Study Reveals Californians Must Increase Earthquake Preparedness; Less Than 20 Percent Have Prepared Their Homes; Only 40 Percent Have Sufficient Water

Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) March 5, 2010

A majority of Californians have taken initial steps toward earthquake preparedness but more than 60 percent of Californians have not done enough to make their homes safer and guard their personal finances in preparation for an inevitable, large-scale earthquake, according to a recent California Earthquake Preparedness Survey.

Although state and local public safety and emergency management agencies are better prepared than ever before, California residents have focused on easy preparedness activities such as collecting supplies and making back-up copies of important documents but they have not done more difficult and expensive activities such as securing the contents of their home or purchasing earthquake insurance, according to the survey.

Key findings of the survey were:

Study Reveals Californians Must Increase Earthquake Preparedness; Less Than 20 Percent Have Prepared Their Homes; Only 40 Percent Have Sufficient Water

Water Damage causes over $1.3 billion in property damage claims every year, so be ready to call the Ontario Emergency Call Centre for Restoration Environmental

(PRWEB) March 19, 2012

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Water Damage is the new Fire and Mold is the New Asbestos! Today, water is the leading cause of property damage in Canada and in USA. Losses related to water damage cost Canadian insurers and policy holders at least $ 1.3 billion every year. Water and flood damage caused by sewer backups can happen during intense rain storms when aging municipal sanitary and storm sewer infrastructure becomes overloaded. Be prepared, ready for an emergency, have your plan in place, hire your prequalified contractor today, Restoration Environmental. 1.800.894.4924.

UnNatural Disasters: There were mud slides in Collingwood, and flood waters in Peterborough, and in the last two years, proved to be another record-breaker for weather-related events. Severe weather across the country caused personal suffering and tremendous economic losses for Canadians. Unsurprisingly, the increased severity and frequency of weather events also led to a significant rise in insurance claims costs.

Flooding has become the most common natural disaster in Canada and the United States, and it can occur at any time. While severe storms or broken pipes are often to blame, even an inch of standing water can cause significant damage to all industrial, commercial, institutional (ICI) and residential buildings, property, and valuables.

Since 1989, Restoration Environmental REC Disaster Recovery the REC Emergency Response Team, a leading full service turnkey environmental remediation, hazardous materials removal and water damage restoration contractor today announced that it has based an Ontario Environmental Emergency Response Call Center here to respond to all natural disasters, hazardous materials, environmental and flood water emergencies throughout the Toronto, the GTA and Province of Ontario including Golden Horseshoe region. REC has successfully completed 11,000 projects.

The facility also augments the company’s environmental cleanup and water damage restoration business and logistical support services for the province, as well as supports existing environmental field services. Restoration Environmental REC Emergency Response has serviced over 600 customers province wide, including a many of the Fortune 500 companies, hundreds’ of smaller private corporate entities and numerous federal, provincial, city, regional and local governmental agencies and facilities. Be Prepared by having a Pre-Arranged Contract for Disaster or Water Damage Services with Restoration Environmental.

“Every week we routinely respond to water damage and environmental facility emergencies” said David Bremner, Senior Project Manager and President, of REC Site Services. “Our customers recognize we have tremendous amount of expertise and experience and know that Health and Safety is the main priority. The Markham/Stouffville facility gives us the ability to respond much more quickly to natural disasters, commercial, institutional, industrial, residential,and government emergencies anywhere in the Province of Ontario. We are ready with all the HazMat and restoration equipment and our experienced personnel to minimize the environmental impacts of flood, fire, wind, and water damage or any disaster.”

The Ontario Emergency Response Call Centre is a staging area and warehouse for all HazMat resources and restoration supplies that enables Restoration Environmental REC Disaster and the REC Emergency Response Teams’ highly trained personnel to quickly respond to all client’s building-based emergencies.

REC is Ready, Prepared and Trained and Staged for Immediate Deployment to your site.

The Restoration Environmental facility houses environmental abatement equipment, HazMat decontamination trailers and remediation equipment, materials / supply and trucks, personal protective equipment, mobile communications equipment and other response assets are also kept at the ready.

The Ontario Emergency Response Call Center joins Restoration Environmental’s extensive network of environmental service team providers, equipment and material suppliers and sub-trade contractor network that provide local environmental and water damage restoration cleanup capabilities throughout the Province of Ontario.

About Restoration Environmental REC Disaster Recovery REC Emergency Response

Since 1989, Restoration Environmental REC Emergency Response Service is one of Canada’s leading HazMat environmental abatement and restoration service contractors specializing in asbestos removal, lead abatement, mould/mold remediation, all hazardous materials removal and environmental cleaning, water damage restoration, plant decommissioning, soil and site remediation and demolition for the ICI Sector, industrial, commercial, institutional and government. With emergency response available 24/7, REC mitigation and remediation technicians are on-hand to advise and serve customers facing water damage, flood emergencies, and sewage problems.

Pre-Arranged Service Contracts for Disaster Recovery provide Cost Savings
All Hazardous Materials Removal; Asbestos Removal, Mould, PCBs, Lead.
Fire, Sewage Backup, Flood, Water, Wind Damage Restoration
Environmental Abatement, Site and Soil Remediation
Demolition; De-construction, Asset Recovery, Equipment Dismantling
Plant Closures: Industrial Plant and Site Decommissioning, Soil & Site Remediation
Removal and Interior Plant & Manufacturing Facility Cleaning of Heavy Metals
Emergency Response: Bonded CPIC Metro Toronto and OPP Police Cleared Staff.

Charities: Don Bremner and David Bremner are the founders of The Passion Campaign.ca an awareness campaign bringing together local food banks and thirteen charities that help the poor, homeless and less fortunate every day in Markham and Toronto-GTA Website: http://www.thepassioncampaign.ca;

Don Bremner and Restoration Environmental Contractors – REC Demolition – REC Disaster Recovery were the Proud Owners of The Markham Waxers Junior “A” Hockey Club for 11 years, from 1994-2005 – Website: http://www.markhamwaxersarchives.ca

Press Contact: Mr. David Bremner, President, Senior Project Manager of Site Services

P.O. Box 746, 10 Stalwart industrial Drive Unit 5 Gormley, Ontario, Canada, L0H 1G0

Tel: 1-905-888-0066 fax: 905-888-0071 Call Toll-free1-800-894-4924 Canada/USA

EMail: rec@restorationenvironmental.com

All Restoration Environmental response resources are available to its all its customers through a local and the Ontario Environmental Emergency Response Call Center is 1.800.894.4924. or http://www.recdisaster.com or http://www.rechazmat.com

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Water Damage causes over $1.3 billion in property damage claims every year, so be ready to call the Ontario Emergency Call Centre for Restoration Environmental

Bilbaos Udal Sareak pioneers the adoption of Smart Water Grid technology in Spain

Bilbao, Spain (PRWEB) October 02, 2012

Udal Sareak, the Bilbao Bizkaia Water Consortium subsidiary responsible for managing the water distribution network of 60 municipalities and localities in the Bilbao area, has announced today that it selected TaKaDus water network monitoring solution for remotely monitoring its 2,300 Km long network.

The launching of the TaKaDu service marks the first rollout of remote water network monitoring technology in Spain, and is a significant landmark in the global adoption of smart water network solutions. The service, which went live today following a two-week setup process, will allow Udal Sareak to utilize its install-base of over 1000 existing flow and pressure meters for real-time, automated monitoring of the network for inefficiencies, faults, leaks and bursts.

We have a network of approximately 2,300 KMs of mains, that serves a population of 300,000 people.

To allow optimal management of flow control, we divided the 60 localities into 300 hydraulic sectors to allow more localized analysis, said Mr. Koldo Urkullu, General Manager of Udal Sareak, but this amount of data becomes unmanageable because of the large volume of data, and attending to our day-to-day operation means that analysis of data may be postponed. It is at this point that a system like that proposed by TaKaDu allows the analysis to be performed automatically, 24 hours a day – generating meaningful events that allow us to manage the network more efficiently, Mr. Urkullu added.

TaKaDus web-based interface will allow every employee of Udal Sareak to have instant access to real-time events detected by TaKaDus advanced algorithmic engine. Udal Sareak is a true pioneer, said Mr. Amir Peleg, CEO of TaKaDu, and added: Being the first utility in Spain to recognize the need to adopt advanced technology to increase efficiency, and to roll out the solution in such a short time, puts Udal Sareak in line with the most advanced water utilities in the world. The TaKaDu service was rolled out by TaKaDus partner in Spain, Envoirodata. Mr. Luis Lombana, General Manager of Envirodata, said: The Spanish water industry has high awareness to efficiency and loss-reduction, and Im sure that Udal Sareaks move will inspire additional utilities to take another step forward towards a smart water network.

In addition to its expected benefits in reducing water loss and increasing staff efficiency, TaKaDu will be used for identifying data gaps and helping the utility optimize its investment in data acquisition. According to Mr. Urkullu, we realize that a system of this kind will require us to push forward, helping us to better implement our network strategy and force us to maintain the instrumentation and telecommunication systems more thoroughly, so we could provide reliable and current information. Mr. Urkullu concluded: we are very excited about this system which will allow us to categorize events and support the prioritization of repairs, improving our decision-making process.

We believe the return on investment is clear, and we expect to see the impact on the performance of our network soon.”

About Udal Sareak

Udal Sareak, S.A. is a public utility formed by Consorcio de Aguas Bilbao Bizkaia to provide water supply services to a number of municipalities in the Basque Country.

Udal Sareak was incorporated in year 2000 and currently serves 61 municipalities.

About TaKaDu

TaKaDu is the global leader in Water Network Monitoring, providing a comprehensive platform for water utilities looking to reduce costs and increase efficiency. TaKaDu’s web-based solution detects, classifies, alerts and provides real-time insight on network inefficiencies, leaks, bursts, supply breaches, faults and other network events. The solution is based on complex algorithms which analyze online data from existing meters within the network (GIS, flow, pressure, etc.) in conjunction with external data.

TaKaDus patented technology is easy to deploy, requiring no network changes, no additional devices and no capital expenditure. TaKaDu is saving time, money, water and energy in water utilities around the globe, served through a global network of partners and resellers.

The TaKaDu team boasts top-notch scientists with vast data analytics experience. TaKaDu is a founding member of the Smart Water Networks (SWAN) Forum, and the winner of many industry awards, including the prestigious Technology Pioneer award from the World Economic Forum.

About Envirodata

Envirodata S.L. is a company specialized in providing cloud services for water utilities and environmental control applications. It is based in Madrid and covers all Spanish territory.

Envirodata is committed to providing new technologies to solve current problems in its areas of expertise. The company offers best value of knowledge and experience in water monitoring and environmental control.

Bilbaos Udal Sareak pioneers the adoption of Smart Water Grid technology in Spain

Dalworth Restoration Teams Are Prepared to Provide Storm Water Damage Restoration to Maryland Commercial Clients Following Hurricane Sandy

(PRWEB) November 01, 2012

Properties from Maryland to New York have been adversely affected by super storm Sandy, a fierce hurricane responsible for storm surges, massive flooding, power outages and all around destruction in just a few short hours. Dalworth Restoration disaster recovery and flood cleanup crews are equipped and ready to respond to the massive storm as it menacingly lashes the East Coast. Trailers with heavy-duty restoration equipment and experienced personnel are ready to restore large water damage losses, just like they did in recent hurricanes Isaac and Irene. Teams arrive in Maryland to lend commercial property cleanup and water damage restoration services to businesses that have been affected by the storm.

In severe storm situations, much like those experienced in the past couple of days due to Hurricane Sandy, Dalworth Restoration recommends that individuals listen to storm updates on the radio and TV. Individuals should board up their properties and stock up on water, medicine and non-perishable food, as well as battery operated radios and flashlights. In addition, if local authorities and emergency professionals mandate evacuation, it is best to do so. The risk of staying behind is not warranted and could result in loss of life.

A pre-storm preparedness plan for commercial enterprises includes the following:

Dalworth Restoration Teams Are Prepared to Provide Storm Water Damage Restoration to Maryland Commercial Clients Following Hurricane Sandy