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Water & Waste / Perspectives

"One market on the rise is water reuse"

Sérgio Belleza

Water treatment division manager
Argal Química


Environmental legislation and the constant search to lower operating costs are fueling the wastewater treatment industry in Brazil. BNamericas spoke with Sérgio Belleza, the water treatment division manager at industrial water treatment company Argal Química to find out about the solutions it offers and how companies can benefit from treating their wastewater. Belleza also explained how Argal plans to become one of the top five private companies in the country.

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"Once you have no water left, there's nothing you can do"


Luis Marín

Researcher
UNAM

October 23, 2009

s Marín is a researcher at the Geophysics Institute of Mexican autonomous university UNAM. He is currently carrying out research into underground water resources, particularly the artificial recharging of aquifers. The issue was recently brought to public more No permission

"There is no political will in the DF government to close Bordo Poniente"


Mauricio Limón Aguirre

Director of environmental protection
Semarnat

October 01, 2009

t week, waste collection ground to a halt in Mexico's federal district (DF) after flooding led to a blockage at the main entrance to the city's Bordo Poniente landfill. Tension began to rise as national water authority Conagua and the DF government more No permission

Weekly Wrap|Perspectives

Published: Friday, November 06, 2009

This week, Mexico's first ever national hydraulic infrastructure conference provided an excellent opportunity for both water authorities and construction companies alike to issue sweeping statements about development in the country. Unsurprisingly, the two camps came up with rather different spins on the situation.

If you ask national water authority Conagua, hydraulic infrastructure spending is through the roof. The authority said this week that President Felipe Calderón's administration has spent over 75bn pesos (US$5.69bn) on hydraulic infrastructure since December 2006.

Conagua head José Luis Luege Tamargo informed all those present that 169 wastewater treatment plants and 10 reservoirs have been built under Calderón's administration. This means wastewater treatment coverage in the country has increased to 41%, compared to 36% at the end of 2006, Luege Tamargo said.

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Coming Up

  • November  09, 2009

    Deadline to submit bids to São Paulo state water utility Sabesp for sewerage works in Guarujá municipality. - Brazil

  • November  11, 2009

    Proposals for sewerage system expansion in Paraná state's Maringá will be opened on this day. - Brazil

  • November  17, 2009

    Deadline to submit bids to São Paulo state water utility Sabesp for technical studies to improve water supply and control water losses in the southern region of São Paulo city. - Brazil

  • November  26, 2009

    Thanksgiving Day, US markets closed. - Regional

  • November  29, 2009

    Presidential run-off election. - Uruguay