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EPA Administrator Calls for Expanded Rules on Waterways

Water Management September 16, 2014 at 12:00 am

U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says she’s not backing down on her agency?s efforts to implement a new rule that would assert regulatory authority over many of the nation?s streams and wetlands.

Detroit Water & Sewer To Become Regional Agency Under New Deal

Water Management September 16, 2014 at 12:00 am

On Sept. 9, the Associated Press reported that Detroit’s water department would be turned into a regional agency with a 10-year limit on annual rate increases and an infusion of millions of dollars from the suburbs under the terms of a deal announced on Sept. 9.

Obituary: RS Technical Services Founder and CEO Rod Sutliff

Obituary: RS Technical Services Founder and CEO Rod Sutliff

Water Management September 8, 2014 at 12:00 am

For more than 30 years, RS Technical Services founder and CEO, Rod Sutliff, guided his company and the CCTV inspection equipment market to success. Following a recent history of heart-related issues, Sutliff, 80, passed away on Aug. 28

Applied Felts Introduces New Custom CIPP Liner

Water Management September 8, 2014 at 12:00 am

Applied Felts has announced its latest innovation in CIPP liner technology ? AquaCure PS ? a breakthrough product designed for force mains and other pressure pipe applications, including non-potable water.

Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Selects HMM for Program Management Contract

Water Management September 8, 2014 at 12:00 am

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has chosen North American engineering firm Hatch Mott MacDonald for a three-year contract to provide program management services for its multi-year water and capital improvement program.

California to Vote on $7.5 Billion Water Plan in November

Water Finance August 25, 2014 at 12:00 am

With a deadline looming to strike a deal on a state water bond, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders earlier this month, floated a roughly $7 billion proposal they insist will help California weather future droughts.

City of La Palma Selects IDModeling?s Sedarū to Drive its Smart Water Enterprise

Water Management August 25, 2014 at 12:00 am

Last week, IDModeling, Inc., announced it has been selected by the City of La Palma, Calif., to deploy its flagship smart water network software, Sedarū, a real-time solution to connect organizational data, systems and people across a water network.

USDA Invests Conservation Funds to Improve Lake Erie Water Quality

Water Management August 21, 2014 at 12:00 am

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this week that $2 million in conservation funds will be sent to Ohio to help implement conservation techniques that will help improve water quality.

City of Bismarck Selects Itron for Collaborative Deployment

Water Management August 20, 2014 at 12:00 am

Itron, Inc. recently announced that the water department of the City of Bismarck, N.D. has selected Itron to help modernize its water distribution system and will manage the system using the Itron network deployed by Montana-Dakota Utilities Company (MDU).

Texas Water Board Approves $26 Million in Project Funding

Water Management August 20, 2014 at 12:00 am

Last week, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved financial assistance for water and wastewater improvement projects. The assistance approved by TWDB will allow these communities to finance water system improvements and water treatment plant expansions.