WASHINGTON (Feb. 19, 2016) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released DWMAPS – the Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters. This online mapping tool provides the public, water system operators, state programs and federal agencies with critical information to help them safeguard the sources of America’s drinking water.

KONTICH, BELGIUM (Feb. 18, 2016) – Saint-Gobain Seals has opened a new large diameter seal production facility at its Kontich, Belgium site in order to further improve quality and reduce lead-times significantly for large diameter, polymer OmniSeal seals. With this new production facility, Saint-Gobain Seals aims to strengthen the service to the Energy sector for applications such as FPSO turret swivels, large engineered valves, wind turbines, compressors and turbines.

HOUSTON (Feb. 18, 2016) – Siemens Analytical Products and Solutions has announced the partnership with new channel partner Process Technology, Inc. (PTI). The new partnership will focus on the Rocky Mountain region, as PTI is based out of Salt Lake City, Utah.

BOSTON (Feb. 18, 2016) – Many countries are facing a perfect storm of financing constraints and water infrastructure shortfalls. Dramatic declines in oil and commodity prices, low water tariffs, groundwater overdrafts and untreated wastewater discharges are prompting governments to tap the private sector through public-private partnership (PPP) schemes.

ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands (Feb. 16, 2016) – Pentair will present its latest innovations and integrated solutions to help address wastewater management challenges at the 18th African Water Association (AfWA) International Congress & Exhibition in Nairobi, Kenya February 22 – 25, 2016. The theme of this year’s congress is “sustainable access to water and sanitation in Africa.”