World Water & Environmental Engineering

World Water & Environmental Engineering is the international water and sewerage journal keeping readers up-to-date with state-of-the-art technical developments in the water treatment, wastewater treatment, and related environmental industries.
Bi-monthly news and analysis ensure that professional water and environmental decision-makers have an accurate and balanced view of the water and sewerage sectors in different regions of the world. Although fully independent, World Water maintains close links with a variety of scientific and research institutions, as well as water authorities and private operations firms around the globe.

Visible benefit from zoo's conditioning system(December 06)
A fully automatic water conditioning system recently installed at the polar bear enclosure at Nuremburg Zoo in Germany has improved visibility for visitors, and safety for staff. Thilo Sporbert of German technology group Siemens' Automation and Drives division, explains how this complex system is likely to be extended.

Australia ramps up desalination deployment(December 06)
The Water Corporation of Western Australia (WCWA) is on schedule to commission the southern hemisphere's largest desalination plant, in Perth, early next year. Gary Crisp of WCWA reports on how the plant has addressed the challenges of environmental sustainability and technological feasibility and heralds increased uptake of reverse osmosis technology in Australia.

Wallonia leads Europe in water management(December 06)
Drinking water and wastewater provision in the Belgian region of Wallonia is managed with model efficiency by the public sector. Jean-Marie Wauthier, head of environmental desk in Walloon, explains how social responsibility has been combined with effective private partnerships to deliver integrated management of the water cycle.

Modelling aids Malaysian flood control(December 06)
River system modelling and flood forecasting are growing in importance in Asian water management. Abd Jalil Hassan and Md Nassir Md Noh of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage at the National Hydraulic Research Institute in Malaysia describe a recent project in the Selangor basin.

Dutch lead post-tsunami reconstruction in Indonesia(December 06)
A Dutch consortium led by DHV is supporting the Indonesian government in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas of Aceh and Nias in Indonesia affected by the catastrophic tsunami of December 2004. Strategic planner at DHV, Jeroen Alberts, explains how the company is supporting the recovery process by providing expertise in sea defence, flood protection, refuge and early-warning systems.

Tilting dam could save UK homes(December 06)
An award-winning tilting barrier developed by UK company Tilt-Dam promises to avert the risk of flooding near to homes adjacent to rivers that are prone to bursting their banks. Journalist Mike Walter reports on the permanent barrier that can be raised in minutes, on behalf of Tilt-Dam and UK groundwork specialist Roger Bullivant Limited.