Water Management

RJN to upgrade MWRA’s flow monitoring system

RJN to upgrade MWRA’s flow monitoring system

Condition Assessment, Water Management September 11, 2017 at 8:00 am

RJN Group, Inc., a Wheaton, Ill.-based engineering and specialty field services firm, has been selected by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to provide engineering services, including assessment of the existing wastewater metering network and data platform, field services, flow meter and data platform evaluations,Read More

Hawkins to step down as DC Water CEO

Hawkins to step down as DC Water CEO

Washington Report, Water Management September 7, 2017 at 5:28 pm

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) has announced that CEO and General Manager George S. Hawkins will step down from his current role as of Dec. 29. Hawkins, 57, joined DC Water in 2009. His departure from DC Water will cap aRead More

Jammin’4Water to kick off WEFTEC with all-night jam session in Chicago

Jammin’4Water to kick off WEFTEC with all-night jam session in Chicago

Water Management September 7, 2017 at 3:10 pm

If you plan on being in Chicago early for this year’s WEFTEC show (Sept. 30 – Oct. 4), make your way over to Park West on Saturday, Sept. 30, for the fifth annual Jammin’4Water benefit concert where water professionals will kick off the week inRead More

WEF releases statement on Hurricane Harvey

WEF releases statement on Hurricane Harvey

Water Finance, Water Management September 5, 2017 at 9:48 am

Eileen O’Neill, executive director of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), has issued the following statement regarding Hurricane Harvey, which has devastated the greater Houston area and many parts of southern Texas over the past two weeks. “Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by Hurricane Harvey,Read More

Warren, Nilsen join Sprayroq

Warren, Nilsen join Sprayroq

Rehab & Replacement, Water Management September 5, 2017 at 9:16 am

Sprayroq, Inc. has announced the addition of Kyle Warren and Art Nilsen to its corporate team. Warren joins the Sprayroq organization as operations assistant, responsible for the technical and customer service side of Sprayroq’s operations team. He is becoming well-versed in the operation of bothRead More

WEFTEC Turns 90

WEFTEC Turns 90

Tech Stream, Water Management September 5, 2017 at 8:57 am

The Water Environment Federation’s Annual Conference Is Heading Back to Chicago This year will mark the Water Environment Federation’s 90th annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), being held Sept. 30 – Oct. 4 at McCormick Place in Chicago. WEFTEC is the largest water and wastewaterRead More

Resetting the Clock on Infrastructure

Resetting the Clock on Infrastructure

Pipe Selection, Rehab & Replacement, Water Management September 5, 2017 at 8:50 am

The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) was established in 1918, the brainchild of public health officials and that era’s version of “civic activists.” A bond issue passed that year helped fund the system’s start and WSSC began acquiring existing water and sewerage systems within itsRead More

HD Supply Waterworks now Core & Main

HD Supply Waterworks now Core & Main

AMR/AMI, Pipe Selection, Water Management August 30, 2017 at 4:00 pm

HD Supply Waterworks has announced it has changed its name to Core & Main effective immediately. The company, previously a division of HD Supply, became a freestanding enterprise following its acquisition by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on Aug. 1, 2017. “The name Core & MainRead More

Study Takes Comprehensive Look at PVC Life Cycle Assessment & Sustainability

Study Takes Comprehensive Look at PVC Life Cycle Assessment & Sustainability

Pipe Selection, Water Management August 30, 2017 at 1:30 pm

A recent study from the Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association, conducted by Sustainable Solutions Corp., presents the first comprehensive environmental review of underground PVC pipes for drinking water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer piping systems in North America based on a 100-year life cycle assessment (LCA)Read More

T&M Associates names new water resources lead

T&M Associates names new water resources lead

Water Management August 28, 2017 at 6:10 am

Vito Spadavecchia has joined T&M Associates as Water Resources Department Manager to lead the company’s North Jersey water and wastewater practice. Spadavecchia will provide expertise to help clients comply with increasingly stringent regulations and to support the planning, design, construction and operation of water treatmentRead More