Plumbing’s response to the Haiti crisis
02 Feb 2010 On 12 January 2010, the small island nation of Haiti was rocked by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0. The tragedy brought to attention the poverty, lack of water and basic sanitation and desolation in which the people of this once popular nation reside.

Rainwater tank pollution
18 Nov 2009 Lead has long been targeted as a potentially harmful water contaminant. As rainwater tanks become increasingly popular, it begs the question: do they harbour elevated lead levels that are dangerous to public health? Angela Tufvesson investigates.

Windmill technology produces rain
01 Oct 2009 Several new technologies designed to produce drinking water have been tested in recent years. From wastewater to stormwater to deslaination, a line in the sand has been drawn to come up with solutions that stop the dissipation of the precious resource commonly known as H2O.

Water system shares in funding
24 Sep 2009 An innovative water system that mirrors cyclonic storm action to purify water for reuse is the recipient of government funding.

Turning stormwater into drinking water
21 Sep 2009 Scientists from Australia’s national science agency have turned stormwater from a city in South Australia into purified drinking water.

Siphonic roof drainage software
03 Aug 2009 With DrainStar(R), the smart design and calculation software for siphonic roof drainage, benefits are double: up to 60% of building costs can be saved, while reducing CO2 emissions at the same time.

Membrane water filtration
23 Jun 2009 Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification systems and technologies, announced today that it has won a $14.7 million municipal water contract for the design and installation of a Pall Aria™ integrated microfiltration (MF)/ reverse osmosis (RO) membrane water treatment system in Manila.

Modtank modular water storage
14 May 2009 A new modular water storage system, Modtank is set to take urban Australia by storm by saving the water shed from a household’s roof, using interconnecting 77 litre-water plastic modules.

Executive Board visits Korean rainwater harvesting project
16 Feb 2009 Members of the WPC Executive Board, meeting in Seoul, South Korea on 28-29 October 2008, took the opportunity to visit a rainwater harvesting project in the Star City residential and commercial complex.

Cloud seeding could help solve water shortage
16 Feb 2009 Some people may think cloud seeding to create rain belongs in the realms of science fiction, but it is alive and well in many countries.

Positive trends to water and energy commitments
15 Feb 2009 The results of a survey WPR magazine conducted in 2008, unearthed some interesting facts and figures.

Plumbing industry gets smart about water use
15 Feb 2009 One of the foundation aims of worldplumbinginfo.com is to spread knowledge and good practice globally to reduce water use and improve sanitation. The first two water-saving ideas, which we have called ‘Cleaning the carrots’ and ‘Money laundering’, are from Australia.

Structured plumbing offers real benefits for water savers
15 Feb 2009 Because there is a clear link between water use and energy consumption, saving water can also save energy. The search is underway to find more efficient ways of delivering water to limit energy and water loss.