California “lead law” raises more questions than answers
Bismuth used in faucet manufacture may be an alternative to lead, but does the world produce enough of it and will the alloys be as workable?
All Valve Newsletter – July 2008
Welcome to the July edition of the All Valve Newsletter. We have plenty of stock of our new stainless steel box for the Caleffi thermostatic mixing valve, as well as a new
Downpours attacked with uplifting results
Syfon Systems is finding success in Malaysia with its proprietary Syfonic downpipes featured in high-profile projects throughout the Asia Pacific region
World-best model helps manage corrosion in sewers
In a world first, it is now possible to accurately predict the spread and concentration of hydrogen sulphide along sewerage networks that have pressure mains, using a kinetics-based, flow dependent model
June 2008 eNewsletter
Fuel for Thought… The debate regarding rising fuel prices · Big Tony The Plumber is back and shows you how to unclog a sink on PlumbTube · Unclog more than a sink with our PlumbTool of the month, the Speedway Lightweight Electric Hand Jetter
Norway shows the way in innovative wastewater treatment
An experimental decentralized urban treatment system that processes graywater from apartments in an Oslo suburb has consistently produced water pure enough to swim in
Water restrictions in Sydney have eased
Water restrictions have been eased for Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains.
The current level 3 restrictions will be eased to allow vehicle and house washing with a hose fitted with a trigger nozzle from this weekend.
Sydneysiders have saved more than 415 billion litres of water since restrictions were introduced in October 2003.
Construction started on one of Australia’s largest recycled water schemes
The Hoxton Park recycled water scheme, estimated to cost around $70 million, will ultimately supply around 3 billion litres of recycled water a year to new residents and businesses in Sydney’s south west.
Recycled water will be provided to an estimated 13,000 properties for outdoor use and toilet flushing. Recycled water will also be supplied for irrigation of open spaces such as parks and to a number of industrial customers within the scheme
WPR Survey resultssit
Well, the results of our global survey are in and we had close to 1,000 responses from our readers, which is a sizeable sample! Firstly, thank you to everyone who took a few minutes out of their busy schedules to complete our survey. We trust that when you read the results you will think it worthy of your time investment
May 2008 eNewsletters
Google Plumbers’ identity theft STILL HAPPENING… What YOU can do to help
stop it! * Read about California’s Water Choices in this month’s PlumbBook * Big Tony The Plumber “sweats” it on PlumbTube * SAVE 20% on our PlumbTool of the month
‘Super’ solution
Imagine the equivalent of a large cinema crowd needing bathroom access 30,000ft in the sky. Aircraft plumbing designers are turning to distributed systems for solutions
E – INSTITUTE – The Official Newsletter of IPA
National Consistency, Three talkfests, summits, forums call them what you will held in recent times, all in Canberra, and amongst a number of outcomes and many disappointments a common theme input by industry has been the need for national consistency. Of course this is no surprise to
Desalination plant – tunnel boring machines being assembled
The desalination plant, to be powered by wind, is on time and on budget to deliver water in the summer of 2009-10.
This week the first tunnel boring machine arrived on site and is being assembled inside the tunnel entrance.
Attracting woman engineers
What attracts young women to the field of public health engineering? It could be family background, or even fascination with a childhood toy
April 2008 eNewsletter
Sydney’s Autumn “wet” – 10% OFF this month’s featured PlumbBook – PlumbTube – Who ya gonna call?… Mario! – SAVE 25% on our PlumbTool of the month
Sydney Water and local garden centres get to the roots of saving water
This autumn, Sydney Water will be working with local garden centres to help Sydney’s green thumbs save water in their gardens.
Sydney Water is running the Water Smart Garden Centres promotion at four Sydney garden centres during autumn to give people practical advice about using water wisely while enjoying their gardens
Luxury goes green
Hotel bathrooms have to meet guests’ expectations while saving water and power
First pipe laid on Sydney desalination pipeline route
Sydney Water Managing Director Kerry Schott announced that the first desalination pipe was laid at Kurnell today.
This is the first of around 2,000 pipes that will form the 18-kilometre pipeline that will connect the desalination plant to Sydney’s water supply system at Erskineville
Sydney’s councils cut water use by almost 20 per cent
Sydney’s councils have collectively cut their water use by almost 20 per cent a year since 2003.
Councils’ water saving efforts have saved ratepayers about $4.3 million a year
October 2007 eNewsletter
Hi and welcome to our October eNewsletter. With Federal Elections happening in Australia during november and Christmas only 7 weeks away it is certainly a busy period. How do you manage the
