanska.com Skanska will begin work in September to construct a water reclamation facility in Tampa. [Full Story] Raleigh, N.C., Will Distribute Reclaimed Water    Aug 30, 07   NBC17.com Raleigh, N.C., is about to begin a program to give away recycled water. [Full Story] AVANTech Awarded Makeup Water System in Puerto Rico    Aug 29, 07   AVANTech Inc. AVANTech, Inc. was awarded the delivery of a 366 gpm make-up water treatment system in Puerto Rico. [Full Story] United Water Prepares Plan for Hudson River Plant    Aug 29, 07   The Journal News United Water New York is planning to submit a plan for a proposed desalination plant for the Hudson River. [Full Story] Pennsylvania Brewery to Build $7M Wastewater Treatment Plant    Aug 28, 07   Pittsburgh Tribune-Review City Brewery in Latrobe, Pa., has announced plans to spend over US$7 million to build a new on-site wastewater treatment facility. [Full Story] Southern Australia Commits to $60 Million Wastewater Plan    Aug 22, 07   The Sydney Morning Herald Southern Australia’s Premier announced that the state government will pay half of the construction costs of a 30km pipeline network. [Full Story] Arkansas Governor Approves $33 Million Loan for Wastewater Project    Aug 17, 07   Arkansas News Bureau Arkansas’s Governor Mike Beebe announced that the state will loan $33 million for construction of a regional wastewater treatment facility. [Full Story] AMEC Awarded US$40 Million Flood Map Modernization Contract by FEMA    Aug 9, 07   AMEC AMEC has been awarded a five-year contract worth up to $40 million by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for flood map modernization services in FEMA Region III. [Full Story] GE to Supply Water Purification Technology for Beijing Olympic Games    Aug 7, 07   GE GE, a worldwide partner of the Olympic Games, announced it will provide multiple technologies for China’s first rainwater recycling system. [Full Story] Spartan Environmental Technologies Awarded Navy Contract for Ozone Treatment System    Aug 7, 07   Spartan Environmental Technologies Spartan Environmental Technologies has been awarded a US navy contract for two ozone treatment systems to be used as part of a marine life support package. [Full Story] USAID Opens Water Treatment Plants in Lebanon    Aug 6, 07   USAID USAID opened five water treatments plants in Haytoura, Ayshiyyeh, Ghobbatieh/Benwati, Wadi Jezzine and Snayyah in Jezzine District, in South Lebanon. [Full Story] El Paso to Dedicate ‘World’s Largest Inland Desalination Plant’    Aug 3, 07   El Paso Public Water Service El Paso Water Utilities will dedicate the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant on Aug. 8, 2007. [Full Story] San Mateo County Receives Grant to Clean Water    Jul 30, 07   The Daily Journal San Mateo County has received $845,000 to fund a pollution prevention project. [Full Story] Honolulu to Spend $30 Million on Wastewater Treatment Plant    Jul 24, 07   Honolulu Advertiser The city of Honolulu plans to spend nearly $30 million on the Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant in order to stop a stench that has been affecting the surrounding community for decades. [Full Story] Governor Kaine and Philip Morris USA Announce Virginia Environmental Project    Jul 23, 07   Philip Morris Virgina’s Governor Timothy M. Kaine joined executives from Philip Morris USA to announce a $6 million project aimed at further reducing nutrient levels in wastewater discharged into the James River [Full Story] China Gets New Water Treatment System for Olympics    Jul 20, 07   China Daily The water supplied to China’s Olympic Village will go through an extremely stringent procedure, possibly among the strongest in the world. [Full Story] Chicago Water Meters to be Upgraded in $40 Million Program    Jul 13, 07   Chicago Tribune A new $40 million program has been put in place to install electronic transmitters in 162,000 commercial and residential properties. [Full Story] EPA Provides Over $223,000 for Environmental Monitoring of Connecticut Shoreline Beaches    Jul 5, 07   EPA With the Fourth of July holiday upon us, and the summer beach season in high gear, EPA’s New England office is awarding a $223,370 grant to help support the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) beach program. [Full Story] Congressman Secures Funding for Nevada Wastewater Treatment System    Jul 2, 07   Office of Congressman Dean Heller U.S. Congressman Dean Heller (R-Carson City) secured $500,000 for the improvement of the wastewater treatment plant for the City of Fallon, Nev. [Full Story] GE to Build Desalination Plant in South Africa    Jun 1, 07   GE Water & Process Technologies GE Water & Process Technologies will design and construct a reverse osmosis seawater desalination plant, which will provide 70,000 m3/day of fresh water. [Full Story] Global Environment Facility Assists Moldova in Treating Municipal Wastewaters    Jun 1, 07   Global Environmen Facility The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$4,562,000 GEF grant for the Moldova Environmental Infrastructure Project. [Full Story]