Articles by: WFM Staff

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Aclara, Valor Water Analytics announce partnership

AMR/AMI, Water Management June 9, 2017 at 1:45 pm

Aclara and Valor Water Analytics have announced the formation of a strategic alliance to help water utilities reduce non-revenue water losses by analyzing data collected by advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems. Valor, a developer of advanced meters analytics for water utilities, works to improve waterRead More

US Water Alliance releases paper on equitable water management

US Water Alliance releases paper on equitable water management

Water Management June 9, 2017 at 1:35 pm

The US Water Alliance recently released a comprehensive briefing paper on the connections between water management and vulnerable communities living in America. Water challenges are often considered in the context of failing infrastructure or environmental pollution. An Equitable Water Future offers a robust analysis ofRead More

JD7 to rebrand to Aquam Pipe Diagnostics

JD7 to rebrand to Aquam Pipe Diagnostics

JD7, a subsidiary of Aquam Corp., announced June 7 that the company is rebranding to Aquam Pipe Diagnostics, effective immediately. The new company name, logo and corporate structure will allow for greater market penetration for its technology and services, as well as new product license agreements andRead More

Question And Answer Computer Key

Q&A: Advancing the 21st Century Utility in a Connected World

Q&A, Water Management June 7, 2017 at 2:36 pm

A Q&A with Paul Hauffen, President, CEO & Chairman, IDModeling Ahead of AWWA’s ACE17 in Philadelphia, where there’s sure to be plenty of discussion around smart water technology and its impact on utility management, we sat down with Paul Hauffen, president, CEO and chairman ofRead More

Technology Stream — ACE17 Preview

Technology Stream — ACE17 Preview

The American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) 2017 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE17), being held June 11-14 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, is one of the largest water industry tradeshows in the calendar year in North America. The year’s technical program will include moreRead More

Atlanta DWM recognized for financial reporting

Atlanta DWM recognized for financial reporting

Water Finance June 5, 2017 at 10:40 am

The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) recently received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence for Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association. Awarded to government agencies and their management teams, the certificate recognized the achievements highlighted in DWM’s Comprehensive Annual FinancialRead More

Singer Valve launches battery-operated SPI-MV

Singer Valve launches battery-operated SPI-MV

Water Management June 5, 2017 at 10:32 am

Singer Valve recently announced the launch of its battery-operated Single Point Insertion Electromagnetic Flowmeter (SPI-MV) that measures flow rate when power is not available. “It’s not uncommon for valve chambers that are further out in the field to not have power, so this battery optionRead More

The Indisputable Power of AMI and Analytics

The Indisputable Power of AMI and Analytics

AMR/AMI, Water Management June 1, 2017 at 9:01 am

(Hint: It’s Cost Savings and Enhanced Utility Operations) By Joe Ball & Kathleen Dalessandro The Lake County Illinois Public Works Department in Libertyville, Ill., owns and operates two public water supply distribution systems across a large service territory in Northeast Illinois. For years, the county contractedRead More

EPA’s water funding programs maintain current levels amid Trump budget cuts

EPA’s water funding programs maintain current levels amid Trump budget cuts

Water Finance May 30, 2017 at 7:15 am

The FY18 budget plan released by President Donald Trump in May would reduce EPA funding by 31 percent across the board by slashing programs and cutting staff, but the plan would maintain current funding levels for the agency’s water infrastructure financing programs. The proposal marks justRead More

White House releases budget framework for infrastructure

White House releases budget framework for infrastructure

Private Financing / P3s, Water Finance May 30, 2017 at 7:10 am

The Trump Administration last week previewed its much-anticipated plan to invest $1 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure, releasing a six-page fact sheet on the principles guiding its infrastructure initiative alongside FY18 budget documents. But the outline reveals the White House plan includes less than $1 trillion in newRead More