Articles by: WFM Staff

The $1.017 trillion omnibus appropriations bill signed in early May by President Donald Trump finalizes federal agency budgets for the remainder of the 2017 fiscal year and removes the immediate threat of a government shutdown. The bill slightly reduces overall EPA appropriations, but also delivers fresh newRead More

The U.S. municipal water sector, which has traditionally been slow to adopt new technologies, sits at the cusp of change with more than $20 billion of forecasted spending on software, data and analytics solutions over the next decade. As a result, more than 40 companiesRead More

Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. (RFC) has announced the hiring of John Mastracchio as a vice president. Mastracchio, who lives in the Albany area, will head up the new RFC office in Albany, N.Y. Mastracchio has more than 22 years of experience as a financial and managementRead More

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) celebrated news that 43 entities have expressed interest in loans through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) and urged increased funding to confront the U.S. water infrastructure challenge. AWWA, the chief architect of the WIFIA program, continuesRead More

According to a new report from Fitch Ratings, water and sewer utilities throughout the country are faced with aging infrastructure and a rather large price tag to rectify it, which could pave the way for substantially more investment in the space. The California drought, theRead More

In April, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) cosigned two separate letters addressed to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, asking that he continue funding for the agency’s WaterSense program. The first letter is under the banner of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, andRead More

According to a new report from Bluefield Research, mergers and acquisitions in the global water sector exceeded $20 billion in 2016, pushing the three-year total valuation of announced deals to more than $57 billion. The report, Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Key Trends in a Changing Global Landscape,Read More

In April, the Trump Administration released a one-page outline of a tax code overhaul that it says will grow the economy, simplify tax filing and lower rates for businesses and middle-income families.  The outline does not definitively indicate whether or not municipal bond interest income would beRead More

Evoqua Water Technologies’ Alkagen AQ solution has been selected to control odor and extend the useful life of existing infrastructure at the Siesta Key wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Sarasota, Fla. The Siesta Key WWTP services the Siesta Key barrier island, home to the No.Read More

The City of Beaufort, S.C., is partnering with Johnson Controls to complete a city-wide performance infrastructure and conservation project that’s expected to generate $5.4 million in savings over 15 years, while reducing the city’s overall carbon footprint, energy usage and water consumption. The one-year constructionRead More