Articles by: WFM Staff

AMWA names new CEO

AMWA names new CEO

Water Management June 20, 2022 at 2:00 pm

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) has announced Tom Dobbins, CAE, has been named the new CEO of the association. An experienced association executive, Dobbins served as CEO of the Aluminum Association and the American Composites Manufacturers Association and led the government affairs programRead More

EPA announces new drinking water health advisories for PFAS

EPA announces new drinking water health advisories for PFAS

Washington Report, Water Management June 20, 2022 at 8:48 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released four drinking water health advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under President Joe Biden’s action plan to deliver clean water and EPA Administrator Michael Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. The agency also announced that itRead More

World-class Lake Erie Watershed Testbed Opens for 2022 field season

World-class Lake Erie Watershed Testbed Opens for 2022 field season

Water Management June 20, 2022 at 8:33 am

Nonprofit organization Cleveland Water Alliance (CWA) is inviting innovators around the world to trial and demonstrate their cutting-edge technologies across Lake Erie and its surrounding natural environments. The Lake Erie Watershed Testbed, CWA’s telecommunications infrastructure that allows for the monitoring of water quality and conditions,Read More

Water agencies call on state to address long-term water supply crisis

Water agencies call on state to address long-term water supply crisis

Water Management June 20, 2022 at 8:25 am

California is in the middle of a historic water supply crisis never seen before, impacting the economy, every region across the state, jobs, critical industries, food security, and all Californians. As the state responds to manage this current drought, the perpetual and systemic water crisisRead More

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Amane Advisors merges with A. Vaccani & Partners AG

Water Management June 2, 2022 at 3:39 pm

Amane Advisors, a global strategic advisory firm focused on the water industry, has announced it has merged with A. Vaccani & Partners AG (AVP), a consultancy firm providing expertise and research in the areas of sustainability, and resource and energy recovery. Based in Zurich, Switzerland,Read More

Brita partners with municipalities to aid water filtration amid industry’s lead efforts

Brita partners with municipalities to aid water filtration amid industry’s lead efforts

Water Management June 2, 2022 at 9:58 am

In May, Brita, a supplier of at-home water filtration products, announced an expanded partnership program with municipalities across the United States. Prompted by EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revision, more testing and inventorying of lead services lines is being mandated, and some cities with leadRead More

East San Diego County breaks ground on water purification program

East San Diego County breaks ground on water purification program

Water Management June 1, 2022 at 8:21 am

Marking an important milestone for the project and the region, elected officials, water industry leaders and city representatives will break ground this week on the East County Advanced Water Purification Program at the future site of the treatment facility in Santee, California. The groundbreaking followsRead More

Commentary: What Our Nation’s Drinking Water Systems Need Now

Commentary: What Our Nation’s Drinking Water Systems Need Now

Water Management May 31, 2022 at 7:00 am

By Chad Seidel Our nation’s drinking water infrastructure is in desperate need of attention. Last year, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave our water system a C- and their economic study found that the annual drinking water and wastewater investment gap will eventually grow to $434Read More

House panel advances water resources package

House panel advances water resources package

Public Utility Finance, Washington Report May 27, 2022 at 7:32 am

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in May approved its version of biennial water resources legislation to authorize a series of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control, navigation, and ecosystem restoration projects. Like a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) measure advanced earlier this month by a Senate committee, the HouseRead More

WEF recognizes utilities for reducing nutrient loading to waterways

WEF recognizes utilities for reducing nutrient loading to waterways

Water Management May 26, 2022 at 8:30 am

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is recognizing 15 utilities for significantly reducing nutrient pollution, one of the leading problems for the health of waterways across the United States.  The utilities were selected through Nutrient Smart (NSmart), a collaboration between WEF and the U.S. Environmental ProtectionRead More