Articles by: WFM Staff

Affordability. Government Mandates. Climate risk. Aging infrastructure.Water utilities face mounting pressures amid rising costs, new regulations, and aging systems. Chemical, energy, and labor costs have surged, while federal mandates—like PFAS treatment and lead service line replacements—demand fast-tracked, multimillion-dollar investments. The question facing finance leaders isRead More

The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) recently announced the winners of its Projects and Members of the Year. The award winners were recognized during the group’s annual worldwide meeting in Indian Wells, Calif., May 12–15.  “We had many innovative, first-of-their-kind projects nominated this year,” saidRead More

Henrico Water in Henrico County, Virginia, won the Best of the Best Water Taste Test at the American Water Works Association‘s (AWWA) Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE25), held June 8-11 in Denver, Colorado. Denver Water was named the winner of the People’s Choice Water Taste Test. TheRead More

A recent report from Bluefield Research reveals that smart water metering has grown into a $6.8 billion (USD) global market. The shift, Bluefield said, is opening the door to innovation and competition, attracting nontraditional players, such as telecom and software providers, into a historically hardware-centricRead More

According to a May report by Bluefield Research, municipal capital expenditure (CAPEX) for water and wastewater treatment infrastructure in the United States is projected to total $515.4 billion (USD) through 2035. The CAPEX for water and wastewater treatment currently sits at about at $57.3 billion annually,Read More

The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) has been awarded $150,000 from Global Water Challenge (GWC). The funding will expand efforts to build leadership capacity in underserved rural communities by supporting participation in the Water Leadership Institute’s workshops and eliminating financial and logistical barriers thatRead More

In June, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) released its 2025 State of the Water Industry (SOTWI) report, which regularly ranks the top challenges and priorities facing the sector. This year, financing for capital improvements led the way as the top challenge among water sectorRead More

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) applauded the reintroduction of a bipartisan bill that the association said will make it easier for U.S. drinking water systems to finance the replacement of lead service lines with tax-exempt bonds. The legislation is the Financing Lead OutRead More

Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH Company, has entered into a commercial agreement with VODA.ai focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify areas in water systems at high risk of failure. Oldcastle Infrastructure said the partnership will bring AI capabilities to the analysis and reportingRead More

According to a new research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of water utility advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) endpoints in Europe and North America is set to double from 2024 to 2030. At the end of 2024, the combined installed baseRead More