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SEPTEMBER 2009 NEWS STORIES

• September 2009 eNewsletter
  Lorenzo runs for Cancer research and reaches over $4000 in fundraising | Can Too Run "Tarzan Call" captured on PlumbTube | Server upgrades planned for the MasterPlumbers.com website..... Click here for more...
   (MasterPlumbers.com - Wednesday, 30 September 2009)


• Sydney Proves It's Water Wise
  Three months since the NSW Government introduced new Water Wise Rules ending drought restrictions, Greater Sydney continues to be water wise, Minister for Water, Phil Costa said today. Minister Costa said an initial assessment of water supplied to Sydney Water since the NSW Government announced Water Wise Rules three months ago shows an increase of just 1.3%...... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Sunday, 27 September 2009)


• Water system shares in funding
  An innovative water system which mirrors cyclonic storm action to purify water for reuse is one of 14 Australian projects to each receive $70,400 in Commercialising Emerging Technologies (COMET) funding..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Thursday, 24 September 2009)


• Water Wise Rules allow clean up following dust storm
  Greater Sydney residents will be able to wash down their houses, driveways and cars to help clean following the dust storm, NSW Minister from Water Phil Costa said today. Mr Costa said the current Water Wise Rules allow households and businesses to hose down their premises for health and safety reasons...... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Wednesday, 23 September 2009)


• Plumbing technology moves forward
  Convened in conjunction with the World Plumbing Council (WPC), the 2010 International Emerging Technology Symposium will bring a range of expertise together to discuss matters of plumbing, health and water efficiency..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Tuesday, 22 September 2009)


• Turning stormwater into drinking water
  Scientists from Australia’s national science agency have turned stormwater from a city in South Australia into purified drinking water. Australian CSIRO scientists have bottled ‘Recharge’, pure drinking water that was once stormwater..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Monday, 21 September 2009)


• Brisbane to go toilet to tap?
  Brisbane policy makers should take a leap of faith and advocate for advanced water recycling facilities says Philip Anthony, director of the Orange County Water District, who led development of the world’s largest advanced water recycling facility of its kind in Orange County, California..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Friday, 18 September 2009)


• Boiler scrappage scheme
  Plumbers and plumbing suppliers in the United Kingdom are calling on Government to introduce a scrappage scheme for old boilers. It is believed a boiler scrappage scheme would encourage their replacement with newer, more efficient models...... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Info - Wednesday, 16 September 2009)


• August 2009 eNewsletter
  - NEW Rheem MPs-325 Split System Heat Pump hits the market. - Can Too Run fundraising continues as the Big Day draws nearer. - Quick DIY PlumbTube video on how to unclog a bathtub..... Click here for more...
   (MasterPlumbers.com - Tuesday, 1 September 2009)