News $158bn needed to fix America’s dams A report by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) has estimated that $158bn is needed to fix the US’ non-federal dams, although this falls to $34bn if repairs…
News Hill lands €225m water project in Romania Hill International will lead an international consortium providing project and construction management for a €225m water and wastewater project in Romania. Largely funded by the EU, the project will boost…
News Flatiron wins $341m in work on California water and broadband Hochtief subsidiary Flatiron has won water and broadband contracts in California worth a combined $341m. East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) picked the contractor to deliver water treatment projects in…
News Work gets under way on America’s largest-ever river renewal project US contractor Kiewit and South African civil engineer Knight Piesold have begun preliminary works on the Klamath River Renewal Project, the largest of its kind in American history. KRRP comments…
News Jacobs to build $500m water treatment facility in Los Angeles US engineer Jacobs has won a design-and-build contract for a $500m water purification plant in Los Angeles. The Donald C Tillman Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) will gather and store…
News Ferrovial strikes water in Texas with plant expansions worth $166m Ferrovial, through PLW Waterworks, has won a $146m contract to expand the wastewater treatment plant in Pflugerville, Texas. The work will nearly double the plant’s current capacity of 113 million…
Trends Our sun for your water: Israel, Jordan renew ambitious solar-for-desalination plan Israel and Jordan have renewed a groundbreaking agreement to trade solar energy generated in Jordan, one of the world’s most water-stressed countries, for water desalinated in Israel. The MoU signed…
News Stantec joint venture closes five-year water services deal with US Corps of Engineers A joint venture between Canadian design engineer Stantec and US consultant Freese and Nichols has been awarded a five-year, $25m contract by the US Army Corps of Engineers in Alabama.…