Articles by: WFM Staff

WF&M Conversations: 2TurnItOn’s Craig Boklage on water utility connection services

WF&M Conversations: 2TurnItOn’s Craig Boklage on water utility connection services

Water Management November 10, 2020 at 6:55 am

Enrolling and connecting to a new utility service can be a hassle for customers. Lisewise, processing a large number of requests can also create a customer service challenge on the back end for cities, municipalities or utilities, both public and investor-owned. But new tools areRead More

AMWA: Closely divided Congress complicates policy landscape for 2021

AMWA: Closely divided Congress complicates policy landscape for 2021

Washington Report, Water Finance November 9, 2020 at 10:44 am

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies released an update in it’s Monday Morning Briefing today noting that a thinly divided Congress could result in a complex policy landscape on many issues including water and infrastructure. Voters across the country delivered somewhat mixed messages on ElectionRead More

COVID-19 wastewater testing trials yield key insights

COVID-19 wastewater testing trials yield key insights

Water Management November 9, 2020 at 10:33 am

Recent trial programs looking at the efficacy of testing wastewater to detect COVID-19 outbreaks have yielded important insights about how this method of testing can be used to improve public health, including providing an early indicator of infection that can be used to trigger advisoriesRead More

New report underscores cost impact of PFAS on POTWs, biosolids facilities

New report underscores cost impact of PFAS on POTWs, biosolids facilities

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance November 2, 2020 at 6:49 am

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) has released a new report by CDM Smith in collaboration with NACWA, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the North East Biosolids and Residuals Association (NEBRA) that quantifies the cost impacts of PFAS policies and regulations at 29 publiclyRead More

Newport Beach contracts Mueller for AMI deployment

Newport Beach contracts Mueller for AMI deployment

AMR/AMI, Water Management October 23, 2020 at 10:20 am

The City of Newport Beach, Calif., has selected Mueller Systems to deploy 26,500 advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) water meters. The project will include the replacement or retrofitting of all current city water meters with Mueller’s Mi.Net AMI system. “After a successful 18-month pilot, the new AMI systemRead More

Water loss company Matchpoint acquired by McKim & Creed

Water loss company Matchpoint acquired by McKim & Creed

Water Loss, Water Management October 20, 2020 at 2:30 pm

McKim & Creed, Inc., a U.S. engineering, geomatics (surveying) and planning firm, announced it has acquired water loss, recovery and leak detection company Matchpoint Water Asset Management. The acquisition was finalized Oct. 16. Matchpoint uses smart technology to recover water that is lost through infrastructureRead More

WEF-backed water documentary now streaming on Netflix

WEF-backed water documentary now streaming on Netflix

Water Management October 19, 2020 at 8:46 am

A powerful documentary that aims to drive positive change in water is now reaching a global audience of millions. Brave Blue World, narrated by Liam Neeson and featuring actors and activists Matt Damon and Jaden Smith, will be available to watch on Netflix beginning Oct.Read More

EPA chief announces $225 million WIFIA loan for Hampton Roads Sanitation District

EPA chief announces $225 million WIFIA loan for Hampton Roads Sanitation District

Water Management October 19, 2020 at 8:29 am

At a recent event in Suffolk, Virginia, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a $225 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD). This WIFIA loan represents the first loan provided under an agreementRead More

Company releases solution for COVID-19 detection using wastewater testing

Company releases solution for COVID-19 detection using wastewater testing

Water Management October 19, 2020 at 8:13 am

120Water, a digital water platform for modern sample management and compliance, announced a new program that can provide early detection of COVID-19 outbreaks by testing wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA that is shed by infected persons. According to current research, the testing ofRead More

Michigan governor announces $500 million investment in water infrastructure

Michigan governor announces $500 million investment in water infrastructure

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance, Water Management October 12, 2020 at 9:37 am

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, along with bipartisan and bicameral partners, recently announced MI Clean Water, a $500 million comprehensive water infrastructure investment in Michigan’s water systems from source to tap. The MI Clean Water plan, the state says, marks a significant investment after decades of underinvestment in Michigan’s infrastructure. “SinceRead More