Articles by: WFM Staff

NAWC CEO Powelson receives Financial Research Institute award

NAWC CEO Powelson receives Financial Research Institute award

Private Financing / P3s, Water Finance September 30, 2019 at 9:37 am

The Financial Research Institute (FRI) has awarded Robert Powelson, president and CEO of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC), its FRI Crystal Award for Distinguished Contribution. The FRI Crystal Award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to public utilityRead More

AWWA updates cybersecurity guidance and tools

AWWA updates cybersecurity guidance and tools

Water Management September 30, 2019 at 8:00 am

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) today announced the release of the updated Water Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Guidance and the accompanying assessment tool. These new resources are aligned revisions to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework version 1.1 and requirementsRead More

Water Alliance announces 2019 US Water Prize winners

Water Alliance announces 2019 US Water Prize winners

Water Management September 18, 2019 at 12:30 pm

The US Water Alliance has announced the recipients of its 2019 US Water Prize. The honorees this year are: Camden SMART, EJ Water Cooperative, City of Cedar Rapids, Greenprint Partners, American Public Media & Great Lakes Today and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. The US WaterRead More

Brown and Caldwell welcomes new project delivery lead

Brown and Caldwell welcomes new project delivery lead

Water Management September 18, 2019 at 11:24 am

Environmental engineering and construction firm Brown and Caldwell recently announced Carey Allen has joined the firm as senior vice president and leader of its integrated project delivery (IPD) practice. Allen brings a 26-year track record of executive guidance and strategic focus in the environmental engineering andRead More

120WaterAudit secures new investors for lead management platform

120WaterAudit secures new investors for lead management platform

Rehab & Replacement, Water Management September 17, 2019 at 2:30 pm

120WaterAudit, the industry-leading cloud-based water software platform, today announced $7 million in Series A funding, led by HG Ventures  — the corporate venture arm of The Heritage Group, partnering with innovative, high-growth companies to support a sustainable future — with participation from Allos Ventures andRead More

WaterStart, KETOS partner to address Las Vegas water challenges

WaterStart, KETOS partner to address Las Vegas water challenges

Condition Assessment, Water Loss, Water Management September 17, 2019 at 11:00 am

Through WaterStart and in partnership with the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) and Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD), water intelligence innovator KETOS, Inc. has launched pilot testing of an advanced water monitoring solution, KETOS Shield Fabric, to proactively test and monitor for potential contaminants and helpRead More

Brown and Caldwell begins rehabilitation work on Allen-McColloch pipeline

Brown and Caldwell begins rehabilitation work on Allen-McColloch pipeline

Pipe Selection, Rehab & Replacement, Water Management September 16, 2019 at 9:09 am

Environmental engineering and construction firm Brown and Caldwell announced last month that it was selected by Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) to provide engineering design services for rehabilitation of the prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) portion of the Allen-McColloch Pipeline. Metropolitan is aRead More

Water sector briefs Congress, EPA on new affordability strategy

Water sector briefs Congress, EPA on new affordability strategy

Rates & Affordability, Washington Report, Water Finance September 9, 2019 at 10:01 am

During meetings on Capitol Hill and at EPA in late August, the lead authors of the joint NACWA, American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF) report, Developing a New Framework for Household Affordability and Financial Capability Assessment in the Water Sector, provided backgroundRead More

AWWA releases statement on Hurricane Dorian

AWWA releases statement on Hurricane Dorian

Water Management September 9, 2019 at 9:48 am

The American Water Works Association extends its sympathy to all those impacted by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and its concern for all those in harm’s way on the southeast coast of the United States. AWWA stands in solidarity with the committed water professionals whoRead More

Trenchless system for lead pipe replacement goes nationwide

Trenchless system for lead pipe replacement goes nationwide

Rehab & Replacement, Water Management September 9, 2019 at 9:21 am

The Kobus pipe puller, an innovative trenchless technique to remove legacy pipework and replace in the same void is going big following being awarded the Abbott Innovative Product Award at the NASTT 2019 No-Dig Show in Chicago in March of this year. As the onlyRead More