Water Finance

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) announced last month that the Integrated Pipeline Project (IPP), a nearly $2.3 billion project, has been approved to apply for $440 million by the state as part of water plan approved by voters in 2013.

Dr. Tom Iseley, director of the Trenchless Technology Center (TTC) at Louisiana Tech University, has been elected to Distinguished Membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the highest award it bestows on its members.

The White House has requested $2.3 billion for the Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Funds as part of the FY2016 budget for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The Virginia Tech Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management (SWIM) Center will be offering a workshop on Advancing Asset Management in Your Utility Workshop, to be held on March 10-11, 2015 at the Virginia Tech Arlington Research Center in Arlington, Va.

The White House has released final federal interagency guidelines for evaluating planned water resources projects, the last piece of its five-year effort to rewrite the current, 31-year-old planning guide for the Corps of Engineers and three other agencies.

Trends in the U.S. infrastructure market are constantly shifting. In today?s market, there is arguably no sector facing a more critical shortfall between demand and investment than the U.S. water market. In a 2013 study, the EPA gave the U.S. water and wastewater infrastructure a subpar ?D? grade.

With the change in power in the U.S. Senate following last month?s mid-term elections, some old and possibly new faces will be running things in committees of key concern to the water community. Although changes in the House are less dramatic, the election will bring new faces to positions of particular importance to water.

With the change in power in the U.S. Senate following the Nov. 4 mid-term election, some old and possibly new faces will be running things in committees of key concern to the water community.

Construction firms added jobs in 39 states between September 2013 and September 2014 while construction employment increased in 34 states and the District of Columbia between August and September, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Aegion Corp. recently announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Charles R. ?Chuck? Gordon as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The company has also announced various strategic realignment initiatives aimed at enhancing growth opportunities.