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WEFTEC 2013 Speaker Sue Murphy Discusses Innovative Water Communities

September 12, 2013

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Sue Murphy will join a panel of water leaders at WEFTEC 2013 to discuss innovative water communities around the world during Technical Session 100.

Sue Murphy will join a panel of water leaders at WEFTEC® 2013 to discuss innovative water communities around the world during Technical Session 100: Water Thought Leaders: The Future of Cities and Water. Murphy, CEO of the Water Corp. (Leederville, Western Australia), has been named annually as one of the top 100 most influential engineers […]

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Recycling Center’s Purpose Trickles Down to Onsite Water Reuse

May 2, 2013

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The recently redesigned El Cerrito (Calif.) Recycling and Environmental Center, a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-certified building, includes rainwater recovery and stormwater treatment systems. The center collects conventional and hard-to-recycle items for city residents and communities in the San Francisco East Bay area.Photo courtesy of David Wakely.

The El Cerrito (Calif.) Recycling and Environmental Center is walking the talk and taking its mission a step further in encouraging environmental stewardship in the community. The center, which spans a 0.8-ha (2-ac) former quarry on the east shore of San Francisco Bay, recently was redesigned with numerous features to encourage onsite reuse of water […]

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Water-Recycling Technology in Space Evolves

April 10, 2013

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Complete water recycling systems both reduce cost and protect the health astronauts. The International Space Station (ISS), pictured above, has had a water-recycling system since 2009. Photo courtesy of Michael T. Flynn, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center.

NASA researches innovative technologies for long-term and commercial space flight   On Jan. 30, water industry professionals gathered to attend a Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) and Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF; Alexandria) VIP luncheon in Chicago. The luncheon, which marked both the conclusion of the eighth annual WERF Research Forum and the beginning […]

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