Poo power no longer just a pipe dream
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
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Poo power no longer just a pipe dream
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Water Reuse & Recycling Reuse Nutrient Recovery & Reuse
Study looks at bacteria to remove metals from mine-impacted water | Penn State University
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Wastewater Treatment Mine Water Management Mine Drainage
Removal of Dams Can Help Reconnect River Networks and Increase Watershed Resilience
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Dam removal in New England is not only an important aspect of river restoration but also provides an opportunity to enhance the magnitude and rate of river ...
Academic Environment River Restoration Dams
EU researchers showcase their integrated and flexible smart irrigation system
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The EU-funded FIGARO project has now completed the development of a precision agriculture Decision Support System, allowing growers to benefit from innovative ...
Basin Irrigation Irrigation Conservation Irrigation Management Irrigation Design
Cleaning Up Decades of Phosphorus Pollution in Lakes
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Phosphorus is the biggest cause of water quality degradation worldwide, causing ‘dead zones’, toxic algal blooms, a loss of biodiversity and increased health ...
Fertilizers River Studies Lake Management
Algae building blooms | UTS News Room
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
In summary: A multi-disciplinary research team has collaborated with the City of Sydney to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study into the use of flat ...
Algae Green Buildings Green Building
Bacterial research may lead to less polluted waters | Penn State University
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Fertilizers Nutrients Recovery Water Supply Fertilizer Fertilizer
Climate change will affect farmers’ bottom line | University of Illinois
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
- Climate change will disproportionately affect the agricultural sector, both in production and in land value. - Farmland values in the Southwestern United ...
Crop Farming Animal Husbandry Sustainable Agriculture
Rainfall following drought linked to historic nitrate levels in Midwest streams in 2013a
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
An irrigation system waters crops in southern Wisconsin. A new USGS report shows that drought periods followed by rainfall caused nitrate levels to ...
River Studies Lake Management Crop Farming Rain Water Management Animal Husbandry Soil Management
Droughts and floods: India's water crises demand more than grand projects
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
India is facing one of its most serious droughts in recent memory – official estimates suggest that at least 330m people are likely to be affected by acute ...
Drought Conservation Climate Change River Engineering
Piñol prepares plans to address La Niña's effects on agriculture
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Incoming Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is planning measures to address the effects of the coming La Niña phenomenon across the country. Piñol said ...
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Porvair unveils new microelectronics
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Porvair Filtration Group, a solutions provider for filtration and separation applications, has unveiled its new microelectronics products, opening up market ...
Business Water Technology Filtration Solutions
Do not Drink the Tap Water in Alabama!
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
100,000 Alabamians just received an alarming warning: ‘Do not drink the water! Roughly 100,000 Alabama residents got an alarming warning Thursday when they ...
Social Drinking Water Security Drinking Water Managment Drinking Water Water and Environment Contaminants
Romania-Israel Water Partnership
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Jerusalem’s water utility and Utilis sign deals in Romania During a business seminar led by the Israeli commercial attaché’s office in Bucharest, Romania’s ...
Government Public Private Partnerships in Water Funding Partnerships Public Private Partnership Metering Technologies
Sydney EOI call to overhaul ERP, billing and CRM systems
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Sydney Water looking for Implementation Partner to 'rip and replace' core systems Sydney Water is seeking an implementation partner to design, build and run ...
Government Implementation Investment Planning International Disaster Planning, Preparedness and Response Partnership and Capacity Strengthening
Holy water: How the Indian government plans to sell Ganges water online
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by Yoshimi Yoshida, Environmental Consultant
New Delhi: The Indian government believes it has found a new revenue source: it will bottle and sell water from the holy, and filthy, Ganges River online. ...
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Creating a Smart Water Grid : Rentricity
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Rentricity focuses on an innovative application of in-pipe hydrokinetic power generation. Water continuously flows through pipelines and offers the capability ...
Technology Water-Energy Nexus Infrastructure
Turning sewage into energy, in Congress’ backyard
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Treatment Wastewater Collection Water-Energy Nexus
BMAA and ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease): Fishing For Answers | Care2 Healthy Living
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by Yoshimi Yoshida, Environmental Consultant
Link: ALS is more common than generally recognized, with an incidence rate now close to that of multiple sclerosis. What causes it? 50 years ago ...
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