VA Tech Wabag (VATW), an Indian MNC in the field of water and water treatment, has secured a EUR47m contract to provide total water management for Kakatiya and Rayalaseema Thermal Power Projects of 600MW each under balance of plants package as part of consortium.

Two Rivers Water has received a $9.9m loan approval from the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

Western Refining Southwest, a petroleum refining company in Jamestown, New Mexico, has agreed to pay a penalty of$734,008 to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to adequately monitor benzene discharges and illegally disposing hazardous waste.

Parkson, a water treatment technologies provider, has commissioned a new sewage treatment plant in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, with a capacity to provide 2,000 cubic meter of treated water per day to serve the residents of the residential community that supports the regional Petro-Rabigh oil refinery.

Indian state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and GE India Industrial Private Limited (GEIIPL) have entered into an agreement for cooperation on water treatment equipment.

Minerco Resources, a developer, producer and provider of clean, renewable energy solutions in Latin America, has received the Water Contract from the Honduran Government for its Chiligatoro Hydro-Electric project.

La Chira consortium, comprising Acciona Agua and the Peruvian company Grana Montero, has secured a EUR280m contract from Peru's private investment agency Agencia de Promocion de la Inversion Privada to build and operate the La Chira Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lima.

The Village of West Lafayette in Coshocton County will receive a $500,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Development (ODD) to expand its wastewater treatment plant.

Outotec, a developer of minerals and metals processing technology, has secured a contract worth over EUR70m from the Sri Lankan government to supply a water treatment supply scheme to the Ampara District on the East Coast of Sri Lanka.