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Damage resulting from Hurricane Sandy last October is still causing problems along the East Coast as many needed improvements to critical infrastructure systems still remain. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last month it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and $229 million to the state of New Jersey for improvements to wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities impacted by Sandy.

The U.S. Senate passed legislation last month that would create a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority, a key development in addressing America?s trillion-dollar water infrastructure challenge. A WIFIA pilot program is included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S. 601), which passed by a vote of 83-14. It now moves on to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration.

The Board of Directors of Black & Veatch has selected a new chairman, president and CEO for the company upon the decision of Len Rodman to retire at the end of 2013 after 42 years of leadership, service and dedication to the company.

On Earth Day, April 22, the U.S. Water Alliance presented its 2013 U.S. Water Prize to the three winners in a ceremony appropriately held at the National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. This year?s recipients were MillerCoors, The Freshwater Trust and Onondaga County, N.Y.

Miami-Dade commissioners recently approved an agreement with the federal and state governments to settle violations of environmental laws and committing $1.6 billion over the next 15 years to fix the county’s antiquated water and sewer pipes. ?Any world-class city has good infrastructure, and the mostRead More

At its recent annual membership meeting with record-setting attendance, the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) honored four individual members and five member company projects.

The American Water Works Association?s 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE13) will be held June 9-13 in Denver, Colo and will bring an estimated 11,000 water professionals. The conference will feature seven in-depth, interactive workshops, 16 professional tracks and more than 550 presentations, plus an exhibit hall full of innovative products and services.

At its annual membership meeting, held last month in St. Pete Beach, Fla., the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), presented its Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award to Jim Craig in recognition of his 40 years of outstanding professional service and performance to the plastic pipe industry.Read More

American Water Works Company, Inc. announced last month, the achievement of?10 Directors Awards of Recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water. Three plants are receiving inaugural awards for maintaining Phase III certification for 15 years, five plants are receiving awards for maintaining Phase III certificationRead More

As federal requirements to meet specific environmental standards drive up water bills in many U.S. households, a joint issue brief from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) proposes that the U.S. Environmental ProtectionRead More