Water Management

NAWC names Gere chairman for 2020

NAWC names Gere chairman for 2020

Private Financing / P3s, Water Management January 13, 2020 at 10:47 am

Andy Gere, president and chief operating officer of San Jose Water, has been named chairman of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) for 2020. Gere previously held the role of vice chairman at NAWC. NAWC represents regulated water and wastewater companies, as well as thoseRead More

Plastics Pipe Institute names new executive director

Plastics Pipe Institute names new executive director

Pipe Selection, Water Management January 7, 2020 at 10:00 am

The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) has named David M. Fink as its new president and executive director effective at the end of January 2020. Fink, a veteran of the plastics pipe industry, previously served as the chairman of the PPI Board of Directors fromRead More

LAST CALL! Abstracts due Friday for May Water Asset Management Conference Online

LAST CALL! Abstracts due Friday for May Water Asset Management Conference Online

Water Management January 6, 2020 at 11:57 am

The Water Asset Management Conference Online is accepting abstracts for its Spring 2020 series. The Spring series will offer four weekly sessions throughout the month of May and will feature presentations from leading experts in water infrastructure management. Please email your 200-word abstract to AndrewRead More

Tennessee utility contracts Itron for smart water project

Tennessee utility contracts Itron for smart water project

AMR/AMI, Water Management January 3, 2020 at 11:00 am

Itron, Inc. recently signed a contract to modernize the water distribution system at Consolidated Utility District (CUDRC) of Rutherford County, Tennessee. The utility will install Itron smart water communication modules throughout their 1,400 miles of water lines. CUDRC will leverage Itron’s network to improve operationalRead More

AMWA: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule presents significant changes for utilities

AMWA: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule presents significant changes for utilities

Washington Report, Water Management January 2, 2020 at 2:15 pm

By Diane VanDe Hei The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in October released its long-awaited proposal for the revised Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). The proposal includes many far-reaching provisions that, if put into law, will have a lasting impact on how water utilities inRead More

San Jose Water applies for AMI investment

San Jose Water applies for AMI investment

AMR/AMI, Private Financing / P3s January 2, 2020 at 9:00 am

San Jose Water announced last month it had filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to deploy Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) throughout its service area. AMI technology includes advanced meters that can take up to hourly readings daily, along with a dataRead More

Assessing the Return on Investment of AMI

Assessing the Return on Investment of AMI

AMR/AMI, Water Finance, Water Management December 18, 2019 at 11:30 am

By David Rubin Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) is widely considered to be the gold standard in modern communications networks among utilities of all kinds. It provides myriad advantages over older Automated Meter Reading (AMR) systems, from providing regular and timely meter reads to its abilityRead More

How to Evaluate Connectivity Options for Smart Water Meters in the IoT Age

How to Evaluate Connectivity Options for Smart Water Meters in the IoT Age

AMR/AMI, Water Management December 18, 2019 at 10:45 am

The promise of connected smart meters has been discussed for years, and many utilities have used mobile reading solutions for years, but only a few are starting to look seriously at the implementation of fixed network connectivity, especially in North America and Europe. Wireless connectivityRead More

NACWA: Congress releases final NDAA bill excluding controversial PFAS provisions

NACWA: Congress releases final NDAA bill excluding controversial PFAS provisions

Washington Report, Water Management December 16, 2019 at 10:23 am

In an important legislative achievement for clean water, House and Senate negotiators released their compromise Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) earlier this week and excluded the most problematic PFAS provisions. The full report and summary are viewable online. Significantly for the clean water sector, the final package doesRead More

Sensus Reach Award winners recognized for business, community impact

Sensus Reach Award winners recognized for business, community impact

AMR/AMI December 16, 2019 at 10:22 am

The 2019 Sensus Reach Award winners were recognized for their work saving lives, improving their communities and leading the adoption of smart technologies for the water, gas and electric industries. Sensus, a Xylem brand, congratulates these customers, distributors and employees for their achievements and shares theirRead More