Articles by: WFM Staff

Kleinfelder appoints new CEO

Kleinfelder appoints new CEO

Water Management September 9, 2019 at 8:31 am

The Kleinfelder Group, Inc., an engineering, construction management, design and environmental professional services firm, announced recently that its Board of Directors has approved a planned succession for the appointment of Louis Armstrong, president, to the positions of chief executive officer and president, effective Sept. 30.Read More

ASDWA releases white paper on lead inventories

ASDWA releases white paper on lead inventories

Water Management September 4, 2019 at 11:19 am

The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA), an association of state primacy agencies, has released a new white paper on developing lead service line inventories. News of the white paper’s release was noted in the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies’ (AMWA) Monday Morning Briefing on Sept. 2.Read More

Senate approves budget deal that could boost EPA funds

Senate approves budget deal that could boost EPA funds

Washington Report August 2, 2019 at 1:41 pm

Last week the Senate signed off on a bipartisan, two-year budget deal that lays the groundwork for lawmakers to make progress on FY20 appropriations bills this fall. The budget agreement, which the House of Representatives previously approved, will now be signed into law by PresidentRead More

Louisville leaders release first-ever water equity roadmap 

Louisville leaders release first-ever water equity roadmap 

Water Management August 2, 2019 at 1:00 pm

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and leaders from the city’s water and sewer utilities, transit agency and workforce development organizations, in partnership with the US Water Alliance, recently released “An Equitable Water Future: Louisville.” The report describes strategies for expanding opportunities in Louisville’s infrastructure workforce andRead More

Eyes Underground: Advances in Sewer Inspection Cameras, Software Help Us Know What’s Below

Eyes Underground: Advances in Sewer Inspection Cameras, Software Help Us Know What’s Below

Condition Assessment, Rehab & Replacement August 2, 2019 at 12:28 pm

By Mike Kezdi It would stand to reason that the four steps to a successful trenchless rehabilitation project are clean, inspect, assess and repair. Some might flip the cleaning and inspection component, but that’s for a different article. For assessing the underground systems – whetherRead More

EPA chief Wheeler announces new Great Lakes restoration grant program

EPA chief Wheeler announces new Great Lakes restoration grant program

Water Management July 29, 2019 at 10:38 am

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Region 5 Administrator Cathy Stepp recently visited Cleveland, Ohio, to announce a new Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant program specifically focused on funding trash-free water projects in the Great Lakes. “Removing trash, litter and garbageRead More

ASCE to grade stormwater for first time on 2021 report card

ASCE to grade stormwater for first time on 2021 report card

Water Management July 29, 2019 at 8:16 am

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and its Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI), National Municipal Stormwater Alliance (NMSA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced that stormwater infrastructure will be evaluated and graded in the next ASCE 2021 Infrastructure Report Card. This marks theRead More

Itron introduces integrated portfolio offering with Eyva

Itron introduces integrated portfolio offering with Eyva

AMR/AMI, Water Finance, Water Management July 29, 2019 at 8:00 am

Itron, Inc. recently announced the release of Itron Eyva, an integrated portfolio of results-driven offerings to achieve a broad set of desirable outcomes for electricity, gas and water utilities and smart cities. Itron Eyva provides actionable insights in three major focus areas, leveraging the powerRead More

EPA receives 51 requests totalling $6 billion-plus for third round WIFIA funding

EPA receives 51 requests totalling $6 billion-plus for third round WIFIA funding

Water Finance July 22, 2019 at 10:11 am

In response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) third Notice of Funding Availability, the agency received 51 letters of interest, collectively requesting $6.6 billion in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding. This exceeds the $6 billion that EPA is offering, demonstrating theRead More

Liberty Utilities (Wash.) deploys Itron’s OpenWay Riva

Liberty Utilities (Wash.) deploys Itron’s OpenWay Riva

AMR/AMI, Water Management July 15, 2019 at 9:07 am

Itron, Inc., recently announced it has signed a contract with Liberty Utilities Company, a subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (Algonquin), which operates nearly 40 utilities in 13 U.S. states. Liberty Utilities will deploy Itron’s OpenWay Riva, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that includesRead More