Articles by: WFM Staff

The American Water Works Association (AWWA), in collaboration with the Water Environment Federation (WEF) The Water Research Foundation (WRF) and Karmous Edwards Consulting (KEC), launched a project on the Role of Generative AI (GenAI) for the Global Water Sector. The research will establish a foundationalRead More

Engineering consulting firm Brown and Caldwell has been awarded $650,000 in funding from The Water Research Foundation (WRF) to lead three innovative research projects. Each project aims to equip the water industry with solutions to help them be more resilient and operate more efficiently and sustainably inRead More

As firefighters and first responders in Los Angeles County continue to battle the historically destructive wildfires that have been burning through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood and many other parts of the region in recent days, LA’s water supply has struggled to keep up with theRead More

DC Water has selected the Water Smart Alliance, a joint venture of Stantec and AtkinsRéalis, to manage its water capital improvement program (CIP). Under the joint venture, the team will oversee a five-year, $43 million (USD) water management program, which will center around updating agingRead More

The US Water Alliance recently announced that nominations are open for the 2025 US Water Prize! Awarded at the Alliance’s annual One Water Summit, the US Water Prize celebrates outstanding achievement in the advancement of sustainable, integrated, and inclusive solutions to the nation’s water challenges. Now inRead More

11th annual event seeking presentation proposals on western U.S. water issues, rate setting, affordability, BIL funding and more RICHFIELD, OHIO — Organizers of the 2025 Water Finance Conference are looking for speakers for its 11th annual event to be held Aug. 5-6 in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the SkySongRead More

In December, associations representing the municipal water and wastewater sector submitted a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, urging his administration to prioritize water infrastructure in his second term. The letter was endorsed by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), the AssociationRead More

On Dec. 13, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) filed a Petition for Review of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. With the petition, AWWA looks to address the feasibility of replacingRead More

A preliminary analysis presented in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Water Affordability Needs Assessment Report indicates between 12.1 million and 19.2 million households throughout the United States lack affordable access to water services. EPA’s Water Affordability Needs Assessment Report provides an estimate of the water affordability burdenRead More

Distribution pipes can fail five times more frequently than transmission mains and generally experience more leaks. But the consequence of failure on transmission mains can be significant, and repairs can cost into the tens of millions. Asha Budhlall, product manager at Mueller, joins us onRead More