Water Industry News
Press releases and Nickel Magazine articles
| November 2005 | Fresh Water from Salty
Water Recent developments in the use of nickel-containing materials in the rapidly expanding desalination industry. (Nickel Magazine) |
| November 2005 | Municipal Water Tank Why a city in the U.S.A. chose stainless steel to build a water tank that stores rain water. (Nickel Magazine) |
| July 2005 | Low-Maintenance Swimming
Pools Stainless steel is making a big splash in North America because of fast assembly and low maintenance. (Nickel Magazine) |
| July 2005 | Piping for
Municipalities Stainless steel pipe to be buried in a municipal water distribution project in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A. (Nickel Magazine) |
| March 2005 | Piping in Tall
Buildings Why three landmark buildings in Australasia are using austenitic stainless steel for high-pressure water distribution pipes. (Nickel Magazine) |
| March 2005 | Why Replace Existing
Piping? The University of Missouri-Columbia is replacing carbon steel water distribution piping with austenitic stainless steel to reduce maintenance costs. (Nickel Magazine) |
| Nov. 2004 | Tapping
Into Markets Education is the key for stainless steel suppliers to tap into the potentially large market of water distribution. (Nickel Magazine) |
| Nov. 2004 | Good Practices A new Nickel Institute online training module summarizes how austenitic stainless steels should be transported, stored, cut, formed, welded and cleaned. (Nickel Magazine) |
| Nov. 2004 | Pressure Filters Diatomaceous earth efficiently removes micro-organisms from swimming pool water. The pressure vessels in which this filtering material is used are made of S31600 stainless steel. (Nickel Magazine) |
| Sept. 28, 2004 | Water Distribution Alliance
Launched SPLASH, a non-profit alliance of manufacturers and suppliers of stainless steel water distribution systems was launched today in Chicago. |
| July 2004 | Stainless Steel Water
Gates A total of 520 tonnes of stainless steel were used in this wastewater project in Alabama. (Nickel Magazine) |
| April 14, 2004 | Online Training: "Corrosion by
Waters" Take in a short slide presentation (with audio) by Nickel Institute consultant Bud Ross. |
| March 2004 | Stainless Steel Water
Valves These are the cornerstone of New York City's water distribution system. (Nickel Magazine) |
| January 2004 | Copper-Nickel Web Site Now
Available This external web site provides details of Cu-Ni in marine, desalination and power generation. The information will allow good practices in design, fabrication and application. |
| October, 2003 | A New Material for an Old
Technology Ten huge Archimedes screws are slated for a sewage treatment plant in Los Angeles. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October, 2003 | A Precedent-Setting
Pipeline Nickel-containing stainless steel has been used for the first time to construct a buried water pipeline in North America. (Nickel Magazine) |
| February, 2003 | Italy's Underground Water Plant The Italian tourist town of Como has built an underground drinking water plant that uses nickel stainless steel, ensuring corrosion-resistance and low maintenance. (Nickel Magazine) |
| February, 2003 | Stainless Steel Sludge Scraper Corrosion-resistant nickel stainless steels help improve the service life of equipment in waste water treatment plants. (Nickel Magazine) |
| February, 2003 | China Opts for Fine Screening S31600 stainless steel is used for fine screening drums in a waste water treatment plant that's designed to last 25 years. (Nickel Magazine) |
| January 6, 2003 | Crevice Corrosion Engineering Guide Download a program designed to help you to predict how seven different nickel-containing alloys will perform when in contact with water. |
| October, 2002 | New York City Waste Water Plant Chooses
Stainless A major, US$2.2-billion waste water treatment plant in New York City uses nickel stainless steel equipment for long service life, low maintenance. (Nickel Magazine) |
| October 21, 2002 | NiDI Consultant to Address Corrosion
Conference NiDI consultant Carol Powell will deliver the keynote address at the annual general meeting of the Australian Corrosion Association on November 10th. |
| June 10, 2002 | Benefits of Stainless Steel Articulated in
Paris "Economic and Environmental Benefits which Stainless Steels Offer the Water Industry," was presented by Dr. Peter Cutler, NiDI Technical Director, Europe, at the 4th European Stainless Steel Science and Market Congress in Paris, June 10-13, 2002. |
| February, 2002 | Operating Guidelines Published in the
U.K. The British Stainless Steel Association has published "Operating Guidelines and Code of Practice." It will help those who are seeking permission to use stainless steel in contact with water from the UK Drinking Water Inspectorate. |
| September, 2001 | Interest in Water Oxidation Begins to
Broaden The consortium that supports supercritical water oxidation R&D at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology expects to attract more members. (Nickel Magazine) |
| September, 2001 | 20-year Test in New York City A planned 20-year test program will evaluate signs of corrosion in thin-walled stainless steel piping that carries potable water to the citizens of New York City. (Nickel Magazine) |
| September, 2001 | Stainless Steel Performs Well in Desalination
Test High-nickel austenitic stainless steel S34565 may be a solution to some of the corrosion challenges facing operators of desalination plants. (Nickel Magazine) |
| August 17, 2001 | California Ponders Nickel in Drinking Water California has set a Public Health Goal for the amount of nickel in drinking water. Now, the state's Department of Health Services must determine what the regulated maximum contaminant level will be. |
| June 29, 2001 | How Europe's Water Quality will be Managed The European Council and the European Parliament have hammered out a framework for regulating water quality. |
| June, 2001 | Recycled
Water Arid Arizona hopes to secure its water supply by treating sewage and returning clean water to the local aquifer. (Nickel Magazine) |
| June, 2001 | How Stainless Steel Pipes
Cut Cost and Reduce Waste Stainless steel pipe applications in the United States are rare. But one such installation was recently completed at a high-profile venue in Detroit, Michigan. (Nickel Magazine) |
