Articles by: Andrew Farr

The Senate voted 52-46 on Friday to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Republicans moved forward with Pruitt’s confirmation despite a last-minute push from Democrats and environmentalists to delay the vote. Pruitt’s confirmation came a dayRead More

Bentley Advances Asset Performance Modeling from Planning to Operations By Andrew Farr Water and wastewater utilities looking to enhance their asset performance modeling now have new software tools available to heighten decision-making. As utility asset management has continued to evolve from best practices and strategicRead More

Editor’s Note: Check out some of the innovative products sent our way this month as we feature leak detection technology.   Echologics EchoShore-DX EchoShore-DX nodes turn fire hydrants into a smart water network for leak detection. The nodes incorporate the latest generation of acoustic sensorsRead More

Mechanical engineer Junhong Chen and a team at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM), have developed a new sensor that allows for continuous monitoring and immediate detection of lead in water. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the team designed a sensor withRead More

Aclara Technologies has announced that Aaron Merkin has joined the company as its first chief technology officer. Merkin, who brings more than 19 years of experience managing strategic software and software architecture initiatives to Aclara, will be responsible for directing software development and implementation across Aclara’sRead More

In January, Imagine H2O, a company that partners with utilities, corporations, investors, academic institutions and associations to help bring new water technology to the market, announced a selection of 12 startups to advance to its 8th annual Accelerator Program. More than 180 startups from 20 countriesRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $12.7 million in grants to help small drinking and wastewater systems and private well owners. Water systems staff will receive training and technical assistance to improve operations and management practices, promote system sustainability and better protect publicRead More

Late last year, the California State Water Resource Control Board released its final report to the California Legislature, concluding that it is feasible to produce safe, recycled drinking water in California through direct potable reuse. According to Orange County Coastkeeper and California Coastkeeper Alliance, thisRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of approximately $1 billion in credit assistance for water infrastructure projects under the new Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. EPA’s WIFIA program will provide long-term, low-cost credit assistance in the form ofRead More

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) has announced that Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells will be appointed chief executive officer effective Feb. 11. Dreyfuss-Wells will succeed Julius Ciaccia, who after more than nine years as CEO, will retire on Feb. 10. Dreyfuss-Wells has been with the SewerRead More