Articles by: Andrew Farr

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan will offer the keynote address at the 2016 Executive Management Conference of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), the annual gathering of the nation’s top drinking water executives, Oct. 16-19 at the Scottsdale ResortRead More

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) forwarded letters this week to both the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign and the Donald Trump Presidential Campaign outlining key municipal clean water issues the Association would like to see discussed by the candidates in the current electionRead More

  Last week, the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) and Truth from the Tap released the findings of a national public opinion survey showing Americans believe the private sector should play a central role in delivering water and rebuilding U.S. water infrastructure. The surveyRead More

Gathering Waters, a Wisconsin association dedicated to helping land trusts, landowners and communities protect natural resources, has named Kevin Shafer, executive director of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District (MMSD), its 2016 Policymaker of the Year. At the MMSD, Shafer has fostered a cooperative relationship betweenRead More

Earlier this month, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced $33 million in grants to support 15 critical municipal water infrastructure projects in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island. The grants are part of the third round of NYS Water Grants funded through theRead More

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced the recipients of its 2016 WEF Awards. This prestigious water awards program recognizes individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the water environment profession, WEF, and its Member Associations. Recipients are nominated by their peers andRead More

The Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) is pleased to launch its Better Best Practices Initiative, a series of collaborative projects that seek to continuously improve water management and leadership in Ontario by addressing challenges that can represent barriers to the adoption of innovative water technologiesRead More

Xylem Inc. announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sensus for approximately $1.7 billion in cash. Sensus, owned by investment funds affiliated with The Jordan Company and GS Capital Partners 2000, is a provider of smart meters, network technologies and advanced data analyticsRead More

Republicans and Democrats have at least one thing they can agree on this election year, according to a national poll released last week by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). With less than 90 days left before Election Day, the poll found that half ofRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a legal order directing the Village of Tarrytown, N.Y., to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Lead and Copper Rule. A recent investigation by the EPA revealed that Tarrytown had violated numerous provisions of the rule,Read More