Water Management

Sensus Reach Conference puts across-the-board utility advancements on display

Sensus Reach Conference puts across-the-board utility advancements on display

AMR/AMI, Water Loss, Water Management December 11, 2018 at 12:14 pm

More than 1,200 attendees made their way to sunny Hollywood, Fla. in October as Sensus’ annual Reach Conference featured a comprehensive look at smart metering, analytics, customer service and many other water utility advancements. The Reach Conference is the annual user conference for customers, distributorsRead More

DC Water to offer new lead service line replacement program

DC Water to offer new lead service line replacement program

Water Management December 10, 2018 at 7:00 am

DC Water has announced plans to work closely with the District government to implement a new lead service replacement program that offers free and discounted replacements of lead water service pipes on private property for thousands of homes across the city. The program will beRead More

Top drinking water official at EPA retiring

Top drinking water official at EPA retiring

Washington Report, Water Management December 6, 2018 at 3:46 pm

Last month, Dr. Peter Grevatt, director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW), announced his retirement from the agency after more than 30 years of service. Grevatt first joined EPA’s Office of Water in 2002 as the Acting DirectorRead More

City of Waco, Texas, signs contract with Itron for IoT solution

City of Waco, Texas, signs contract with Itron for IoT solution

AMR/AMI, Water Loss, Water Management December 5, 2018 at 3:30 pm

Itron, Inc. has signed a contract with the City of Waco, Texas to install Itron’s OpenWay Riva IoT solution, including smart water communication modules and leak sensors, to reduce water loss and improve water delivery for the utility’s nearly 45,000 customers. The utility will alsoRead More

San Diego’s Pure Water project gets $614 million WIFIA loan

San Diego’s Pure Water project gets $614 million WIFIA loan

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance, Water Management December 3, 2018 at 6:00 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a $614 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of San Diego, Calif., to help finance its Pure Water project. “This WIFIA loan will help San Diego construct a state-of-the-art water purificationRead More

aquaTECTURE to invest in Toronto-based Real Tech, Inc.

aquaTECTURE to invest in Toronto-based Real Tech, Inc.

Water Management November 30, 2018 at 1:34 pm

aquaTECTURE, LLC, a privately-held company with multiple operating businesses focused exclusively on the water and wastewater sector, along with its affiliated investment vehicle aquaTECTURE Holdings, LLC, has announced its investment and ongoing partnership with Toronto, Ontario-based Real Tech. Inc. Founded in 2004, Real Tech is aRead More

Study: Asia-Pacific smart water metering market to exceed $300 million by 2024

Study: Asia-Pacific smart water metering market to exceed $300 million by 2024

AMR/AMI, Water Management November 26, 2018 at 12:39 pm

The smart water metering market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is set to grow from its current market value of more than $85 million to more than $300 million USD by 2024, according to a recent study by Global Market Insights, Inc. Invariable need to limitRead More

The  Great Kansas Aqueduct: Solution or Folly from a Bygone Era?

The Great Kansas Aqueduct: Solution or Folly from a Bygone Era?

Water Management November 26, 2018 at 10:50 am

By Michael Warady The United States has long been known as a country willing to take gigantic risks in order to build innovative infrastructure for future generations. The Transcontinental Railroad vastly improved cross-country travel, paying for itself through an increase in trade and transport acrossRead More

Alabama city selects Aclara for combo water-electric AMI pilot

Alabama city selects Aclara for combo water-electric AMI pilot

AMR/AMI, Water Management November 19, 2018 at 10:42 am

The City of Dothan, Alabama, has selected Alcara for a pilot deployment project for an electricity and water advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) program. Upon successful completion of the pilot, the City of Dothan plans to first roll out its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) project toRead More

At a cost of nearly $200 million, the Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant Phase 1 Expansion is the largest public works project the city has ever completed.

Active Expansion: Riverside Water Quality Control Plant Tackles Upgrades While Remaining Online

Water Management November 12, 2018 at 1:58 pm

In Southern California, projects to increase the efficiency of water and wastewater systems are imperative in order to deal with ongoing challenges like drought and population increase. These projects require precise teamwork, coordination and execution to meet budgets and deadlines. On the resource recovery side,Read More