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AUGUST 2009 NEWS STORIES

• Flow control outlets for hospitals
  Consultants face the challenge of engineering more innovative ways to regulate the water use within buildings, while not impacting on the functionality of the system or providing any adverse health risk..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Monday, 31 August 2009)


• A world first for Sydney's desalination project
  A world first has been achieved in the construction of Sydney’s Desalination Project with the pipelines across Botany Bay now complete, NSW Minister for Water, Phil Costa announced today..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Friday, 28 August 2009)


• Plumbing Dictionary
  The American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE) recently released the updated and revised version of the Plumbing Dictionary 6th Edition..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Thursday, 27 August 2009)


• Warragamba's water to generate green energy
  Water from Sydney’s iconic Warragamba Dam will be used to generate green energy, with a 30- tonne turbine installed at Prospect Reservoir, NSW Minister for Water, Phil Costa announced today..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Wednesday, 26 August 2009)


• Sydney's sewage gas now providing green energy
  Methane gas from Sydney’s Bondi Sewage Treatment Plant is being converted to green energy under new technology being rolled out at sewage plants across Greater Sydney, NSW Minister for Water, Phil Costa announced today..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Thursday, 20 August 2009)


• Australia a leader in tackling water problems
  A combination of strong community effort to conserve water and a multi-billion dollar infrastructure program have set Australia at the international forefront in managing urban water systems..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Tuesday, 18 August 2009)


• 2012 Uniform Plumbing Code
  The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is now accepting applications at its Website from individuals wishing to participate on soon-to-beformed Task Groups working toward the development of the 2012 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC©) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC©)..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Sunday, 16 August 2009)


• Hard water clogs showerheads
  The first results of a major new study on the effects of water softeners in the home have shown that untreated hard water can rapidly lead to clogged showerheads, in some cases possibly as soon as a year and a half of regular use..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Friday, 14 August 2009)


• Plumbing Heating Cooling and Contracting industry response to recession
  In the US where the economic downturn hit hardest, businesses across all industries has been slow. For many the key to riding out the recession has been to batten down the hatches and focus on strengths. www.worldplumbinginfo.com spoke to two members of the United States national Association of the Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors (PHCC) to get their thoughts..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Wednesday, 12 August 2009)


• Plumbing sector leaks as GFC lingers
  The speculative nature of banks in creating risk by trying to manage risk, and indeed their greed, not only brought several banks to their knees, but took down whole industries with them. This article is not an examination of how the markets fell, or the aftermath of the US sub prime collapse, but a partial examination of how this industry was affected and the measures that some have taken to weather the economic storm..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Wednesday, 5 August 2009)


• $83 million to improve Sydney's sewer and stormwater networks
  Sydney’s network of stormwater and sewerage pipes will undergo a $83.4 million upgrade to protect the environment and public health, NSW Minister for Water Phil Costa announced today..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Tuesday, 4 August 2009)


• July 2009 eNewsletter
  - Plumber Runs For Cancer Research! Help me raise funds for Cure Cancer Australia Foundation. - Women In Plumbing: "Amy the Plumber" making waves in a typically "male-dominated" profession. - June Poll Results regarding Garbage/Waste Disposal Systems..... Click here for more...
   (MasterPlumbers.com - Monday, 3 August 2009)