Articles by: WFM Staff

CALL FOR SPEAKERS DUE FEB. 1 — 2019 Water Asset Management Conference Online

CALL FOR SPEAKERS DUE FEB. 1 — 2019 Water Asset Management Conference Online

Water Management January 1, 2019 at 9:00 am

The Water Asset Management Conference Online is accepting abstracts for its Spring 2019 series. The Spring series will offer four weekly sessions throughout the month of May and will feature presentations from leading experts in water infrastructure management, presenting both theoretical and practical information. Please emailRead More

Water sector lauds passage of Farm Bill

Water sector lauds passage of Farm Bill

Washington Report, Water Finance, Water Management December 21, 2018 at 11:16 am

The U.S. water sector is praising Congress for passing a ‘Farm Bill’ that recognizes the importance of protecting drinking water sources from nutrient runoff. The bill will provide important policy and funding tools to better address many of the nation’s water quality challenges through holistic andRead More

Grevatt named CEO of Water Research Foundation

Grevatt named CEO of Water Research Foundation

Washington Report, Water Management December 21, 2018 at 10:51 am

AWWA leaders in December congratulated Dr. Peter Grevatt on his new position as chief executive officer of the Water Research Foundation, praising him as a trusted partner in the water sector. Grevatt, who most recently served as Director of the Office of Ground Water and Drinking WaterRead More

Flint Water

Flint awards leak detection contract to Utilis

Condition Assessment, Water Loss, Water Management December 21, 2018 at 10:34 am

The City of Flint, Mich., has taken a step towards ensuring the stability of its water infrastructure by partnering with Utilis Inc., to locate leaks in the city’s potable water system. Along with the city’s FAST Start initiative, the leak detection program is helping FlintRead More

DC Water to offer new lead service line replacement program

DC Water to offer new lead service line replacement program

Water Management December 10, 2018 at 7:00 am

DC Water has announced plans to work closely with the District government to implement a new lead service replacement program that offers free and discounted replacements of lead water service pipes on private property for thousands of homes across the city. The program will beRead More

Top drinking water official at EPA retiring

Top drinking water official at EPA retiring

Washington Report, Water Management December 6, 2018 at 3:46 pm

Last month, Dr. Peter Grevatt, director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW), announced his retirement from the agency after more than 30 years of service. Grevatt first joined EPA’s Office of Water in 2002 as the Acting DirectorRead More

City of Waco, Texas, signs contract with Itron for IoT solution

City of Waco, Texas, signs contract with Itron for IoT solution

AMR/AMI, Water Loss, Water Management December 5, 2018 at 3:30 pm

Itron, Inc. has signed a contract with the City of Waco, Texas to install Itron’s OpenWay Riva IoT solution, including smart water communication modules and leak sensors, to reduce water loss and improve water delivery for the utility’s nearly 45,000 customers. The utility will alsoRead More

San Diego’s Pure Water project gets $614 million WIFIA loan

San Diego’s Pure Water project gets $614 million WIFIA loan

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance, Water Management December 3, 2018 at 6:00 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a $614 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of San Diego, Calif., to help finance its Pure Water project. “This WIFIA loan will help San Diego construct a state-of-the-art water purificationRead More

aquaTECTURE to invest in Toronto-based Real Tech, Inc.

aquaTECTURE to invest in Toronto-based Real Tech, Inc.

Water Management November 30, 2018 at 1:34 pm

aquaTECTURE, LLC, a privately-held company with multiple operating businesses focused exclusively on the water and wastewater sector, along with its affiliated investment vehicle aquaTECTURE Holdings, LLC, has announced its investment and ongoing partnership with Toronto, Ontario-based Real Tech. Inc. Founded in 2004, Real Tech is aRead More

Study: Asia-Pacific smart water metering market to exceed $300 million by 2024

Study: Asia-Pacific smart water metering market to exceed $300 million by 2024

AMR/AMI, Water Management November 26, 2018 at 12:39 pm

The smart water metering market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is set to grow from its current market value of more than $85 million to more than $300 million USD by 2024, according to a recent study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Invariable need to limitRead More