Articles by: WFM Staff

Syrinix expands distribution in California

Syrinix expands distribution in California

Syrinix has announced it is expanding its distributor network to 11 with California-based D&H Water Systems. The announcement marks the company’s first partnership in the state, enhancing water and wastewater monitoring capabilities in a region severely impacted by unprecedented drought conditions.    “At Syrinix, we striveRead More

WATCH: How Technology and A.I. are Fueling the Role of Water Utilities in Creating Smart Cities

WATCH: How Technology and A.I. are Fueling the Role of Water Utilities in Creating Smart Cities

AMR/AMI, Water Finance, Water Loss, Water Management December 1, 2021 at 8:00 am

In this new edition of Water Finance & Management Conversations, Kenji Takeuchi, senior vice president of technology solutions, joins WF&M to discuss aging infrastructure, the advancement of machine learning technology and the role of water systems in creating smart cities. We discuss how technology beingRead More

Survey: Pandemic affecting water sector staffing, supply chains

Survey: Pandemic affecting water sector staffing, supply chains

Water Management November 29, 2021 at 5:50 am

The water sector is grappling with staff shortages and clogged supply chains triggered by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey conducted by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) of its utility and service provider members. Forty percent of the 416 utilities thatRead More

Kleinfelder acquires Century Engineering

Kleinfelder acquires Century Engineering

Water Management November 29, 2021 at 5:00 am

Engineering, design and construction management firm Kleinfelder Group, Inc., announced it has acquired Century Engineering, Inc. (Century) and all affiliates. Kleinfelder said the transaction, which closed on Nov. 15, will strengthen the company’s existing service offerings in the Mid-Atlantic region. Founded in 1953 and headquarteredRead More

House passes Build Back Better Act with additional water provisions

House passes Build Back Better Act with additional water provisions

Public Utility Finance, Washington Report, Water Finance November 22, 2021 at 9:23 am

In November, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a $1.75 trillion social spending bill that, according to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), includes more than $10 billion for several water-related priorities. These funds would come in addition to the nearly $50 billion in newRead More

Survey: Most water systems unprepared for LCR revisions

Survey: Most water systems unprepared for LCR revisions

Water Management November 18, 2021 at 9:31 am

A new survey shows the majority of U.S. water systems may not be ready for sweeping regulatory changes governing safe drinking water that are expected to begin Dec. 16, 2021. The survey was conducted by 120Water, a solutions provider for managing lead programs. The $1.2Read More

Utilities Kingston digitizes FOG, backflow prevention programs

Utilities Kingston digitizes FOG, backflow prevention programs

Water Management November 18, 2021 at 7:00 am

Aquatic Informatics was chosen by Utilities Kingston in Kingston, Ontario, to digitize its fats, oils, and grease (FOG) program with its Linko software and manage its backflow prevention and cross-connection control program using its Tokay solution. The two software programs address common problems in complyingRead More

Raftelis acquires Westin Technology Solutions

Raftelis acquires Westin Technology Solutions

Raftelis has announced it acquired Westin Technology Solutions on Nov. 1. The company says the acquisition will enhance its focus on the effective use of business technologies including utility billing and work and asset management optimization. “Adding Westin’s expertise in utility asset and customer managementRead More

Lawsuit filed against 3M, DuPont, others over LA County PFAS contamination

Lawsuit filed against 3M, DuPont, others over LA County PFAS contamination

Legal Corner, Public Utility Finance, Water Management November 12, 2021 at 11:13 am

SL Environmental Law Group has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Water Replenishment District (WRD) against 3M Company, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Inc., and other manufacturers of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) for their involvement in the manufacture and sale of per and poly-fluoroalkyl substancesRead More

EBMUD, ASTERRA enter leak detection contract

EBMUD, ASTERRA enter leak detection contract

Water Loss, Water Management November 11, 2021 at 3:26 am

The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and Utilis have entered into a five-year agreement for ASTERRA Recover and MasterPlan technologies. East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) serves 1.4 million customers with over 4,200 miles of pipelines in the eastern portion of the San Francisco Bay area in northern California.Read More