Water Finance

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

According to a recent ITT study, there are approximately 650 potable water main breaks every day. That means there are millions of gallons of drinking water being leaked into the soil ? undermining other infrastructure and environmental stability.

Roquette America Inc. has agreed to pay a $4,100,000 civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit at its grain processing facility in Keokuk, Iowa, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. DepartmentRead More

As the states recover from Hurricane Sandy, the New Jersey and New York American Water utilities are urging its customers state-wide to conserve water indefinitely as many of the company?s respective facilities are operating on emergency generators. In the aftermath of the storm, water serviceRead More

Dan Bena, Senior Director of Sustainable Development for PepsiCo, and Mary Ann Dickinson, Executive Director for the Alliance for Water Efficiency have joined the U.S. Water Alliance?s Board of Directors. ?We’re honored global water leaders, like Dan and Mary Ann, are joining the Alliance,? explainsRead More

Itron, Inc. announced recently that the Water Corporation of Australia is installing 13,000 Itron smart meters across the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which encompasses the townships of Port and South Hedland, Karratha, Roebourne, Wickham and Point Samson.

The political landscape for utility managers is changing as sink holes, plaque cities and boiling orders to customers become commonplace. Elected officials are also feeling the pinch with limited funds, increasing operational costs and the need to understand and explain corrosion issues to their rate base. It is in this new public water climate that better pipe selection material decision making is an absolute.