Articles by: WFM Staff

Nasdaq launches California water pricing index

Nasdaq launches California water pricing index

Rates & Affordability, Water Finance January 14, 2019 at 10:49 am

Nasdaq, along with Veles Water and WestWater Research, has announced the launch of the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index (NQH2O), the first of its kind water index that benchmarks the price of water in a way that supports price discovery and enables the creation ofRead More

Santa Monica announces water system upgrades via design-build

Santa Monica announces water system upgrades via design-build

Water Management January 14, 2019 at 9:00 am

Arcadis has announced it will partner with Kiewit Infrastructure West and PERC Water to serve as the progressive design-build team for the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP) in the City of Santa Monica, Calif. Currently, the City of Santa Monica partially relies on imported waterRead More

President formally nominates Wheeler as EPA chief

President formally nominates Wheeler as EPA chief

Washington Report January 9, 2019 at 3:00 pm

President Donald J. Trump has formally nominated Andrew Wheeler to be the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Wheeler has been serving as EPA’s acting administrator since last July, a role he assumed following the resignation of former administrator Scott Pruitt. TrumpRead More

Echologics founder Bracken to leave company

Echologics founder Bracken to leave company

Condition Assessment, Water Loss, Water Management January 9, 2019 at 2:40 pm

Marc Bracken, vice president and general manager of Echologics, a Mueller Technologies company and provider of leak detection and condition assessment technology for water utilities, has announced he is leaving the company he started to pursue a new opportunity. “After founding Echologics 15 years ago,Read More

NACWA: New bill will provide greater certainty for long-term investment

NACWA: New bill will provide greater certainty for long-term investment

Washington Report, Water Finance January 7, 2019 at 12:00 pm

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) is applauding Congress for its strong bipartisan action in passing the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act. The bill, passed in December, will codify the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Integrated Planning (IP) approach into law, and provide localRead More

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