Articles by: WFM Staff

Badger Meter to acquire Carolina Meter & Supply

Badger Meter to acquire Carolina Meter & Supply

AMR/AMI, Water Management November 6, 2017 at 9:15 am

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

Casado to oversee Gannett Fleming’s water business

Casado to oversee Gannett Fleming’s water business

Water Management November 6, 2017 at 9:00 am

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

Underwood elected AMWA president for 2018

Underwood elected AMWA president for 2018

Water Loss, Water Management October 30, 2017 at 10:10 am

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

Pipe Relining Overview: CIPP Still the Market Leader

Pipe Relining Overview: CIPP Still the Market Leader

Rehab & Replacement October 30, 2017 at 9:54 am

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

Are You  Reducing Your Energy Costs? The Key to Performance Contracting Is Truly in the Performance

Are You Reducing Your Energy Costs? The Key to Performance Contracting Is Truly in the Performance

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance, Water Management October 30, 2017 at 9:43 am

By David Clamage The application of performance contracting to your business can be very profound and highly effective – as well as economical. You are using the savings derived from new and improved energy assets to pay for themselves. We have been on the financeRead More

Small Water Systems Face Big Financial Challenges

Small Water Systems Face Big Financial Challenges

By Liz Harvell Of the more than 151,000 public water systems in the United States, 97 percent — 146,767 — are considered small water systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Despite the high number of publicRead More

From Regulation to Revenue: How Senate Bill 555 Might Positively Impact California Water Loss Practices

From Regulation to Revenue: How Senate Bill 555 Might Positively Impact California Water Loss Practices

Water Loss, Water Management October 24, 2017 at 4:52 pm

By Graham Symmonds In October 2015, California was deep in the grasp of an intense drought. At that time, more than 92 percent of California was in severe, extreme or exceptional drought, affecting more than 36 million people. Today, California is wading in a relativeRead More

‘Farm Bill’ program would benefit water quality, partnerships

‘Farm Bill’ program would benefit water quality, partnerships

Water Finance, Water Management October 23, 2017 at 8:00 am

A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate last week would strengthen a Farm Bill program that allows water and wastewater utilities to partner with local farmers on conservation projects that benefit regional water quality and quantity. Sponsored by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Joni ErnstRead More

2017 NAWC Water Summit highlights rate regulation, technology in the sector

2017 NAWC Water Summit highlights rate regulation, technology in the sector

Private Financing / P3s, Water Management October 20, 2017 at 2:24 pm

Private water industry leaders from across the country gathered Oct. 15-17 in Seattle, Wash., for the 2017 NAWC Water Summit. This year’s Summit programming included addressing water infrastructure needs, rate regulation, use of drone technology and economic and geopolitical trends. “NAWC is pleased to bringRead More

DC Water to name Brown as Acting CEO

DC Water to name Brown as Acting CEO

Water Management October 20, 2017 at 10:01 am

DC Water’s Board of Directors recently announced that General Counsel Henderson J. Brown, IV, will serve as Acting CEO and General Manager upon the departure of current CEO George S. Hawkins. Hawkins announced his December departure in September. Henderson Brown rejoined DC Water as GeneralRead More