Articles by: WFM Staff

Liberty Utilities Co. to acquire American Water’s New York operations

Liberty Utilities Co. to acquire American Water’s New York operations

Private Financing / P3s, Water Management November 22, 2019 at 10:41 am

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. has announced that Liberty Utilities Co., Algonquin’s regulated utility operating subsidiary, has entered into a stock purchase agreement with American Water Works Company, Inc. to purchase American Water’s regulated operations in the State of New York for $608 million (U.S.), subjectRead More

Orange County Water District gets ‘Leading Utility of the World’ status

Orange County Water District gets ‘Leading Utility of the World’ status

Water Management November 18, 2019 at 12:02 pm

The Orange County Water District (OCWD) has received the status of Leading Utility of the World (LUOW), according to the Global Water Leaders Group, a non-profit organization aiming to create a better story for water worldwide. The inauguration took place at the American Water SummitRead More

Report: $234 billion in spending expected over next decade for municipal pipe networks

Report: $234 billion in spending expected over next decade for municipal pipe networks

Rehab & Replacement, Water Finance, Water Loss November 14, 2019 at 11:33 am

More than $234 billion of capital expenditures (CAPEX) are expected over the next 10 years to address aging municipal water and wastewater pipe network infrastructure, according to a new forecast from Bluefield Research. Precipitated by decades of underinvestment, municipal utilities are under increasing pressure toRead More

SUEZ secures $78 million contract with Connecticut wastewater utility

SUEZ secures $78 million contract with Connecticut wastewater utility

Private Financing / P3s, Water Finance, Water Management November 13, 2019 at 11:25 am

The City of Norwalk, Connecticut, has awarded SUEZ a $78 million contract for the operation and maintenance of its wastewater system. The partnership, which includes the management of an 18 MGD conventional wastewater treatment facility, 210 miles of sanitary sewers and 25 pump stations, willRead More

Kentucky collection system project wins national design-build award

Kentucky collection system project wins national design-build award

Rehab & Replacement, Water Management November 12, 2019 at 10:22 am

A Kentucky-based sewer collection system improvement project has been heralded by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) during its 2019 National Design-Build Project/Team Awards competition. The annual program promotes exceptional diversity in project size, sector and geography while celebrating the innovative and collaborative teams whoRead More

American Water, CEO Story honored by Women’s Forum of New York

American Water, CEO Story honored by Women’s Forum of New York

Private Financing / P3s, Water Management November 11, 2019 at 10:51 am

American Water and its CEO Susan Story were recognized as the Muriel F. Siebert Award winner by the Women’s Forum of New York at the 2019 Breakfast of Corporate Champions held on Nov. 7 in New York City. “We are honored to be recognized by theRead More

EPA, Bureau of Reclamation advance cooperation on water supply, reuse funding

EPA, Bureau of Reclamation advance cooperation on water supply, reuse funding

Water Management November 11, 2019 at 10:32 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) last week announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that advances federal collaboration on funding for water supply and water reuse projects nationwide. Consistent with the Administration’s commitment to infrastructure resiliency, the agencies areRead More

American Water launches new customer service portal

American Water launches new customer service portal

Private Financing / P3s, Water Management November 4, 2019 at 10:52 am

American Water recently announced it has completed the launch of a new customer service portal called My Account for all of its regulated water and wastewater customers across its service territories. According to American Water, customers are now able to more easily access their accounts throughRead More

Middlesex Water Company begins $70 million plant upgrade

Middlesex Water Company begins $70 million plant upgrade

Private Financing / P3s, Water Management November 4, 2019 at 10:26 am

Middlesex Water Company, a provider of water and wastewater and related services primarily in New Jersey and Delaware, announced it has begun construction of a new ozone treatment facility and various other upgrades at its Carl J. Olsen Treatment Plant in Edison, New Jersey. ProjectRead More

Selecting a CMMS: Stepping Up Your Public Asset Management Game

Selecting a CMMS: Stepping Up Your Public Asset Management Game

Technology Perspectives, Water Management October 30, 2019 at 8:25 am

By Greg Baird In Japan, there is a saying that there are many paths to the top of Mount Fugi. In the United States, we have the saying that all paths to water utility cost savings lead to infrastructure asset management. A water utility strivesRead More