Articles by: WFM Staff

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) last week issued a statement on the wildfires in Maui. AWWA staff and members are heartbroken for our colleagues and friends in Maui, Hawaii, amid the tragedy of the recent wildfires. We extend our sympathy to everyone there whoRead More

Brown and Caldwell recently announced the addition of water reuse technical leadership as Sandy Scott-Roberts joined the firm as program management director to help California communities tap into drought-proof drinking water sources. Having spent most of her career at an internationally recognized water district, Scott-RobertsRead More

The Sacramento region can expect to see big changes related to how wastewater is treated and reused with the completion of the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District’s (Regional San) $1.7 billion, decade-long plant expansion. Named the EchoWater Project, the extensive upgrade was completed in spring 2023 — on scheduleRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the availability of nearly $50 million in regular funding through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program to help communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs. States may now apply for grant assistance to fundRead More

This summer DC Water released its 2023 Lead Free DC (LFDC) Plan, detailing the necessary actions required from DC Water, customers the District of Columbia, and other key partners to accelerate lead line replacement efforts. Lead Free DC launched in 2019 with the goal of removingRead More

According to a recent survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Water Works Association (AWWA), consumers who remember receiving a recent communication from their water utilities are more than three times as likely to report their water’s safety has improved. The MayRead More

At an event in June with Lummi Nation in Bellingham, Wash., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, announced more than $278 million in funding to improve access to safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater services for American Indian TribesRead More

Mueller Systems has announced the City of South Daytona, Florida, will soon begin deployment of its Network as a Service (NaaS) AMI system with LoRaWAN. Mueller says the LoRaWAN endpoints will allow South Daytona to efficiently collect data remotely and give visibility into its customers’Read More

Schneider Electric and SUEZ recently announced they are joining forces to accelerate the deployment of digital solutions for energy efficiency, resource conservation and the control of carbon impact of water cycle management systems.   An estimated two-thirds of the world’s population will be living in water-stressedRead More

California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week, leading a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general, announced the state’s opposition to a proposed class action settlement that he says fails to adequately hold accountable the 3M Company for contaminating Americans’ drinking water supply. Under the proposed settlement, water providers wouldRead More