Water Finance

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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General Electric?s Power Conversion business today announced that it has won a contact of more than $10 million to supply eight pump drive trains, as well as process automation for the largest wastewater treatment plant in the world. It will be located just outside ofRead More

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced last week she will resign her post after President Obama?s State of the Union address, scheduled for Jan. 29. No replacement has been announced, but the Washington rumor mill has is speculating on Deputy Administrator Bob PerciasepeRead More

The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) has announced that ductile iron pipe has earned the coveted ?SMaRT? Sustainable Product Certification, an independent rating system for the sustainability of a product throughout its life cycle. Ductile iron pipe is only the second product in theRead More

Smart water networks can save utilities across the globe up to $12.5 billion a year according to research commissioned by Sensus, a provider of intelligent solutions for electric, gas and water utilities. The findings, published in a white paper titled ?Water 20/20: Bringing Smart WaterRead More