Water Management

The City of Toronto has selected Stantec to provide design and construction administration services for its new High Rate Treatment Facility (HRTF). The project will help reduce combined sewer overflows and improve water quality in the Lower Don River, Taylor-Massey Creek and along Toronto’s InnerRead More

Garney recently named Anastasia Austin its vice president of financial planning, analysis and treasury.  Bringing more than two decades of progressive leadership experience in finance, Austin will continue growing Garney’s core functions in forecasting, corporate budgeting, and cash flow planning, reporting directly to Garney’s chief financial officer. AustinRead More

By Steve Cooper The Randall Regional Waterline Project will provide a high-capacity potable water transmission line that stretches 72 miles across the prairie in southeastern South Dakota.  The new pipeline will enable the Randall Community Water District (RCWD) in Lake Andes, South Dakota, to supplyRead More

Garney has released the second of its two-part documentary about the James River Crossing, a world-record-breaking pipeline project in Virginia. Completed for Hampton Roads Sanitation District’s (HRSD) Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) program, the James River Crossing involved the installation of a new sewageRead More

Global water technology company Xylem announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Cornell Pump and Roper Pump businesses from Indicor for $1.46 billion. Xylem said the acquisition will expand its ability to serve a broader range of mission-critical industrial applications, noting itsRead More

The two largest water reservoirs in the United States — Lake Mead in Colorado and Lake Powell, covering parts of southern Utah and northern Arizona — each hit record low water levels within a week. In addition to being the largest water reservoirs in theRead More

The City of Odessa, Texas, has selected Carollo Engineers to provide engineering services during construction at its Bob Derrington Water Reclamation Plant (BDWRP), which is in need of upgrades due to aging infrastructure. Carollo said the project will support Odessa’s goal to modernize the facilityRead More

By Erik Larsen Water and wastewater plant operators need to turn large amounts of data into decisions to see what matters and when, without hunting through spreadsheets or navigating between disconnected systems. One of the quickest ways to do this is to use good dashboardsRead More

On Aug. 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released what it’s calling an important guidance document for state partners that are working to ensure public water systems are meeting drinking water standards. EPA said the guidance is meant to encourage proactive steps to strengthenRead More

On Aug. 5, the American Water Works Association submitted a letter to Congressional leaders urging strong federal support for water utilities following cyber attacks on multiple water systems in recent weeks. “Recent cybersecurity attacks on water utilities across multiple states underscore the need to furtherRead More