Articles by: WFM Staff

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin recently provided some details on upcoming agency action to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Zeldin announced a long list that included, in part, the designation of an agency lead for PFAS, the creation of effluent limitationsRead More

The City of Vancouver, Washington, has selected Stantec to design a treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from a high-volume water station — with the goal of providing cleaner, more reliable drinking water for the community. Stantec will also provide engineering servicesRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $49 million in funding to technical assistance providers to help communities address wastewater challenges through the Rural, Small and Tribal Clean Water Technical Assistance Grant Program. This funding will be for projects helping hundreds of communities with wastewaterRead More

Engineering and infrastructure solutions provider Gannett Fleming TranSystems has announced it is rebranding to GFT. The new brand, the company said, is intended to reflect the integration of Gannett Fleming, TranSystems, and five recently acquired businesses into a unified national platform that delivers best-in-class infrastructureRead More

In April, Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) introduced the Advancing Water Reuse Act (H.R.2940) which aims to accelerate the use of recycled water by manufacturers, data centers and other industrial entities. According to the WateReuse Association (WateReuse), whileRead More

On April 21, The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) have developed a framework that will assist water systems evaluate PFAS challenges and compliance options. The framework, called PFAS Treatment Evaluation: Framework for Approaching Permit Plan Approval wasRead More

PERC Water, a developer of water treatment infrastructure, received the Arizona Water Association’s Wastewater Project of the Year Award for its role in the Sarival Water Reclamation Facility project in Goodyear, Arizona. The state-of-the-art facility represents the future of water reclamation, turning wastewater into high-qualityRead More

The American Water Works Association has thrown its support behind new legislation that would create a collaborative approach to cybersecurity in the water sector. The Water Risk and Resilience Organization (WRRO) Establishment Act (H.R. 2594), introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on April 2, authorizes anRead More

Longtime water finance consultant Jason Mumm has joined Brown and Caldwell as its new senior director of infrastructure financing, the company announced in a LinkedIn post. Mumm’s expertise includes long-range financial planning, cost allocation, rates and charges, capital planning and financing, regional partnerships/agreements, and managementRead More

A new study published today in the journal, Risk Analysis, a publication of the Society for Risk Analysis, maps which U.S. counties are most at risk for water quality and how ownership and inequality intersect. This study claims to be the first to combine nationwideRead More