Articles by: Andrew Farr

Flint Water

EPA to Flint: Keep Using Filters

Water Management September 12, 2016 at 10:15 am

An EPA official says residents drinking tap water in Flint, Mich., barring significant improvement, should plan to use filters through at least the end of the year, according to the Detroit Free Press. Officials say there is no timetable for residents to be able toRead More

Pennsylvania American Water to Acquire McKeesport Wastewater System

Pennsylvania American Water to Acquire McKeesport Wastewater System

Water Management September 12, 2016 at 9:27 am

Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, announced it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire the McKeesport wastewater system. The agreement signing follows recent votes by the McKeesport City Council and the Municipal Authority of the City of McKeesport (MACM) in favorRead More

Brown and Caldwell Announces Executive Leadership Changes

Brown and Caldwell Announces Executive Leadership Changes

Water Management September 12, 2016 at 9:16 am

Brown and Caldwell has announced new appointments to its executive leadership team. Chief Operating Officer Rich D’Amato has been promoted to president, succeeding Jim Miller who, after 12 years in his post, has been appointed vice chairman of Brown and Caldwell. Cindy Paulson, a seniorRead More

Metro Atlanta Declares Level 1 Drought

Metro Atlanta Declares Level 1 Drought

Water Loss, Water Management September 9, 2016 at 4:16 pm

On Friday, Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division declared a Level 1 drought response for 53 counties. The declaration, which includes Metro Atlanta, requires water providers educate the public about drought conditions and water conservation. The declaration follows a wet winter, but a dry spring and summer.Read More

New Jersey, North Carolina Plants Receive Partnership for Safe Water Awards

New Jersey, North Carolina Plants Receive Partnership for Safe Water Awards

Water Management September 6, 2016 at 12:48 pm

New Jersey American Water’s Jumping Brook Treatment Plant in Neptune, N.J., has received the 15-Year Directors Award of Recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water, a program developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and associated Partner organizations to guide waterRead More

Lindgren Joins Mueller as VP Sales

Lindgren Joins Mueller as VP Sales

AMR/AMI, Condition Assessment, Water Loss, Water Management September 6, 2016 at 12:41 pm

Mueller Co. has announced that Mike Lindgren will lead the company’s sales organization upon the retirement of Mike Williams, current vice president of sales, in December. Lindgren will assume VP Sales duties and oversight while Mike Williams transitions key account relationships to Lindgren, completes specialRead More

American Water Announces New Leadership at Keystone Clearwater Solutions

American Water Announces New Leadership at Keystone Clearwater Solutions

Water Finance, Water Management September 6, 2016 at 12:34 pm

American Water has announced that Ned Wehler, Keystone Clearwater Solutions (Keystone) president and chief executive officer, will retire effective Dec.1, 2016. Wehler will be replaced by Keystone’s current president and chief operating officer, Daniel Dalton. “When American Water decided to acquire Keystone in 2015, amongRead More

Zinc-Coated Ductile Iron Installed in First North Carolina City

Zinc-Coated Ductile Iron Installed in First North Carolina City

Pipe Selection, Water Management September 6, 2016 at 12:29 pm

The City of Morganton recently became the first city in North Carolina to install zinc-coated ductile iron pipe. Zinc pipe, manufactured by applying a coating of zinc to the pipe’s outer surface, will be used to upgrade the utility’s system. “We are committed to ensuringRead More

Castaic Lake Water Agency Selects SCADAWatch for Network Modeling

Castaic Lake Water Agency Selects SCADAWatch for Network Modeling

Water Management September 6, 2016 at 12:23 pm

Innovyze has announced that Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) in California has chosen the company’s revolutionary SCADAWatch software solution to support mission-critical network modeling applications, supplement system performance monitoring in real time, gain insight and drive operational improvements. The implementation boosts the agency’s real-time businessRead More

North Carolina Town Adopts State’s First Smart Grid for Water

North Carolina Town Adopts State’s First Smart Grid for Water

AMR/AMI, Water Management August 29, 2016 at 8:00 am

FATHOM, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for water utilities, recently announced it has contracted with the Town of Hillsborough, N.C., to provide the FATHOM advanced suite of integrated utility services. This partnership will consolidate all the water management technologies onto one platform and help the townRead More