Articles by: Andrew Farr

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a package of tools to help communities plan long-term strategies for managing stormwater pollution. EPA’s tools promote the use of flexible solutions that spur economic growth, stimulate infrastructure investments and help compliance with environmental requirements. EPA hasRead More

At Bentley System’s Year in Infrastructure 2016 Conference last week in London, Bentley CEO Greg Bentley made the case in his keynote that since his company’s acquisition and assimilation of ContextCapture software in 2015, the proliferation of reality modeling across users’ projects — and across Bentley’s software portfolio —Read More

Approval of Proposition 53 by California voters this week would likely slow or prevent a $17.1 billion water project known as the California Water Fix, according to Fitch Ratings. The project’s timing and cost are important to the state’s water and sewer utilities. Even ifRead More

In March, more than 70 percent of Atlanta voters approved the reauthorization of the Municipal Option Sales Tax (MOST) to ensure the continued operation and efficiency of the city’s water and sewer infrastructure. Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management (DWM) recently announced plans to move forwardRead More

Schneider Electric announced last week the acquisition of MaxEAM, a software company with complementary applications that extend Avantis.PRO Enterprise Asset Management. The acquisition further solidifies the portfolio and adds domain expertise to Schneider Electric’s existing team and delivers additional value to industrial organizations seeking toRead More

Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2016 Conference drew a global mix of executives in architecture and engineering, construction, owner-operators, municipal employees and members of the media to London last week, examining the future of technology and innovation in infrastructure design, construction, operation and asset management. HeldRead More

Black & Veatch has named Lorne Emery as Systems Rehabilitation Leader within its water business. Based in Toronto, Emery will work with clients throughout North America as they plan and execute improvements to aging linear water infrastructure systems. Emery’s appointment comes as municipalities across NorthRead More

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) and The Water Council recently announced Dr. David Garman as the new chief technology officer for The Water Council. Garman will specifically lead The Water Council’s new initiative called the ICE (Innovation Commercialization Exchange) Institute while continuing his role asRead More

Richard J. Bedard, P.E., was recently inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni of the UMASS Amherst Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Bedard was one of fourteen members of the inaugural class. Bedard is a native of Athol, Mass., a 1969 graduate of MountRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $1.3 million to 22 organizations in 18 states to help protect and restore urban waters and to support community revitalization and other local priorities. “Often underserved communities in our nation’s cities face disproportionate impacts from pollution, andRead More