Articles by: WFM Staff

Veolia North America has acquired the rights to 23 water treatment and energy service contracts from American Water Works Company, Inc. for $27 million. The transaction will expand the municipal water business of Veolia as 110 new employees will join its North American operation. AsRead More

The completion of Hawaii’s largest-ever wastewater system upgrade was formally announced in June by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. Following a consent decree from the U.S. EPA to improve Windward Oahu’s sewage collection and treatment system by June 2018, Brown and Caldwell, an environmental engineering andRead More

Sensus USA, Inc., a provider of advanced metering technologies to utilities and municipalities, will expand its current operations in Durham County, N.C., creating 301 new jobs over five years, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced recently. The company will invest $4 million in North CarolinaRead More

Aquarius Spectrum and TaKaDu are collaborating to provide water utilities with a centralized, cloud-based solution for improved network efficiency, water loss reduction and asset management. Based on big data analytics and tailored algorithms, TaKaDu’s Central Event Management solution is being integrated with Aquarius’s automatic leakRead More

The U.S. Senate has passed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 on an 86-11 vote. The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the Farm Bill – as it is commonly referred to – for five years. The measure includes provisions that would extend programs that protect drinking water sources fromRead More

Eloise Foster has been elected the new commission chair of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC). Foster, a commissioner representing Montgomery County since June 2016, was unanimously selected during a June commission meeting. Foster’s term as chair lasts until June 2019. She previously served asRead More

IDModeling, a provider of operations management and network intelligence software and services for water utilities, has announced the company’s rebrand to “Sedaru” (See Data Run). Sedaru advances the company’s vision with an outlook on the direction of the current utility industry, while aligning its missionRead More

Thomas Walski, Ph.D. P.E., F. ASCE, F. EWRI, of Bentley Systems has received the Civil Engineer of the Year 2017 award from the American Society of Civil Engineers, Lehigh Valley Section (LV-ASCE). The award is given annually to recognize outstanding achievements and contributions of aRead More

The Board of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) has selected Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Robert F. Powelson to serve as NAWC’s new chief executive. In his new role, Powelson will guide the strategic direction of the organization, oversee the association’s operations and workRead More

Pollardwater, a leading supplier of tools, equipment and supplies for municipal water and wastewater operations throughout North America, announces the launch of the MARS Series 100 Meter Test Bench System – sold exclusively through Pollardwater starting June 11. The MARS Series 100 Meter Test BenchRead More