Articles by: WFM Staff

WRF selects Flume to lead comprehensive residential water use study

WRF selects Flume to lead comprehensive residential water use study

Water Management July 11, 2024 at 10:10 am

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) has selected water monitoring solutions company Flume to conduct the Residential End Uses of Water Study, Version 3. According to Flume, this prestigious research project will be the largest and most significant residential end-use study ever conducted in North America with more thanRead More

South Carolina-based Infrastructure Services Group sold to Azuria

South Carolina-based Infrastructure Services Group sold to Azuria

Juniper Capital Management, a lower-middle private equity firm, recently announced the successful sale of its portfolio company, Infrastructure Services Group LLC (“ISG” or “the company”), to Azuria, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital. Juniper invested in and created ISG in 2018 by combining GreenRead More

Sunset aerial view of the Frenchman Mountain and cityscape of Las Vegas at Nevada

Nevada city, Arcadis enter contract for digital asset investment planning

Condition Assessment, Water Management July 8, 2024 at 9:15 am

Arcadis will lead the implementation of its Enterprise Decision Analytics solution for digital asset management for the City of Henderson, Nevada. A three-year commitment with a two-year renewal option, Arcadis will support the migration of information from the City’s legacy system to Enterprise Decision Analytics (EDA). TheRead More

House subcommittee proposal would slash EPA budget by 20 percent

House subcommittee proposal would slash EPA budget by 20 percent

Washington Report, Water Finance July 8, 2024 at 9:05 am

In June, a House Appropriations Subcommittee approved a spending proposal for FY25 that would cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by $1.8 billion, bringing the total appropriation for the agency to $7.36 billion for the next fiscal year, down from $9.16 billion inRead More

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NSF, BlueConduit launch partnership for LSL predictive modeling

Condition Assessment, Water Management July 8, 2024 at 8:05 am

NSF has announced a partnership with BlueConduit, a pioneer in predictive modeling for lead service lines (LSL) that will enable NSF to offer BlueConduit’s LSL solutions directly, and better reach water utilities with this technology to help remove LSLs across the United States. This strategicRead More

Calling all water finance professionals in Georgia, Carolinas, Southeast U.S.

Calling all water finance professionals in Georgia, Carolinas, Southeast U.S.

The 2024 Water Finance Conference is Aug. 6-7 in Buford, Georgia, at The Water Tower Global Innovation Hub. The 2024 Water Finance Conference, a a two-day educational seminar for water utility finance executives, is coming to The Water Tower Global Innovation Hub Aug. 6-7, 2024Read More

Cumins takes the reins at Bentley, succeeding Greg Bentley

Cumins takes the reins at Bentley, succeeding Greg Bentley

Water Management July 2, 2024 at 8:35 am

Following the CEO transition plan previously announced by Bentley Systems, Inc., Nicholas Cumins has taken over as CEO effective July 1. Cumins succeeds Greg Bentley, the eldest of the five brothers who founded Bentley Systems, who now becomes executive chair of the Board of Directors.Read More

EPA: WaterSense-labeled products helped save 1 trillion gallons in 2023

EPA: WaterSense-labeled products helped save 1 trillion gallons in 2023

Washington Report, Water Management July 1, 2024 at 6:35 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program was developed as a mechanism for consumers and businesses to help conserve water. EPA recently said in 2023 alone, WaterSense-labeled products helped save 1.2 trillion gallons of water. Since the conception of the WaterSense label, the agency saidRead More

Texas Public Works Association honors Houston transmission line project

Texas Public Works Association honors Houston transmission line project

Rehab & Replacement, Water Management June 28, 2024 at 1:15 pm

The Texas Chapter of the American Public Works Association (Tx-APWA) has awarded Houston Public Works, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN), and Harper Brothers Construction the Project of the Year Award for Environments over $75M for the Northeast Transmission Line (NETL) program. The award wasRead More

Stantec selected for Pure Water San Diego Phase 2

Stantec selected for Pure Water San Diego Phase 2

Water Management June 27, 2024 at 9:42 am

Stantec has been selected to provide program management and engineering technical services for Phase 2 of the City of San Diego’s Pure Water San Diego water reuse program. This phase of the program is a multibillion-dollar potable reuse initiative. Stantec and its project partners haveRead More