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The EPA announced last week that 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 Hurricane Sandy.

The City of San Diego has been conducting a two-year study, looking at ways to turn wastewater into drinking water at the North City Water Reclamation Plant. The advanced water treatment project is now one step closer to becoming reality. City Councilman David Alvarez, whoRead More

The American Society of Civil Engineers? Pipelines 2013 Conference will be held June 22-26, at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel, in Fort Worth?s renowned cultural and entertainment district. The theme of this year?s conference is Pipelines and Trenchless Construction and Renewals: A Global perspective. The conferenceRead More

Aurora, Colo. Mayor Steve Hogan will share insights into the benefits of regional cooperation with fellow elected and appointed officials at 8:30 a.m. June 11 during the American Water Works Association?s Public Officials Breakfast and Caucus, part of AWWA?s Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE13) inRead More

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority has been named as a recipient of the CS Week Expanding Excellence Awards for the Best Smart Infrastructure category during the Expanding Excellence Awards in Tampa, Fla., May 1-3. The Expanding Excellence Awards are presented to utilities that haveRead More

On Earth Day and every day, Sensus partners with water utilities worldwide to conserve water through leak detection and smart water networks. Recent research commissioned by Sensus found that utilities lose an estimated $9.6 billion each year due to leaked water. Sensus has been providingRead More

Nearly 200 water utility leaders from across the United States ascended the steps of Capitol Hill?April 17,?urging their members of Congress to vote for legislation that addresses the nation?s water infrastructure challenge and confronts mounting affordability concerns. The water utility leaders ? in Washington, D.C.Read More

Turning the Gulf of Mexico into a long-term source for fresh drinking water is the focus of an unprecedented study that Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) agreed to begin last week. The $2 million effort will investigate the feasibilityRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced last week, a legal agreement with SL Industries, Inc. and SL Surface Technologies, Inc. to perform soil cleanup and reimburse EPA?s past costs at the Puchack Well Field Superfund site in Pennsauken Township, N.J. The soil to be cleanedRead More

Last week, the International Water Association (IWA), a leading network of water professionals world-wide, announced it has appointed Ger Bergkamp (Ph.D.) as its new executive director. Bergkamp is taking up this position following the footsteps of former executive director Paul Reiter, who stepped into theRead More