Tag: sewage
Mussels could be the answer to better urban water
Ribbed mussels can remove nitrogen and other excess nutrients from an urban estuary and could help improve water quality in other urban and coastal...
How will Argentina achieve universal access to water and sanitation?
Argentina sets ambitious targets of providing universal access to water and 75 percent access to sewerage services for its citizens. How can the country...
Aqaba recovering energy from wastewater
The only coastal city of what may be the world’s most water scarce country has prioritised “Zero Discharge”, cleaning up the air by cleaning...
Danube invests in human capacity for cleaner water
New partnerships and personnel appointments have given utilities a bigger role in the management of the river Danube. By James Workman
It is not the deepest,...
Interview with Sergio Campos, Water and Sanitation Division Chief, IDB
“The Inter-American Development Bank is a Strategic Partner to the IWA Water and Development Congress,where we will showcase our work to advance the water and...
Cities, hubs for wastewater innovation
By Torgny Holmgren*
Water is a finite resource. With a growing population, an expanding global middle class and a rise in energy and industrial production,...
IWA announce winner of resource recovery from water award
The International Water Association’s Best Practices on Resource Recovery from Water Award 2017, has been won by technology provider POSCO Engineering and Construction. The...
A drop of pop into public communication by water professionals
By Miharu Hirano*
Public participation, as customer engagement, user involvement, accountability or transparency, is a concept increasingly discussed among water professionals. It aims to strengthening...