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LIFT program announces new online platform

LIFT program announces new online platform

Water Finance, Water Management January 16, 2017 at 10:02 am

The Leaders Innovation for Technology Forum (LIFT), which aims to bring new water technology into the market quickly and efficiently, recently announced the launch of LIFT Link, an online platform connect water innovators with utilities. LIFT Link serves as a highway of interaction among municipal andRead More

Mueller Water Products names Hall as president, CEO

Mueller Water Products names Hall as president, CEO

AMR/AMI, Water Management January 10, 2017 at 10:28 am

Mueller Water Products has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed J. Scott Hall as its next president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 23, 2017.  Hall joins the company from Textron, Inc., where he most recently served as president and chief executive officerRead More

Michigan governor signs public notice bill for contaminated water

Michigan governor signs public notice bill for contaminated water

Water Management January 9, 2017 at 11:58 am

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder visited Flint on Friday, signing legislation that will require communities in the state to be more promptly notified in the event of a water contamination, such as elevated lead levels. The bill aims to avoid events like the public outreach catastropheRead More

Missouri treatment plant increases output, quality

Missouri treatment plant increases output, quality

Water Management January 9, 2017 at 11:26 am

Missouri American Water and Black & Veatch are working on a new water treatment plant near Parkville, Mo., that will increase needed supplies while improving water quality. The new plant is designed to meet ongoing population growth in the Parkville region, near the Kansas CityRead More

DOE greenlights wastewater bioenergy project

DOE greenlights wastewater bioenergy project

Water Management January 9, 2017 at 11:14 am

A consortium led by the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) has been selected by the Department of Energy for award negotiations to begin Phase 1 design and planning for a pilot plant to produce clean hydrocarbon fuels at a municipal wastewater treatment facility. TheRead More

How could Trump’s EPA nominee affect water?

How could Trump’s EPA nominee affect water?

Water Finance, Water Management January 3, 2017 at 10:22 am

In December, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). If confirmed by Congress, Pruitt — a Republican and frequent opponent of President Obama’s environmental policies — would oversee the 15,000-employee agencyRead More

Esri ArcGIS has become a mission-critical enterprise system for local government and water utilities’ core business processes. The distinction between the software application and the GIS is no longer relevant to an end user. They have become one. This is particularly true for ArcGIS utilized by local government organizations for public asset management.

The New Formula for Smart Communities

AMR/AMI, Water Management December 12, 2016 at 8:00 am

How the Web GIS-Centric Platform is Transforming Public Utility Asset Management By Brian L. Haslam Esri ArcGIS has become a mission-critical enterprise system for local government and water utilities’ core business processes. The distinction between the software application and the GIS is no longer relevantRead More

The Business Case for AMI

The Business Case for AMI

AMR/AMI, Water Management December 9, 2016 at 10:00 am

How Total Cost of Ownership Can Help You Make the Right Meter-Reading Decision By Todd Ellis Water utilities need accurate data for a number of reasons. Frst and foremost, utilities need data from meters for billing. However, utilities also need meter data for other importantRead More

Water Sustainability & How to Achieve It

Water Sustainability & How to Achieve It

Water Management December 7, 2016 at 10:00 am

By Chris Hill What is water sustainability? Great cities are defined and illuminated by the water that surrounds or flows through them. From the harbors of New York to the river estuaries of London to Amsterdam’s canals or the beaches of Sydney, water is whatRead More

Badger: Metering Trending Toward Cellular, Managed Solutions

Badger: Metering Trending Toward Cellular, Managed Solutions

AMR/AMI, Water Management November 21, 2016 at 8:03 am

Badger Meter recently shared four key trends predicted to shape the water utility industry in 2017. The trends are based on the company’s experience in working with thousands of water utilities across the United States in helping them to select the right metering system for their needsRead More