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Water & Waste News - Monday, March 8, 2010
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* Foz do Brasil wins 35-year concession to operate Blumenau sanitation system - Brazil
Environmental engineering and sanitation company Foz do Brasil has won the concession to operate Blumenau city's sanitation system in Brazil's Santa Catarina state for the next 35 years, Valor Online reported.
The company must invest 185mn reais (US$103mn) over the next five years to raise the rate of treated sewage in the city from 20-70%.
Total investment throughout the contract period is 300mn reais.
With around 300,000 inhabitants, Blumenau is the largest city to carry out a sanitation c ... more
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Foz_do_Brasil_wins_35-year_concession_to_operate_Blumenau_sanitation_system1/177425202
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* Majory ImaiDirector - Modclima<!--StartFragment--><em><p><em>Producing rainfall to irrigate farmland in semi-arid regions and to provide potable water in times of drought might sound a little far-fetched but one Brazilian company ... more
http://www.bnamericas.com/interviews/waterandwaste/Majory_Imai_,Modclima,/177425202
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Free Past News
* Montevideo to study rainwater drainage following new floods - 03-04-2010 - Uruguay
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Montevideo_to_study_rainwater_drainage_following_new_floods/177425202
* Conagua seeks private sector participation in projects worth US$2.8bn - 03-03-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Conagua_seeks_Spanish_funding_for_US*2,8bn_projects1/177425202
* Only 15% of PAC sanitation projects completed - Abcon president - 03-02-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Only_15*_of_PAC_sanitation_projects_completed_-_Abcon_president/177425202
* Puebla to tender US$101mn sanitation project - 03-01-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Puebla_to_tender_US*101mn_sanitation_project/177425202
* Etapa to focus on water, sanitation expansion in US$93mn plan - 02-26-2010 - Ecuador
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Etapa_to_focus_on_water,_sanitation_expansion_in_US*93mn_plan/177425202
* Santiago river needs stricter controls, monitoring - researcher - 02-25-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Santiago_river_needs_stricter_controls,_monitoring_-_researcher/177425202
* Lawsuits will not hamper El Zapotillo, says Conagua - 02-24-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Lawsuits_will_not_hamper_El_Zapotillo,_says_Conagua/177425202
* Majes-Siguas II concession pushed back to March 25 - 02-23-2010 - Peru
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Majes-Siguas_II_concession_pushed_back_to_March_251/177425202
* Sedapal launches tender for US$97mn Pachacútec project - 02-22-2010 - Peru
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Sedapal_launches_tender_for_US*97mn_Pachacutec_project/177425202
* Nuevo Laredo evaluates US$80mn international dam, reservoir - 02-19-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Nuevo_Laredo_evaluates_US*80mn_international_dam,_reservoir/177425202
* San Luis Potosí plans US$144mn water, drainage program - 02-18-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/San_Luis_Potosi_plans_US*144mn_water,_drainage_program/177425202
* Water authorities agree on US$103mn drainage works - 02-17-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Water_authorities_agree_on_US*103mn_drainage_works/177425202
* Caribbean countries struggle to combat drought - 02-16-2010 - Caribbean
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Caribbean_countries_struggle_to_combat_drought/177425202
* Prequalified firms to present offers for wastewater treatment plant by May 7 - 02-15-2010 - Costa Rica
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Prequalified_firms_to_present_offers_for_wastewater_treatment_plant_by_May_7/177425202
* EPM launches water savings campaign to prevent rationing - 02-12-2010 - Colombia
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/EPM_launches_water_savings_campaign_to_prevent_rationing/177425202
* Perenne looking to expand business, improve technology - 02-11-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Perenne_looking_to_expand_business,_improve_technology/177425202
* SU-MAT installs wastewater treatment plant in Jaqui - 02-10-2010 - Peru
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/SU-MAT_installs_wastewater_treatment_plant_in_Jaqui/177425202
* Guadalajara to launch new waste separation plan - 02-09-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Guadalajara_to_launch_new_waste_separation_plan/177425202
* DF govt, SACM agree to suspend water rates after severe flooding - 02-08-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/DF_govt,_SACM_agree_to_suspend_water_rates_after_severe_flooding/177425202
* Sonora to begin US$911mn water plan in Q3 - 02-05-2010 - Mexico
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Sonora_to_begin_US*911mn_water_plan_in_Q31/177425202
* Future govt to improve potable water, sewerage systems - Chinchilla - 02-04-2010 - Costa Rica
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Future_govt_to_improve_potable_water,_sewerage_systems_-_Chinchilla/177425202
* Northeastern states present opportunities for water treatment - executive - 02-03-2010 - Brazil
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Northeastern_states_present_opportunities_for_water_treatment_-_executive/177425202
* EPM to launch tenders for Medellín treatment plant, transfer system by end-Feb - 02-02-2010 - Colombia
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/EPM_to_launch_tenders_for_Medellin_treatment_plant,_transfer_system_by_end-Feb/177425202
* Govt struggles to meet goals established in zero garbage law - 02-01-2010 - Argentina
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Govt_struggles_to_meet_goals_established_in_zero_garbage_law/177425202
* Authorities to plant tulle, install biofilters to clean up Atitlán lake - 01-29-2010 - Guatemala
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Authorities_to_plant_tulle,_install_biofilters_to_clean_up_Atitlan_lake/177425202
* Authorities to present update on Matanza-Riachuelo cleanup on Feb 1 - 01-28-2010 - Argentina
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Authorities_to_present_update_on_Matanza-Riachuelo_cleanup_on_Feb_1/177425202
* AyA to start US$8mn sewerage project in Feb - 01-27-2010 - Costa Rica
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/AyA_to_start_US*8mn_sewerage_project_in_Feb/177425202
* CAF to lend over US$1bn in 2010 - 01-26-2010 - Peru
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/CAF_to_lend_over_US*1bn_in_2010/177425202
* Ministry seeks US$100mn funding for water program - 01-25-2010 - Bolivia
http://www.bnamericas.com/news/waterandwaste/Ministry_seeks_US*100mn_funding_for_water_program/177425202
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