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Revolutionizing Water Management: Kamstrup’s Metering as a Service

Revolutionizing Water Management: Kamstrup’s Metering as a Service

Advertorial, Water Management August 1, 2024 at 7:00 am

In an era where efficiency and sustainability are critical concerns, water utilities face increasing pressure to modernize their infrastructure while managing costs. Enter Metering as a Service (MaaS), an innovative solution offered by Sustainability Partners in collaboration with Kamstrup Water Metering. MaaS disrupts the traditionalRead More

The Benefits of Digital Water Solutions – More Than Just AMI

The Benefits of Digital Water Solutions – More Than Just AMI

Advertorial, AMR/AMI, Water Management July 1, 2024 at 5:00 am

Water and sewage problems are universal and often overlooked. However, factors like drought, limited resources, water pollution, and outdated infrastructure are now impacting people worldwide. As conservation efforts and infrastructure updates become more crucial, utilities are increasingly embracing innovative solutions. Digital water emerges as aRead More

EchoWater Project Helps Relieve Multiyear Drought in Sacramento

EchoWater Project Helps Relieve Multiyear Drought in Sacramento

Water Management June 17, 2024 at 5:35 am

By Neda Simeonova Owned and operated by the Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer), the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility located near Elk Grove, California, treats about 135 million gallons of wastewater daily from 1.6 million people throughout Sacramento County and West Sacramento. When new permit dischargeRead More

Expanding Its Capabilities: Newport News, Virginia, Deploys 130,000 Meters

Expanding Its Capabilities: Newport News, Virginia, Deploys 130,000 Meters

AMR/AMI, Water Management June 6, 2024 at 8:15 am

By Rossie Manning Newport News Waterworks (“Newport News”) is a regional water provider on the lower Virginia Peninsula, owned and operated by the City of Newport News, that serves more than 410,000 people in Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, York County and part of James CityRead More

Water Innovation of Month: Smart Water Evolution — Badger Meter Enables Confidence in Operations with BlueEdge™ 

Water Innovation of Month: Smart Water Evolution — Badger Meter Enables Confidence in Operations with BlueEdge™ 

Advertorial, AMR/AMI, Water Management June 1, 2024 at 1:00 am

Badger Meter is a water technology innovator with more than a century of experience serving municipal, commercial and industrial customers worldwide. Since introducing the first frost-proof water meter in 1905, the company has built upon this success and expanded its global network of manufacturing facilities,Read More

Using Vendor Benchmark Data to Determine a Cost-Effective Leak Detection Program

Using Vendor Benchmark Data to Determine a Cost-Effective Leak Detection Program

Water Finance, Water Loss, Water Management May 28, 2024 at 8:20 am

By Paul Gagliardo The typical municipal procurement process utilizes the age old “low bid” process. A detailed specification is created, and vendors provide a sealed bid. The low bid wins and the agency hopes it gets what it really wants. This works with static productsRead More

Cellular Network Delivers Confidence, Improves Customer Service in Ocala

Cellular Network Delivers Confidence, Improves Customer Service in Ocala

Water Management May 28, 2024 at 7:15 am

The City of Ocala is part of the St. Johns River Management District, an environmental regulatory agency whose work is focused on ensuring a long-term supply of drinking water in Northeast and East-Central Florida. The Ocala Water Resources Department is responsible for the pumping, treatment,Read More

Commentary: The Utilities Industry Needs More Workers. To Attract Them, It Needs Modern Technology.

Commentary: The Utilities Industry Needs More Workers. To Attract Them, It Needs Modern Technology.

By Anita Peterson It’s no secret that the utilities industry, including water services, is going to have to grapple with a workforce gap in the coming years. This workforce decline has the potential to severely impact the experiences of both the remaining employees in theRead More

Commentary: New Perspectives on Cybersecurity

Commentary: New Perspectives on Cybersecurity

By Andrew Ginter In 2023, 68 cyber attacks took down more than 500 sites worldwide, some of them water utilities. All modern automation includes computers, and so for the last 40 years we have been deploying more and more targets for cyber attacks. Compounding theRead More

Where do utility legal settlements for PFAS stand?

Where do utility legal settlements for PFAS stand?

Legal Corner, Water Finance April 8, 2024 at 9:01 am

By Ken Sansone & Mike DiGiannantonio With EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS now finalized, the recently announced 3M and DuPont settlements, stemming from the ongoing Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Multi-District Litigation (MDL) promise access to billions of dollars to cover PFAS treatmentRead More