Articles by: WFM Staff

More than 350 water sector professionals and policy experts, representing associations and public water sector utilities from across the country, will take part in Congressional office visits this week as part of the annual “Water Week” Fly-In on Capitol Hill.   A large contingent ofRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $10 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Memphis, Tennessee. EPA said the loan will support critical stormwater infrastructure updates to improve the city’s resiliency to storms. The City ofRead More

The Cla-Val Company has presented the City of Walla Walla, Washington, with a Smart City Award in recognition of the city’s rapid adoption of new technology, bringing all valves online with a novel approach to streaming valve data into SCADA via its AMI system. WallaRead More

Premier Event for Pipeline Engineers, Practitioners Continues to Grow The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute (UESI) is bringing its 2024 Pipelines Conference to Calgary, Alberta, Canada July 27-31. The Pipelines Conference serves as a key component of UESI’s visionRead More

Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies and Janet McCabe, EPA Deputy Administrator, recently met with state and local officials from across the United States to discuss cybersecurity in the water sector. The meeting was a follow up to a MarchRead More

Download this exclusive eBook from Water Finance & Management and Autodesk for some expert insight on cloud computing and storage for distribution, collection and stormwater modeling. Models can illustrate the effects of chang­ing conditions in a water system, and, among other things, display information aboutRead More

Smart metering technology manufacturer Kamstrup Water Metering, LLC, opened the doors at its new North American headquarters and manufacturing facility in Forsyth County, Georgia, on Thursday. Based in Denmark with employees in more than 20 countries, Kamstrup is a supplier of intelligent metering solutions andRead More

Ken Kirk, a former CEO and executive director of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) and a longtime water advocate and leader, passed away on March 18. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that Ken Kirk, NACWARead More

A coalition of national water sector associations testified before the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee last week on the implications of listing certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The U.S. EnvironmentalRead More

The White House recently released its FY25 budget request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The total budget request for EPA would be an increase of nearly $2 billion over FY24 levels, while the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) would be maintainedRead More