Water Storage & Treatment

Background Aigües Ter Llobregat (ATLL) is tasked with managing the water supply to Barcelona’s five million peopleand more than 100 municipalities and industries in the area. In 2010 ATLL began a $200 million Europroject to connect two of their networks – Llobregat and Ter. The new connection included a pumpingstation, pipes, service tunnels and a … Read More

Background Retama is a new residential development composed of four towers overlooking Monterrey, in Northeastern Mexico. The development boasts a variety of luxury amenities including a central garden, gym, banquet room, jogging track and two infinity-edge swimming pools. Solution In January 2010, Kryton was brought on board to waterproof one of the apartment swimming pools … Read More

Background The Belenes water containment tank in the Jalisco province of Mexico was built 10 years ago, but never put into use. The tank needed a major re-surface treatment. There were cracks in the walls and in the slab and the tieholes needed waterproofing treatment. Major repair was needed to ensure a dependable and healthy … Read More

Background Sydney’s growing population and increased dependence on already at-capacity dams and rainwater for their drinking water supply has forced the local water supply body to look at new technologies; one such technology is desalination. Desalination plants are both economically and environmentally friendly. Construction of the new Sydney Desalination Plant was completed in 2010. The … Read More

Background Made possible through generous local donations, the Greenwich Family YMCA in Connecticut was granted construction approval of a new Olympic pool as the centerpiece for its new state of the art Olympic Aquatics Center.  Completed earlier this year, the pool measures 50-meters by 25-meters (164 feet  by 72 feet) and is opened for recreation, … Read More

Keeping Markham’s Community Clean with a Sturdy Waste Management Facility Background While Miller Waste Systems Inc.’s waste management facilities were thriving in the late 2000s, the company wasn’t as impressed with their facility floors. Those concrete slabs just didn’t have the right amount of resistance to surface abrasion and the intense weight from dump trucks … Read More

Background As the largest city in the state of Jalisco, Guadalajara, the “most Mexican of the Mexican cities,” is renowned for it’s high-tech economy as well as being a major trade and tourist destination centre of which the bustling municipality, Zapopan, is the busiest and most popular among tourists and developers. The vibrant housing market … Read More

Background Home to more than five million people, the city of St. Petersburg, Russia has traditionally been one of the Baltic region’s greatest sources of pollution. However, by reducing the amount of untreated wastewater being released into the Baltic Sea by 50 per cent, the city’s new Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant will significantly improve the … Read More

Background Winner! 2011 Project of the Year: GreenSite Awards This projected was selected as the Judge’s Choice for the Project of the Year under the Industrial category. Based in Los Angeles, California, TreePeople is a non–profit organization that addresses urban issues such as water and energy conservation, flood prevention and storm water pollution. The TreePeople Center … Read More

Background Several years ago, the City of Northfield, MN faced several challenges with its wastewater treatment plant. The Northfield Wastewater Treatment Facility, which serves the cities of Northfield and Dundas, had virtually outgrown its existing space. The plant was located on a small peninsula on Minnesota’s Cannon River, meaning there was virtually no space available … Read More