The capital of Chile, with its population of over six million people, faces an enormous demand of drinking water. This is a great responsibility for Aguas Andinas, Chile’s biggest water supplier.
Although enough drinking water is available, part of...
The first Russian fortress on the Black Sea coast was established in 1831. People settled in a beautiful bay surrounded by mountains. 139 years later, in 1970, Gelendzhik was recognised as 'All-Union' resort and rated as a designated recreational...
General Background: From 1939 to 2003, millions of metro Boston residents relied on the Hultman Aqueduct to deliver almost all of its drinking water. By the 1990s, the aging structure suffered from numerous leaks, and was losing almost 400,000...
Lake Lanier — formed by Buford Dam holding the Chattahoochee and Chestatee Rivers in northern Georgia — is key to providing water to the metropolitan Atlanta area. Approximately 60 percent of Georgia’s population receives drinking water from the...
The Kent County Water Authority supplies and distributes water services to residential, commercial, industrial, and other consumers in Kent County and parts of Cranston, Scituate, and North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The system contains approximately...
The city of Huasahuasi lies in the Peruvian Andes at 2,500 metres above sea level. Immense efforts were made here to improve Peru's hydrocarbon balance. The country was looking for alternatives to thermal power stations powered by gas, oil and coal,...
Dubai, the thriving, dazzling metropolis on the Persian Gulf, is the largest city in the United Arab Emirates and is famous for its skyscrapers and high-rise buildings. Dubai is, of course, home to Burj Khalifa, the highest building in the world....
Wuxi, a metropolis midway on the railway line from Shanghai to Nanjing, is also referred to as the 'Lustrous Pearl of Lake Taihu'. The excellent train connection to Shanghai, which is 100 km away, has enabled the city to grow exponentially in recent...
The SARAS refinery, one of Europe‘s largest oil refineries, is located in Sarroch near Cagliari, the Sardinian capital. Saras Group processes 300,000 barrels of crude oil every day; that‘s about 15% of the total supply in Italy.
The region is the La Guajira desert, where more than 400,000 inhabitants are to be supplied with drinking water and electricity. The project is also supposed to secure the irrigation of the 18,000 hectare of productive land. A decisive argument for...