• Flow reduction - Time for a gravity system redesign?
  Downstream plumbing does not attract much interest until something goes wrong. Now with the emphasis on water conservation there are concerns that lower building drainage flows will mean problems in future..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Review - Friday, August 15, 2008)
• Bad water kills more children than war
  n the Western world there is scant appreciation of how fortunate we are to have public infrastructure, general good health and pleasant living conditions..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Review - Monday, August 11, 2008)
• Double dipping - Don't let a valuable resource go down the drain
  Heated wastewater can be harnessed to pre-heat the inlet to hot water systems, offering considerable savings and the downsizing of hot water unit capacity..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Review - Wednesday, August 06, 2008)
• From Hutong to high-rise
  Beijing’s fascinating hutong neighborhoods may be historic, but the plumbing is being thoroughly modernized as the Chinese city races towards the Olympics..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Review - Friday, August 01, 2008)

JULY 2008 NEWS STORIES

• July 2008 eNewsletter
  MPN Flat Rate Pricing is on the road… and coming to a city near you! · The World Plumbing Council says "PLUMBERS... your industry needs YOU! · Another Three Stooges video, from 1940, has surfaced on PlumbTube · SAVE MONEY and keep your power tools safe at the same time, with this months PlumbTool..... Click here for more...
   (MasterPlumbers.com - Thursday, July 31, 2008)
• Sydney's Desalination plant construction 30% complete
  NSW Water Minister Nathan Rees today announced during an inspection of the Sydney Desalination Plant that it was on budget and on track, with 30 per cent of construction now complete..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Wednesday, July 30, 2008)
• Structured plumbing offers real benefits
  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..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Review - Friday, July 25, 2008)
• California "lead law" raises more questions than answers
  Bismuth used in faucet manufacture may be an alternative to lead, but does the world produce enough of it and will the alloys be as workable?..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Review - Tuesday, July 15, 2008)
• All Valve Newsletter - July 2008
  Welcome to the July edition of the All Valve Newsletter. We have plenty of stock of our new stainless steel box for the Caleffi thermostatic mixing valve, as well as a new..... Click here for more...
   (Daniel Dillenbeck, All Valve Industries - Friday, July 11, 2008)
• Downpours attacked with uplifting results
  Syfon Systems is finding success in Malaysia with its proprietary Syfonic downpipes featured in high-profile projects throughout the Asia Pacific region..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Review - Monday, July 07, 2008)
• World-best model helps manage corrosion in sewers
  In a world first, it is now possible to accurately predict the spread and concentration of hydrogen sulphide along sewerage networks that have pressure mains, using a kinetics-based, flow dependent model..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Tuesday, July 01, 2008)

JUNE 2008 NEWS STORIES

• June 2008 eNewsletter
  Fuel for Thought... The debate regarding rising fuel prices · Big Tony The Plumber is back and shows you how to unclog a sink on PlumbTube · Unclog more than a sink with our PlumbTool of the month, the Speedway Lightweight Electric Hand Jetter..... Click here for more...
   (MasterPlumbers.com - Monday, June 30, 2008)
• Norway shows the way in innovative wastewater treatment
  An experimental decentralized urban treatment system that processes graywater from apartments in an Oslo suburb has consistently produced water pure enough to swim in..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Review - Thursday, June 26, 2008)
• Water restrictions in Sydney have eased
  Water restrictions have been eased for Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains. The current level 3 restrictions will be eased to allow vehicle and house washing with a hose fitted with a trigger nozzle from this weekend. Sydneysiders have saved more than 415 billion litres of water since restrictions were introduced in October 2003...... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Thursday, June 19, 2008)
• Construction started on one of Australia's largest recycled water schemes
  The Hoxton Park recycled water scheme, estimated to cost around $70 million, will ultimately supply around 3 billion litres of recycled water a year to new residents and businesses in Sydney’s south west. Recycled water will be provided to an estimated 13,000 properties for outdoor use and toilet flushing. Recycled water will also be supplied for irrigation of open spaces such as parks and to a number of industrial customers within the scheme..... Click here for more...
   (Sydney Water - Thursday, June 12, 2008)
• WPR Survey results
  Well, the results of our global survey are in and we had close to 1,000 responses from our readers, which is a sizeable sample! Firstly, thank you to everyone who took a few minutes out of their busy schedules to complete our survey. We trust that when you read the results you will think it worthy of your time investment..... Click here for more...
   (World Plumbing Review - Monday, June 02, 2008)