Articles by: WFM Staff

Mr. Andrea Rinaldo, Italian engineer and hydrologist. Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and at the University of Padua. Switzerland, Lausanne, EPFL, March 2023 © Fred Merz | Lundi13

Italian engineer and hydrologist wins Stockholm Water Prize

Water Management April 18, 2023 at 1:00 pm

Dr. Andrea Rinaldo, Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and at the University of Padova, has been named the 2023 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. Since 1991, the Stockholm Water Prize Laureates have represented a broad range of water-relatedRead More

Application deadline nears for new UESI awards

Application deadline nears for new UESI awards

Pipe Selection, Water Management April 18, 2023 at 6:45 am

To gain more recognition for the work of Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute (UESI) members, the organization has launched its Project of the Year and Younger Member of the Year awards. The two new UESI awards will be presented at UESI’s Pipelines 2023 Conference inRead More

National Water Policy Fly-In to headline Water Week 2023

National Water Policy Fly-In to headline Water Week 2023

Next week, water sector leaders will gather in the nation’s capital for Water Week, an annual week of in-person meetings, events and Capitol Hill visits with lawmakers to discuss the most critical issues facing water. The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the WaterRead More

Final expansion complete on world’s largest water reuse facility

Final expansion complete on world’s largest water reuse facility

Water Management April 17, 2023 at 8:10 am

A final expansion to the world’s largest indirect potable water reuse facility, the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) is complete, producing 130 million gallons of water a day – enough water to serve nearly one million people in Orange County. The GWRS now recycles 100 percentRead More

Biden administration announces billions in DWSRF funds for states, tribes, territories

Biden administration announces billions in DWSRF funds for states, tribes, territories

Washington Report, Water Finance, Water Management April 17, 2023 at 8:00 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced more than $6.5 billion for states, tribes and territories for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades across the nation through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).   Through President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA is increasingRead More

Stantec hired to lead water system improvements in Jackson

Stantec hired to lead water system improvements in Jackson

Water Management April 17, 2023 at 7:45 am

Stantec has been selected by JXN Water, LLC to lead the analysis and design of improvements to the water distribution system serving the residents of Jackson, Mississippi. The project is part of a federal effort to address the ongoing water crisis that has plagued theRead More

Mars Co. announces new large, mobile meter testing system

Mars Co. announces new large, mobile meter testing system

AMR/AMI, Water Management April 5, 2023 at 8:51 am

MARS Company, a provider of flow measurement and water meter testing solutions, has announced the launch of new mobile testing equipment designed specifically for large meters up to 12 in. The equipment, which Mars calls cutting edge and a game changer in the industry, isRead More

Fitch Ratings: Debt for utilities would increase under proposed PFAS rules

Fitch Ratings: Debt for utilities would increase under proposed PFAS rules

Water Finance April 4, 2023 at 7:14 am

According to Fitch Ratings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently proposed rule setting limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water would increase public water utilities’ debt burden as a result of the added costs of compliance. A recent press release fromRead More

AMWA, NACWA requesting $1 billion for federal low-income assistance program

AMWA, NACWA requesting $1 billion for federal low-income assistance program

Water Management April 3, 2023 at 9:00 am

Two prominent water industry associations representing public utility systems are urging the federal government to fund the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) in 2024 and beyond. Last week, the Association of Metropolitan Agencies (AMWA) and the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) sentRead More

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Arcadis, VODA.ai partner on lead inventory, replacement software

Water Management April 3, 2023 at 7:56 am

VODA.ai is proud to be selected by Arcadis U.S. as their preferred artificial intelligence software partner to find lead pipes. This collaboration supports utilities in complying with the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revision (LCRR) by locating, inventorying, and planning the replacement of hazardous leadRead More