Water Finance

American Water announced last week that Joe Goodwill, a doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts ? Amherst, has been chosen as the recipient of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2013 American Water Scholarship. The scholarship is an annual award of $5,000 presented toRead More

Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) executive director Tony Radoszewski presented Camille George Rubeiz, P.E. with his 10-year service award during PPI’s recent annual membership meeting in St. Pete Beach, Fla. PPI is the major trade association representing all segments of the plastic pipe industry.?Rubeiz is theRead More

The U.S. Senate passed legislation last month that would create a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Authority, a key development in addressing America?s trillion-dollar water infrastructure challenge. A WIFIA pilot program is included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S. 601), which passed by a vote of 83-14. It now moves on to the U.S. House of Representatives for consideration.

The City of San Diego has been conducting a two-year study, looking at ways to turn wastewater into drinking water at the North City Water Reclamation Plant. The advanced water treatment project is now one step closer to becoming reality. City Councilman David Alvarez, whoRead More

Itron, Inc. announced last week an expansion of its analytic capabilities in North America with Itron Water Analytics. Itron Water Analytics includes a data store optimized for analytics, business intelligence dashboards and water utility specific analytics that turn smart metering and other operational data intoRead More

President Barack Obama has nominated Gina McCarthy to be the next administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If confirmed, McCarthy would officially replace Lisa Jackson who announced at the end of 2012 she was stepping down.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released its 2013 Report Card for America?s Infrastructure, a comprehensive assessment of the nation?s infrastructure across 16 sectors. Updated once every four years, this year?s Report Card found that America?s cumulative GPA for infrastructure rose slightly toRead More

President Obama has nominated Gina McCarthy to replace Lisa Jackson as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. McCarthy has been serving as chief of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. She previously served as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. ?As AssistantRead More

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and PulteGroup, Inc. have agreed to pay civil penalties of $130,000 and $56,000 respectively in separate settlements with the U.S. EPA resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations at construction sites in Maryland and Virginia. ?The EPA alleged that the companies failed toRead More

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