Water Management

AMI Project Key in Reversing Non-Revenue Water, Restoring Public Trust One aspect of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) that is attractive to water systems is the positive impact the technology can have on multiple aspects of the utility – from meter reading and data collection toRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will release a draft guidance to help wastewater utilities, landowners and the public reduce risk from PFOA and PFOS in biosolids. EPA said it is taking a radically transparent approach by ensuring robust input is gathered toRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing monitoring requirements for 30 unregulated contaminants in the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6). The Safe Drinking Water Act requires that once every five years, EPA issue a list of unregulated contaminants to be monitored byRead More

By Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi After a wet start to the year, drought headlines in California have largely faded. However, drought conditions now appear to be intensifying in several western states (e.g., Colorado, Utah, among others), as well as on the East Coast in the Carolinas.Read More

Carollo Engineers is leading a new study from the Water Research Foundation — project 5388 — with the goal of generating data and decision making tools for water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) assess powdered activated carbon (PAC) as a near-term treatment option for PFAS. PACRead More

Sustainability Partners has announced its board of directors unanimously elected Adam Cain to be its next chief executive officer. Cain will succeed John Veech, who is retiring from full-time employment after a 43-year career in law, investment banking and infrastructure investing. Cain currently serves asRead More

Global water company Xylem has announced the appointments of Meredith Emmerich and Joe Johnston to its executive leadership team effective July 1. Emmerich will serve as executive vice president and president of Xylem’s Measurement and Control Solutions business. Most recently, she served as executive viceRead More

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) named the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick, the winner of its Best of the Best Water Taste Test, an annual competition held at AWWA’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE) to recognize the best tasting tap water. City Corporation in Russellville, Arkansas,Read More

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) has announced that Dan Hartnett, the association’s chief policy officer, has been appointed to serve as interim chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2026. Hartnett joined AMWA in 2007 as a legislative assistant and has served in severalRead More

The UESI Pipelines 2026 Conference is the premier technical conference for professionals engaged in pipeline planning, design, construction, maintenance and repair. This year’s event takes place August 1-5 at the Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit. But, Pipelines 2026 goes beyond the world-class presentations andRead More