search.noResults

search.searching

dataCollection.invalidEmail
note.createNoteMessage

search.noResults

search.searching

orderForm.title

orderForm.productCode
orderForm.description
orderForm.quantity
orderForm.itemPrice
orderForm.price
orderForm.totalPrice
orderForm.deliveryDetails.billingAddress
orderForm.deliveryDetails.deliveryAddress
orderForm.noItems
THE MAGAZINE FOR THE DRAINAGE,WATER &WASTEWATER INDUSTRIES


NEWSDESK


TheWater Action Platformis sponsored by leadingwater industry partners and pools


experience and expertise from utilities around theworld.


3. Sewage epidemiology is increasingly valuable The huge value and potential of using sewage epidemiology for scanning the spread ofCovid-19 infection in populations is being revealed.Contrary to early assumptions, evidence based on sewage sample analysis nowshows that the virus arrived in Italy inDecember 2019, rather than February 2020 as originally thought.While there are still questions around the reliability of the data, there is no evidence that the virus originated outsideChina.This is an exciting area to watch.


4. Two factors impact on the cost of implementingwastewater surveillance TheWaterAction Platformcommunity is very keen to hear howto cost implementation of an epidemiologicalwastewater surveillance system for Sars-CoV-2.Thisweek, participants learned that costs vary depending on geographic location and availability of laboratory capacity at the appropriate biosafety level and access to commercial and university labs.More data is being gathered on the costs of epidemiological surveys and thiswill be reported at the nextwebinar on 9 July.


5. Utilities face huge revenue losses due to Covid-19 Utilities around theworld anticipate amajor loss in revenue due to the impact of theCovid-19 pandemic.The current prediction of the financial impact ofCovid-19 onUS drinkingwater utilities is approximatelyUS$13.9 billion, representing an overall 16.9%financial toll.USwastewater utilitieswere expected to lose an estimated US$16.8 billion in revenue.The figures are based on an assessment commissioned by theAmericanWaterWorksAssociation and the Association ofMetropolitanWaterAgencies and feature in a report fromengineering consultancy and contractor Black&Veatch. While no one knowswhat the final costwill be, Isle chairman Piers Clark says,“If this is the scale of impact in theUS,where themajority of residents are able andwilling to pay theirwater bills, the impact in other parts of theworld is going to be evenmore extreme.”


FOLLOW US


6.Water vendingmachines provide affordable supplies The need for all communities to have access to affordable pipedwater supplies has become evenmore critical through theCovid-19 pandemic.Where that is not yet possible, the roll-out of solar-powered water-vendingmachines is providing a practical alternative. Thewater‘ATMs’are an economically viable and safe solution for urban and rural communities and India,Uganda, Bangladesh andHaiti are just a fewof the countrieswhere they are in use. Pricing is notmuch more than the cost of piped supplies and the purified rainwater is paid for via awater card, purchased fromvendors and local shops.


Share experience and expertise


The challenges thrown up byCovid-19 require global collaboration and knowledge-sharing.


Sponsors Sponsors of theWaterAction Platforminclude the businesses, governmental organisations, financial institutions, academic institutions and trade and professional bodies listed below. • TheWorld Bank • Unicef • Water ServicesAssociation ofAustralia • AquaFed • AfriAlliance • WorldWater Innovation Fund • • •


Institution ofCivil Engineers Inheritance Enterprises


InstitutoTecnológico deGalicia


• Atkins • Hydro International • SkionWater • Aqualia • Metito • LuminUltraTechnologies • Andeye


August 2020 | drain TRADER 73


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92