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By Robert F. Powelson & Greg Goodwin Behind every tap delivering safe drinking water stands a skilled professional – and utilities are running out of them. This expectation of reliable, clean water – so fundamental that it’s often taken for granted – relies largely onRead More

By David Weger Utah is facing a delicate balancing act. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, it was the fastest-growing state in the country with a population projected to double by 2060. It is also located in one of the driest regions in the UnitedRead More

By Brendan O’Brien More than a year has passed since the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) compliance deadline, bringing us closer to the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) compliance deadline of Nov. 1, 2027. While some utilities may have shifted their focus awayRead More

Bozeman’s Proactive Approach Using Leak Detection By Laura Dority & Steve Smith The City of Bozeman, Montana, has a closed basin with limited water rights meaning there is no easy way to increase supply. With a growing population of around 50,000, the city pays aRead More

By John Ryan In response to the Trump administration’s slowdown of loan processing at the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program, four water advocacy groups sent a letter to EPA Administrator Zeldin in October last year asking for normal processing to resume. InRead More

By Devon Santistevan Tariffs on imported activated carbon have arrived in the water treatment industry, with effects that are just beginning to ripple through the market. Roughly 25 to 30% of the activated carbon used in the U.S. is imported, with about a third ofRead More

By Paul Gagliardo New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham announced New Mexico’s 50-Year Water Action Plan in 2024. Climate change is threatening the precious water resource that holds immeasurable cultural, agricultural, ecological, economic and recreational value to the state. Complex issues are affecting all aspects ofRead More

By Greg Baird WaterOne’s journey toward resilient infrastructure through PVC adoption, discussed in Water Finance & Management’s Q4 cover story, is part of a larger national narrative. The 2025 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card assigns a C grade to the nation’s drinking water systems — unchangedRead More

By John Ryan The first part of this article concluded that the most likely cause of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan program’s dramatic decline from 2022 to 2024 was displacement by two other federally subsidized sources of U.S. water infrastructure finance,Read More

By Shaun Pietig WaterOne is the largest water utility in Kansas, serving more than 475,000 customers across 17 cities and unincorporated areas in Johnson County. Since our founding in 1957, we’ve grown from a modest operation supplying 5 million gallons per day to a robustRead More