Veolia Energy North America, an operator and developer of sustainable energy systems, has begun the construction of a 4.8MW landfill gas-to-energy project (LFGTE) in the US at the Veolia Environmental Services North America Hickory Meadows landfill, located in eastern Wisconsin.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has partnered with and TASK Group, a company engaged in water and wastewater management, to invest in the water sector in Turkey.

Phase Separation Solutions (PS2), a company engaged in the thermal treatment of a variety of hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams, has secured a contract to provide PCB soil treatment service in Western Canada.

Nitto Denko, a diversified materials manufacturer and its US water treatment technology subsidiary Hydranautics, have won a contract to supply its newly-developed 16-inch SWC-1640 and ESPAB-1640 elements for a seawater desalination plant, to be constructed in Sorek, Israel.

Costa Rica has received a $20m grant from the Spanish government and a $73m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to improve its drinking water, sanitation and wastewater treatment services.

The Parliament in Accra has approved a loan agreement of worth about GBP10m between the Government of Ghana and Dexia Bank, Belgium SA/NV to finance the first phase of construction of a water treatment facility.

Aqua America, a water utility, has acquired the assets of the Bluewater Key Water Company and Carrizo Water Company in Henderson County, Texas for $874,000 and the wastewater system assets of Emerald Plantation Utilities in Emerald Isle, Carteret County, North Carolina for $900,000.

Utility Partners of America (UPA), an electric, gas and water utility solutions provider, has received authorization to proceed with the full-scale deployment of an electric and water smart meter installation for customers of Glendale Water and Power (GWP).

Aqua America said that its Texas subsidiary has acquired the water and wastewater system assets of Gray Utility for $3.3m.