Articles by: WFM Staff

120Water platform to manage Indiana LSL database

120Water platform to manage Indiana LSL database

Water Management January 3, 2023 at 9:47 am

120Water’s platform has been selected to manage the lead service line inventories for more than 1,300 water systems across its home state of Indiana. State procurement of the Public Water System (PWS) Portal, State Dashboard and Public Transparency Dashboard software grants all Indiana utilities accessRead More

Staying in Control: Waterworth’s JP Joly on Forecasting Revenue, Rates

Staying in Control: Waterworth’s JP Joly on Forecasting Revenue, Rates

Can’t predict the future when it comes to capital planning? Instead, control the future with continuous rate management. On this edition of WF&M Conversations, JP Joly, founder of Waterworth, joins Water Finance & Management managing editor Andrew Farr to discuss to the advantages of waterRead More

BGSU studying fertilizer alternative to combat harmful algal blooms

BGSU studying fertilizer alternative to combat harmful algal blooms

Water Management December 20, 2022 at 9:31 am

Research into harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie previously has determined the chief culprit is too many nutrients in the watershed due to agricultural runoff, yet the process of preventing HABs is riddled with complexities. In western Ohio, a Bowling Green State University (BGSU)Read More

EPA grant funding available for small water systems

EPA grant funding available for small water systems

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance December 20, 2022 at 6:43 am

In December, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $25.7 million in grant funding for organizations to provide technical assistance and training to support small drinking water and wastewater systems that are often located in rural communities. EPA’s funding will help ensureRead More

Q&A: Environmental attorneys weigh in on PFAS lawsuits

Q&A: Environmental attorneys weigh in on PFAS lawsuits

Legal Corner, Water Management December 19, 2022 at 6:15 am

When it comes to drinking water contaminants like per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), many water industry associations, including the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation, do not think that water utilities should be left with the cleanup bill. Instead, they are lobbyingRead More

Congress announces negotiated WRDA 2022 legislation

Congress announces negotiated WRDA 2022 legislation

Washington Report, Water Management December 16, 2022 at 9:58 am

U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I), U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, and Rep. SamRead More

Fitch: Inflation to mount for U.S. water, sewer utilities in 2023

Fitch: Inflation to mount for U.S. water, sewer utilities in 2023

Fitch Ratings says 2023 will bring a series of challenges that U.S. water and sewer utilities have not experienced in over a decade, according to Fitch Ratings’ 2023 outlook for the sector. Fitch Ratings’ 2023 sector outlook for U.S. water and sewer utilities is ‘Deteriorating’Read More

Trenchless Technology names 2023 Person of the Year

Trenchless Technology names 2023 Person of the Year

Water Management December 13, 2022 at 1:01 pm

Trenchless Technology magazine is pleased to announce the recipient of its 2023 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year award: Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) Director John Matthews, Ph.D. Matthews has cultivated a widely-respected leadership role in the trenchless industry as an educator and engineer through hisRead More

McMillen Jacobs Associates announces split-off reorganization

McMillen Jacobs Associates announces split-off reorganization

Water Management December 13, 2022 at 9:37 am

McMillen Jacobs Associates has announced a split-off reorganization, whereby the Water Resources Division has separated from the parent company. The company’s Underground Division remains. The move allows management of each company to devote more energy on strategies that align with their clients, staff, and type ofRead More

120Water hires director of water quality and compliance

120Water hires director of water quality and compliance

Water Management December 9, 2022 at 8:17 am

Committed to the mission of providing innovative solutions to water professionals, 120Water announced it is welcoming Jonathan Cuppett as director of water quality compliance. A critical role in navigating the complex landscape of the evolving Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), Cuppett will be instrumentalRead More