Degrémont, a subsidiary of water and waste management company Suez Environnement, has signed a contract with Delta Electricity to operate and maintain the water reclamation plant at Vales Point Power Station in New South Wales. [ + ]

The Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme, announced by the federal government in January this year, will officially begin on 1 July. The national program aims to address the growing challenge posed by the disposal of the millions of old tyres dumped every year. [ + ]

Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss has released the green paper on Developing Northern Australia. The development of the region is a priority for the Australian Government, the minister said. [ + ]

A national water-management blueprint was launched at the University of Melbourne today by Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt. The Blueprint for Regional Water Productivity aims to position Australia as a world leader in water resource management, with improved water productivity and increased export incomes. [ + ]

Sustainability at Work has launched the report 'The Sustainability and Supply Chain Divide: Insights into the gaps, challenges and opportunities for Australian companies'. [ + ]

Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2014, held from 1-5 June, attracted more than 20,000 participants from 118 countries and regions spanning government, international organisations, industry and academia. [ + ]

Scientists from Rice University have created a simple and inexpensive way to separate carbon dioxide from natural gas at wellheads. [ + ]

The ISO conducted a series of meetings from 23-28 May in order to resolve comments and questions submitted during the revision process of ISO 14001 - an international standard for the development of effective environmental management systems. [ + ]

Evoqua Water Technologies attended Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) this week. As well as exhibiting its electrochemical desalination technology and other water treatment technologies for municipal, industrial and marine applications, the company partook in several activities. [ + ]

Sydney Olympic Park has unveiled an innovative treatment system that breaks down contaminants and releases clean water to the environment. [ + ]

The 2014 Banksia Awards are now open for entry. The long-running sustainability awards program recognises Australia's innovative examples of sustainable research, practices and services. [ + ]

Pump manufacturer Grundfos has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore's national water agency, PUB, to jointly collaborate on the development of water technologies and solutions. [ + ]

A joint venture between Black & Veatch and AECOM (B&V AECOM) has been selected by PUB, Singapore's national water agency, to provide engineering services for Phase 2 of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS). [ + ]

Research conducted by the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training has found there is good potential to store water underground during time of flood for use in time of drought. [ + ]

Researchers from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have released a book which contains a newly developed tool for measuring social, economic and environmental outcomes. [ + ]