Articles by: WFM Staff

Residential Water Use in the Colorado River Basin: Insights from Flume Data

Residential Water Use in the Colorado River Basin: Insights from Flume Data

Water Management, White Papers October 27, 2023 at 12:47 pm

In this report, Flume Utility & Business Solutions explores what residential water use looks like in the Colorado River Basin today, how that has evolved over time, and how water agencies and utilities can use insights to meet conservation goals. Sponsored by:

Special Report: Future-Proofing Water Utilities and Infrastructure

Special Report: Future-Proofing Water Utilities and Infrastructure

Water Management, White Papers October 23, 2023 at 2:53 pm

Future-Proofing Water Utilities & Infrastructure is now a necessity – here are some projects for thought. Download this Special Report, brought to you by Water Finance & Management and sponsors Badger Meter, Bentley Systems, BlueConduit and Pure Technologies, a Xylem brand. Featuring: Download today! Sponsored by:

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Tampa Bay Water, Stantec begin design on $100 million water supply project

Water Management October 20, 2023 at 2:35 pm

Design and engineering firm Stantec announced it has begun the final design phase of Segment B of the South Hillsborough Pipeline with longtime client Tampa Bay Water. With a construction cost of approximately $100 million (USD), Segment B will help meet the growing demand forRead More

AMWA, other sector orgs support continued LIHWAP funding

AMWA, other sector orgs support continued LIHWAP funding

Rates & Affordability, Washington Report, Water Finance October 19, 2023 at 10:24 am

The Association of Metropolitan of Water Agencies (AMWA) recently joined more than 150 national, state and local organizations in writing to congressional leaders to express strong support for continued funding for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) at Department of Health and Human Services inRead More

MentorAPM welcomes new board chairman

MentorAPM welcomes new board chairman

Water Management October 18, 2023 at 7:00 am

Asset management software company MentorAPM announced Colby Manwaring has been named chairman of its newly appointed five-member board of directors. Manwaring is responsible for the creation and execution of enterprise strategic vision and commercial success at several companies. His most recent roles include CEO ofRead More

EPA announces $20 million in grants to help bolster water workforce

EPA announces $20 million in grants to help bolster water workforce

Washington Report October 9, 2023 at 7:05 am

The Biden-Harris administration is announcing the availability of more than $20 million in grant funding to support training and career opportunities for water and wastewater workers through the U.S. EPA’s Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant program. Frontline workers at water and wastewater treatment utilitiesRead More

Sacramento’s EchoWater a U.S. finalist at Bentley’s ‘Going Digital’ awards

Sacramento’s EchoWater a U.S. finalist at Bentley’s ‘Going Digital’ awards

Water Management October 6, 2023 at 2:15 pm

Infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems, Inc., has announced several projects from the United States as finalists in its 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. Among the finalists in the water/wastewater category is the City of Sacramento’s $1.7 billion EchoWater project The annual awards programRead More

2023 Water Finance Conference convenes financial decision makers in Cleveland

2023 Water Finance Conference convenes financial decision makers in Cleveland

Water Finance October 5, 2023 at 3:18 pm

In August, the Water Finance Conference hosted a successful 2023 event in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing more than 80 water finance professionals to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practices in rate setting, capital planning, customer affordability and obtaining federal funding for local infrastructure projects.Read More

EPA finalizes rule to require PFAS reporting

EPA finalizes rule to require PFAS reporting

Washington Report October 4, 2023 at 12:33 pm

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule in September that it said will provide the agency, its partners and the public with the largest-ever dataset of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufactured and used in the United States. The agency said rule buildsRead More

Lead pipe detection innovators awarded grants

Lead pipe detection innovators awarded grants

Water Management October 2, 2023 at 2:30 pm

Three companies that are innovating methods to non-invasively detect lead service lines were awarded grants totaling $75,000 in September from the Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA) as part of the organization’s 2023 Open Innovation Challenge. The CWA’s Open Innovation Challenge, essentially a Request for Technology ConceptsRead More