Articles by: WFM Staff

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

Water quality and technology company 120Water has named Casey Myers as its new chief executive officer as current CEO Megan Glover will shift to a founder role. A statement from the company said Myers brings a proven track record of scaling software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based companies thatRead More

In May, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the City of Flint, Michigan, has completed all requirements of a 2016 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) emergency order and it will now be lifted. EPA said over the last nine years, theRead More

The City of Albany, N.Y., is partnering with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New York State Department of Health to replace lead service lines in the city, which serve approximately 98,000 people. After conducting regular sampling of its water treatment system, theRead More

The Southwest Environmental Finance Center, part of the University of New Mexico (UNM) is receiving a $7 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), part of a previously announced round of grant funding in May. The grant will be targeted toward providing smallRead More

Kathryn Sorensen, director of research at the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University and former director of Phoenix Water Services and Mesa Water Resources, will deliver a keynote address on June 9 at the American Water Works Association’s 2025 Annual Conference &Read More

For water utilities, wise investments hinge on understanding the full financial picture. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a strategic framework that goes beyond upfront costs, revealing the true value of water system investments over their lifetime, typically 20 years for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).Read More

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is funding 19 new research projects through its Research Priority Program totaling $4.9 million and is seeking volunteer project participants. The WRF said this strategic research program enables the foundation to address broadly relevant subscriber issues, challenges and opportunities with targeted research.Read More