Water Management

Impact analysis approved for San Diego’s Pure Water Program

Impact analysis approved for San Diego’s Pure Water Program

Water Management July 26, 2018 at 2:26 pm

Dudek, a multidisciplinary environmental and engineering consulting firm, recently announced the certification of the Pure Water San Diego Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). The milestone marks the completion of a three-year analysis of the proposed Pure Water Program by Dudek. One ofRead More

2018 US Water Prize recipients announced

2018 US Water Prize recipients announced

Water Management July 23, 2018 at 10:30 am

The US Water Alliance has announced the recipients of its 2018 US Water Prize. This prestigious annual award celebrates outstanding achievements in the advancement of sustainable, integrated and inclusive solutions to water management challenges. This year’s winners are: Public Sector Winner Hampton Roads Sanitation District for itsRead More

Georgia utility tackles non-revenue water

Georgia utility tackles non-revenue water

AMR/AMI, Water Management July 16, 2018 at 11:05 am

About 30 miles northwest of Atlanta, the City of Dallas, Georgia, offers a reprieve from the busyness of the big city with the retained charm of simpler times and a friendly community. While the city might have an easygoing appeal, running the local water utilityRead More

Capital Region Water taps smart city solutions

Capital Region Water taps smart city solutions

Water Loss, Water Management July 16, 2018 at 10:30 am

Capital Region Water of Harrisburg, which manages the water distribution system for the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas, announced the results of its work with 540 Technologies, an environmental and data solutions provider, to reduce water loss and optimize system efficiency. With 228 miles ofRead More

Texas city upgrades with Itron IoT solution

Texas city upgrades with Itron IoT solution

AMR/AMI, Water Management July 12, 2018 at 3:00 pm

Itron, Inc. will install its OpenWay Riva IoT solution to provide water communication and leak sensor capabilities for the City of Pearland, Texas. The project will help the city reduce water loss and improve delivery of water to its 120,000 customers. The utility will also take advantageRead More

Veolia NA acquires American Water service contracts

Veolia NA acquires American Water service contracts

Private Financing / P3s, Water Management July 11, 2018 at 8:52 am

Veolia North America has acquired the rights to 23 water treatment and energy service contracts from American Water Works Company, Inc. for $27 million. The transaction will expand the municipal water business of Veolia as 110 new employees will join its North American operation. AsRead More

Honolulu unveils groundbreaking wastewater project

Honolulu unveils groundbreaking wastewater project

Rehab & Replacement, Water Management July 9, 2018 at 11:04 am

The completion of Hawaii’s largest-ever wastewater system upgrade was formally announced in June by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. Following a consent decree from the U.S. EPA to improve Windward Oahu’s sewage collection and treatment system by June 2018, Brown and Caldwell, an environmental engineering andRead More

Sensus to expand North Carolina operation

Sensus to expand North Carolina operation

AMR/AMI, Water Management July 9, 2018 at 10:35 am

Sensus USA, Inc., a provider of advanced metering technologies to utilities and municipalities, will expand its current operations in Durham County, N.C., creating 301 new jobs over five years, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced recently. The company will invest $4 million in North CarolinaRead More

Aquarius Spectrum, TaKaDu announce partnership

Aquarius Spectrum, TaKaDu announce partnership

Water Loss, Water Management July 9, 2018 at 10:11 am

Aquarius Spectrum and TaKaDu are collaborating to provide water utilities with a centralized, cloud-based solution for improved network efficiency, water loss reduction and asset management. Based on big data analytics and tailored algorithms, TaKaDu’s Central Event Management solution is being integrated with Aquarius’s automatic leakRead More

WSSC elects new commission chair

WSSC elects new commission chair

Water Finance, Water Management July 2, 2018 at 7:30 am

Eloise Foster has been elected the new commission chair of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC). Foster, a commissioner representing Montgomery County since June 2016, was unanimously selected during a June commission meeting. Foster’s term as chair lasts until June 2019. She previously served asRead More