Articles by: WFM Staff

Fitch Ratings: EPA’s cyber rules will add financial burden for utilities

Fitch Ratings: EPA’s cyber rules will add financial burden for utilities

According to a release from credit rating firm Fitch Ratings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) requirement that all public water systems incorporate cyber risk and resiliency in their periodic reviews will add an increased regulatory and financial burden that could be even greater forRead More

Joint venture inked for ‘landmark’ Southern California water reuse program

Joint venture inked for ‘landmark’ Southern California water reuse program

Water Management May 10, 2023 at 10:30 am

A joint venture of AECOM and Brown and Caldwell (AECOM-BC Team) has been chosen to provide program and project management support and engineering design services for the Pure Water Southern California program, one of the largest water reuse programs in the world. The innovative program,Read More

EPA proposes to establish first-time CWA protections for more than 250 tribes

EPA proposes to establish first-time CWA protections for more than 250 tribes

Washington Report, Water Management May 9, 2023 at 11:10 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced proposed federal baseline water quality standards for waterbodies on Indian reservations that do not have Clean Water Act standards, ensuring protections for over half a million people living on Indian reservations as well as critical aquatic ecosystems.Read More

Greeley, Colo., partners with Woolpert, Cityworks on asset management platform

Greeley, Colo., partners with Woolpert, Cityworks on asset management platform

Water Management May 9, 2023 at 10:29 am

The City of Greeley, Colo., has gone live with its Cityworks Asset Management System (AMS), implemented by Woolpert. The implementation provides an enterprise-wide platform for managing assets through system-based activity, cost, and document tracking for the Greeley Water and Sewer Department. The department includes twoRead More

White paper examines link between water loss and carbon emissions

White paper examines link between water loss and carbon emissions

Water Loss, Water Management May 8, 2023 at 8:54 am

The Leakage Emissions Initiative (LEI) has brought together a team of experts to create the white paper, Leakage Emissions Initiative: Establishing a Standard Carbon Balance for Drinking Water Utilities. The paper outlines ongoing problems caused by water loss and proposes a call to action toRead More

Associations endorse bill to hold PFAS polluters liable for cleanup

Associations endorse bill to hold PFAS polluters liable for cleanup

Legal Corner, Water Finance May 8, 2023 at 8:32 am

Five water sector associations representing drinking and clean water utility systems submitted a letter to Congress last week in support of the “Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act.” The bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate and aims to hold polluters accountable for Per-and PolyfluoroalkylRead More

PPI Municipal Advisory Board celebrates 15 years

PPI Municipal Advisory Board celebrates 15 years

Pipe Selection, Water Management May 8, 2023 at 7:13 am

The Municipal Advisory Board (MAB) of the Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI) recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary. Formed in May 2008, the MAB serves as an independent, non-commercial adviser to the Municipal & Industrial Division of PPI, and is made up of industry experts who volunteerRead More

Cherokee Nation names 120Water LCR database of record

Cherokee Nation names 120Water LCR database of record

Condition Assessment, Water Management May 2, 2023 at 9:59 am

In its effort to providing program management tools to rural water systems, 120Water has been selected by the Cherokee Nation as its Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) database of record. The partnership will expand on a successful pilot carried out earlier this year, assisting in the preparation of Lead Service LineRead More

EPA to invest $41 million in wastewater technical assistance

EPA to invest $41 million in wastewater technical assistance

Financial Report, Water Management May 1, 2023 at 9:49 am

In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $41 million in new technical assistance funding under America’s Water Infrastructure Act to help communities address urgent wastewater challenges. The new funding, awarded to nine technical assistance providers across the country, will primarily help rural, small,Read More

New Hampshire rebuffs 3M’s attempt to move PFAS case to federal court

New Hampshire rebuffs 3M’s attempt to move PFAS case to federal court

Legal Corner May 1, 2023 at 9:13 am

Recently, the State of New Hampshire, represented by Attorney General John Formella and a legal team led by Ken Sansone of SL Environmental Law Group, defeated an effort to move its case against 3M Company, E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, and The Chemours CompanyRead More