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Cape Town Sets Drought Measures

January 24, 2018

South Africa’s Cape Town—at nearly 4 million people, the country’s second-most populous city—could run out of water in the next three months if the current drought, the worst in 10 years, persists.

Moving Mountains at the Calaveras Dam Replacement

Scott Blair

November 15, 2017

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Replacement dam near Calaveras Fault strengthens San Francisco’s water-supply system

Global Desalination Pioneer IDE Finds Buyer

Neal Sandler

June 18, 2017

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Investor group buys 50% stake in the Israel-based firm amid market struggles

Five Global Teams Short-Listed for $1B First Phase of Red-Dead Water Project

Jordan will choose winner out of 17 submitted proposals by mid-2017

Neal Sandler

December 12, 2016

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Jordan will choose winner from among 17 original submitted proposals by mid-2017

Water/Environment Award of Merit - New Irvington Tunnel Project

September 28, 2016

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As a vital part of San Francisco’s Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System, the 1930s-era Irvington Tunnel supplies approximately 85% of the city’s water.

Water/Environment Best Project - Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant

September 28, 2016

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The Claude “Bud” Lewis facility was the first large-scale seawater desalination plant to be built in California, and the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District

California 2016 Design Firm of the Year: Carollo Reenvisions Water Engineering

Carollo manages $9 billion in water and wastewater projects throughout the state

Greg Aragon

May 24, 2016

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While some engineering companies perform work across many sectors of the industry, Carollo Engineers prides itself on its laser-like focus.

Tired of Waiting for Feds, Water Board Pursues Plan B for Red River

Jeff Gunderson

October 10, 2012

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The Lake Agassiz Water Authority board voted unanimously in September to study further a $781-million water-pipeline project proposal that would deliver water from the Missouri River to communities in eastern North Dakota's Red River Valley.

South Africa Powerplant Project Will Get More Environmental Monitoring

Shem Oirere

June 18, 2012

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Although a World Bank inspection panel has criticized on environmental and other grounds a mammoth coal-fired powerplant under construction in South Africa, the project will proceed and the bank