Water Management

NASSCO appoints new executive director

NASSCO appoints new executive director

The executive board of the National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) has announced the appointment of Sheila Joy as its new executive director, effective April 2, 2018. Joy will report to NASSCO’s Board of Directors and lead NASSCO in its ongoing mission to setRead More

Merger to create third-largest investor-owned utility in U.S.

Merger to create third-largest investor-owned utility in U.S.

Water Management March 19, 2018 at 2:03 pm

SJW Group (NYSE: SJW) and Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTWS) announced in March that both companies’ boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine through a merger of equals to create the third-largest investor-owned water and wastewater utility in the United States, based on pro formaRead More

New MS4 Permitting Guide provides guidance, analysis on stormwater

New MS4 Permitting Guide provides guidance, analysis on stormwater

Water Management March 19, 2018 at 1:38 pm

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) has released a new resource that addresses the crucial intricacies of stormwater permitting: The MS4 Stormwater Permitting Guide. As MS4 permits become more complex with each iteration, the Guide will serve as a tool for utility and stormwater professionals eitherRead More

Bureau of Reclamation introduces buried pipeline competition

Bureau of Reclamation introduces buried pipeline competition

The Bureau of Reclamation has launched a new prize competition seeking innovative methods and technologies to detect leaks and flaws in large buried pipelines that deliver water for municipal, industrial, and agricultural uses. Currently, no practical method exists to detect leaks and flaws in largeRead More

LIFT launches ‘Intelligent Water Systems Challenge’

LIFT launches ‘Intelligent Water Systems Challenge’

Technology Perspectives, Water Management March 19, 2018 at 1:13 pm

A first-of-its-kind event is challenging participants to use innovation and data to help solve some of the most difficult issues facing water and wastewater utilities. The Intelligent Water Systems Challenge is hosted by the Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT), a joint effort of theRead More

Core & Main announces addition to corporate team

Core & Main announces addition to corporate team

Water Management March 19, 2018 at 12:13 pm

Water, sewer, storm and fire protection distributor Core & Main has appointed Jeff Giles as its new vice president of corporate development. Giles has more than 15 years of experience in business and corporate development and has led or participated in more than 20 transactionsRead More

Hawkins joins XPV Water Partners

Hawkins joins XPV Water Partners

Water Management March 13, 2018 at 5:30 pm

George Hawkins, former CEO and general manager of DC Water and a leading thinker around utility transformation and innovation, has joined XPV Water Partners, a sector-specific investor focused on growth companies related to the use, treatment and management of water resources. Hawkins, who will assumeRead More

Submissions open for 2018 Year in Infrastructure Awards

Submissions open for 2018 Year in Infrastructure Awards

Water Management March 12, 2018 at 11:30 am

Bentley Systems has announced its call for submissions for its Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards program. The awards, which are judged by independent juries of industry experts, recognize infrastructure projects for digital innovations that improve project delivery and/or asset performance. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2018. The YearRead More

AWWA: Revised Lead and Copper Rule would advance lead pipe removal

AWWA: Revised Lead and Copper Rule would advance lead pipe removal

Water Management March 9, 2018 at 11:39 am

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise its regulation on lead in water to advance the removal of lead service lines while assuring that water systems adjust water chemistry to control corrosion and inform customers about leadRead More

Study: Water main breaks up 27 percent in past six years

Study: Water main breaks up 27 percent in past six years

A new study from Utah State University (USU) examines the increasing number of water main breaks across the United States and Canada, as well as associated pipe materials and what the trend could mean for the future of water infrastructure. The study, titled “Water Main Break RatesRead More