Articles by: WFM Staff

Two neighboring and leading water innovation organizations have begun a new partnership to support the uptake of promising new water technologies. Recently at the World Water-Tech North America Summit in Toronto, the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) announced a new partnership with the Water TechnologyRead More

Pure Technologies Ltd. recently completed the longest, single deployment of its PipeDiver inspection platform to date on a critical water pipeline that runs more than 44 miles through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Watch a video about the Homestake Water Project at the end ofRead More

The Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) announced recently that the Atlanta City Council signed a resolution approving the citywide Green Infrastructure Strategic Action Plan. Like many cities around the nation, the City of Atlanta has struggled to manage stormwater runoff that leads to flooding,Read More

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is urging Congress to protect funding for federal research that is critical to addressing challenges facing the nation’s water resources. WEF requests funding be increased or at least maintained for water research programs at the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S.Read More

Editor’s Note: Earlier this year, Water Finance & Management visited Washington, D.C., with its sister publication, Trenchless Technology. There, we held our annual editorial roundtable discussion concurrent with NASTT’s No-Dig Show. The idea behind this year’s discussion – titled “Navigating an Uncertain Future” – wasRead More

Under a draft tax reform plan released by Republican leaders in the House of Representatives last week, interest earned on municipal bonds issued to fund public water and wastewater infrastructure would remain fully exempt from federal taxation. But the plan would also eliminate new issuancesRead More

Badger Meter, Inc. announced it has signed an agreement to acquire assets of Carolina Meter & Supply, based in Wilmington, North Carolina, as well as to hire their five employees. Carolina Meter distributes Badger Meter products to municipal water utility customers in North Carolina, SouthRead More

Luis Casado, P.E., has been named director of Gannett Fleming’s Water Business Line. In this role, Casado will oversee the operations and strategic growth of Gannett Fleming’s water practice and will continue to hold the positions of southeast region director and senior vice president. “LuisRead More

Mac Underwood, general manager at Birmingham Water Works, was elected to serve as president of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) for the coming year at the 2017 Executive Management Conference in St. Simons, Ga., earlier this month. Underwood oversees all areas of theRead More

By Mike Kezdi As pipeline system owners – whether it be a municipality, utility or private entity – become more cognizant of the need to repair their aging and deteriorating systems, the trenchless pipe relining industry is there to greet them with open arms. PipeRead More