The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has announced the winners of the 2007 Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability. The contest sought innovative solutions for removing arsenic from drinking water that is slowly poisoning tens of millions of people in developing countries. Three prizes have been awarded from a field of more than 70 entries.
A recent drilling project high in the Chilean mountains required drilling contractor Ingeneria Captagua to install seven water wells for the mine of Chuquicamata to a maximum depth of 818 feet.
The Awwa Research Foundation has completed a project regarding application of well condition assessment and rehabilitation techniques, the emphasis being the renovation of wells with regard to water yield.
Promoting the sustainable development of Botswana’s water resources is the objective of a U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) grant awarded to Botswana’s Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. The $500,000 grant will be used to partially fund technical assistance to the ministry on a borehole rehabilitation project.
The National Ground Water Association’s (NGWA) 58th annual Ground Water Expo and annual meeting took place Dec. 5-8 in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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