By Jason Mumm The numbers that guide affordability policies in the water sector have been with us for decades. They are 2 percent of the median household income for wastewater, 2.5 percent for drinking water, and 4.5 percent combined; most practitioners have treated them asRead More
By Jason Mumm The numbers that guide affordability policies in the water sector have been with us for decades. They are 2 percent of the median household income for wastewater, 2.5 percent for drinking water, and 4.5 percent combined; most practitioners have treated them asRead More
Earlier in April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $30 million in grant funding, as part of the agency’s RealWaterTA Initiative. The new funding will support technical assistance and training to benefit small drinking water and wastewater systems and private well owners. The newly available RealWaterTA funding helps connect small and rural drinking water and wastewaterRead More
The cities of Baytown and Shenandoah, Texas, will each implement advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), bringing modern water system technology to southeast Texas. The projects were announced by energy infrastructure services provider Ameresco, Inc., which will execute the two AMI contracts as project manager. CityRead More
Badger Meter, Inc. in April announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire UDlive Limited (“UDlive”), a provider of hardware‑enabled software solutions for sewer line monitoring based in the United Kingdom, for $100 million, plus contingent consideration. The transaction closed at the end of AprilRead More
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has released its 2026 State of the Water Industry (SOTWI) Report, which shows that infrastructure renewal and replacement is the top challenge among water sector professionals. Financing for capital improvements followed behind at No. 2. The annual State of the Water IndustryRead More
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute (UESI) is bringing its 2026 Pipelines Conference to Detroit, Michigan, Aug. 1-5. The 2026 conference will dive into the newest insights, innovations and trenches that are shaping the pipeline engineering field. The Pipelines Conference servesRead More
Kamstrup brings its built-in Acoustic Leak Detection to ACE26. Water utilities across the U.S. are losing billions of gallons of water every year to non-revenue water, and most already know it. What they may not know is that a simple solution is already sitting insideRead More
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) named the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick, the winner of its Best of the Best Water Taste Test, an annual competition held at AWWA’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE) to recognize the best tasting tap water. City Corporation in Russellville, Arkansas,Read More
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) has announced that Dan Hartnett, the association’s chief policy officer, has been appointed to serve as interim chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2026. Hartnett joined AMWA in 2007 as a legislative assistant and has served in severalRead More
In the first comprehensive federal settlement with a major PFAS manufacturer, Chemours has agreed to settle $450 million in federal and state charges over the “forever chemicals” found in its products. The settlement was announced on June 24 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Read More
The UESI Pipelines 2026 Conference is the premier technical conference for professionals engaged in pipeline planning, design, construction, maintenance and repair. This year’s event takes place August 1-5 at the Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit. But, Pipelines 2026 goes beyond the world-class presentations andRead More
By Jason Mumm The numbers that guide affordability policies in the water sector have been with us for decades. They are 2 percent of the median household income for wastewater, 2.5 percent for drinking water, and 4.5 percent combined; most practitioners have treated them asRead More
By Denise Schmidt The United States is approaching a water infrastructure funding cliff just as a key financing tool is being weakened. State Revolving Funds (SRFs) are one of the most effective infrastructure financing tools in the United States. The revolving nature of SRFs enabledRead More
The cities of Baytown and Shenandoah, Texas, will each implement advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), bringing modern water system technology to southeast Texas. The projects were announced by energy infrastructure services provider Ameresco, Inc., which will execute the two AMI contracts as project manager. CityRead More
A recent report from Moody’s Ratings says global water reliability is becoming a key factor in economic resilience in regions that face rising water demand and uneven supply. As the report explains, water reliability – the capacity of a water system to sustain adequate supplyRead More
The District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority (DC Water), has voted to remove CEO and General Manager David L. Gadis, NBC4 Washington reported. DC Water has yet to formally announce the decision, but reports have speculated that Gadis’ removal stems primarily from his overseeingRead More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $25.5 million in grant funding for technical assistance providers to help small, rural, and Tribal communities address wastewater infrastructure challenges to protect human health and comply with the Clean Water Act. EPA said the workRead More
The Leak Has Already Started. Are You Listening? 
New Brunswick city wins AWWA’s ‘Best of the Best’ water taste test 
AMWA names interim CEO 
All the details on Chemours’ $450 million PFAS settlement 
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From a Different Era: The Case for Revisiting EPA’s Affordability Thresholds 
