Technology Perspectives

The Evolving Role of CMMS in the Water Industry

The Evolving Role of CMMS in the Water Industry

Technology Perspectives March 25, 2019 at 7:23 am

 | By Alex Williams Ensuring the safety of citizens, managing critical assets, complying with regulatory standards and eliminating unplanned downtime — these are a few of the major hurdles faced by water industry professionals. Computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) can play a significant role inRead More

Business Intelligence for Business Development?

Business Intelligence for Business Development?

AMR/AMI, Technology Perspectives, Water Management October 26, 2018 at 2:30 pm

BY GREG BAIRD The U.S. water market has been called fragmented, slow moving, highly competitive and ever evolving with new mergers, products, services and technologies. Business development managers for existing water firms are feeling the increased level of competition, and new entrants to the waterRead More

Canada: A World Leader in Structural Lining of Water Mains

Canada: A World Leader in Structural Lining of Water Mains

By Ben Côté For the past 20 years, I have been lucky enough to participate actively in the development and commercialization of a new approach to re-building aging water mains. Largely used for the rehabilitation of sewer pipes, there was no equivalent cured-in-place pip (CIPP) technologyRead More

Tulsa student wins U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Tulsa student wins U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Technology Perspectives, Water Management June 25, 2018 at 1:00 pm

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced that Braden Milford has won the 2018 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), the nation’s most prestigious youth competition for water-related research. Milford, a student at Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, Okla., developed a system using naturallyRead More

What Is a Water Utility in a Digital World?

What Is a Water Utility in a Digital World?

How Digital Technology Can Be the Fundamental Agent of Change in the Modernization of Global Water Infrastructure By Gigi Karmous-Edwards & Will Sarni Global water infrastructure is underfunded. It is in need of repair, replacement and expansion to ensure access to water for sustained economicRead More

The Digital Revolution for Water Asset Management

The Digital Revolution for Water Asset Management

AMR/AMI, Technology Perspectives, Water Management June 4, 2018 at 10:25 am

Bringing AI and Machine Learning to Underground Pipe Infrastructure By Greg Baird Water asset management in the United States has advanced through various stages of education and the practical application of best practices. The U.S. EPA has concluded that nearly 60 percent of the valueRead More

WEF to coordinate ‘water tech clusters’ network

WEF to coordinate ‘water tech clusters’ network

Technology Perspectives, Water Management May 7, 2018 at 9:23 am

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is now coordinating a network of 18 water technology clusters, a program that was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The water clusters are regional groupings of businesses, government, research institutions and other organizations focused on development of innovativeRead More

The Technology Hurdle for Water Finance Managers and CFOs

The Technology Hurdle for Water Finance Managers and CFOs

By Greg Baird Let’s face it, if our roots are in government finance, we are a conservative breed. Our backgrounds prior to becoming a water finance manager, director or CFO have been from accounting, budgeting or investments. In any case, our training and experience haveRead More

LIFT launches ‘Intelligent Water Systems Challenge’

LIFT launches ‘Intelligent Water Systems Challenge’

Technology Perspectives, Water Management March 19, 2018 at 1:13 pm

A first-of-its-kind event is challenging participants to use innovation and data to help solve some of the most difficult issues facing water and wastewater utilities. The Intelligent Water Systems Challenge is hosted by the Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT), a joint effort of theRead More

How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping the Water Sector

How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping the Water Sector

AMR/AMI, Technology Perspectives, Water Management March 5, 2018 at 1:40 pm

By Trevor Hill Water is essential for life. For thousands of years, human settlement and advancement has been dictated by a reliable supply of clean, safe water. In the face of a fickle supply system, people flourished, moved or perished. While the need to effectivelyRead More