Articles by: WFM Staff

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General in October issued a report identifying nearly $1 billion in questioned costs and funds that it suggested could be put to better use in the agency’s distribution of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for lead service line replacement.  DueRead More

In a recent statement, President-elect Donald Trump said he will appoint former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin as the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin mounted an unsuccessful run for New York governor in 2022 after leaving congress. He is aRead More

The design-build team of PC Construction, Stantec and Hazen and Sawyer have announced the completion of construction on WSSC Water’s $271 million Piscataway Bioenergy Facility in Prince George’s County, Maryland, where biosolids will be turned into green energy. The facility is projected to generate approximatelyRead More

Peel Region, a municipality west of Toronto, has implemented a new customer service and billing system aimed at enhancing service for its water account holders. According to customer service vendor Oracle, by upgrading its on-premises solution to the cloud, Peel Region now has a platform thatRead More

Itron, Inc. recently announced that Eastside Utility District (EUD) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is deploying Itron’s Smart Water Solutions to enhance operations and modernize its water network. The project, which is in the final phase of deployment, has allowed the utility to collect accurate meter reads, enhance revenue assurance and provideRead More

The National Rural Water Association (NRWA), in collaboration with the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), has announced a Cybersecurity Circuit Rider Program study. The one-year study began on Nov. 1, 2024, and itsRead More

The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority announced it has rebranded to Pittsburgh Water in a move the utility said is meant to simplify its name and better reflect the interconnected nature behind the authority’s drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services.  Pittsburgh Water remains a publiclyRead More

The Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) has initiated a flexible, multi-phase pathway to securing new, long-term sources of water for the state.  WIFA officials will use a competitive process supported by Arizona’s Long-term Water Augmentation Fund (LTWAF) to identify, vet, and select partners andRead More

On Oct. 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3.6 billion in new funding under the Biden-Harris administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to upgrade water infrastructure. Combined with $2.6 billion announced earlier in October, EPA said the $6.2 billion in investments for Fiscal Year 2025Read More

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) joined other national leaders at the White House for a roundtable on water security and climate resilience on Oct. 31. As a water sector representative, WEF had the unique opportunity to highlight its commitment to building a more sustainable andRead More