Water Management

Badger Meter announces new data privacy standards

Badger Meter announces new data privacy standards

AMR/AMI, Water Management April 17, 2017 at 8:59 am

Badger Meter recently announced it has self-certified its participation with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. The Privacy Shield program was designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission to provide data privacy standards for the transfer of data between European Union (EU)Read More

San Diego water project wins prestigious ASCE award

San Diego water project wins prestigious ASCE award

Water Management April 17, 2017 at 8:55 am

A project to increase water system resilience for San Diego County residents has won the prestigious 2017 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Black & Veatch delivered construction project management and design service on two of the fourRead More

DIPRA selects Hogan as new president

DIPRA selects Hogan as new president

Pipe Selection, Water Management April 17, 2017 at 8:51 am

The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) selected Patrick Hogan as its new president as part of a management succession plan, given the coming retirement of Jon R. Runge, who had been president of DIPRA since 2013. Hogan, who was announced as president March 6,Read More

Trimble water software adds wireless monitoring

Trimble water software adds wireless monitoring

Water Management April 17, 2017 at 8:48 am

Trimble recently announced the latest version of its smart water management software — Trimble Unity 3.8. Trimble Unity is a cloud-based, GIS-centric Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that offers a suite of applications and tools for the water, wastewater, stormwater and environmental water industry. Trimble Unity enablesRead More

Technology Stream — Spotlight on Condition Assessment

Technology Stream — Spotlight on Condition Assessment

Editor’s Note: Check out some of the innovative products sent our way this month as we feature condition assessment technology. GraniteNet – The Next Generation Asset-Inspection and Decision Support Software GraniteNet is the next-generation infrastructure inspection and decision support software for water, wastewater, stormwater and municipalRead More

Water Asset Management Conference to host utility leaders in Boston

Water Asset Management Conference to host utility leaders in Boston

The 2017 Water Asset Management Conference is heading to Boston, Oct. 10-11, for its 17th annual event highlighting best practices and effective utility management strategies for water and wastewater systems. The event is being held at the Boston Museum of Science. The Water Asset ManagementRead More

LAST CALL! CALL FOR SPEAKERS — 2017 Water Asset Management Conference

LAST CALL! CALL FOR SPEAKERS — 2017 Water Asset Management Conference

Water Finance & Management, the journal for water and wastewater professionals, is looking for speakers for the 17th annual Water Asset Management Conference to be held Oct. 10-11, 2017 in Boston, Mass. The conference gathers leaders in municipal water, wastewater and stormwater systems for aRead More

Water Week draws hundreds to D.C. in support of water infrastructure

Water Week draws hundreds to D.C. in support of water infrastructure

Water Finance, Water Management April 3, 2017 at 11:25 am

An array of water sector association partners gathered in Washington, D.C., in March to celebrate Water Week 2017, bringing  hundreds of water infrastructure professionals from around the country to the nation’s capital to elevate water as a national priority. Drinking and clean water utility participants also met with theirRead More

New bill aims to increase Drinking Water SRF

New bill aims to increase Drinking Water SRF

Washington Report, Water Finance, Water Management April 3, 2017 at 11:19 am

Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives in March would offer more generous terms for loans issued through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) while also giving EPA greater flexibility to adjust drinking water regulations based on the latest scientific data. Sponsored by Rep.Read More

An opportunity to reduce operating costs that may not be readily apparent is the implementation of Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) to reduce aeration costs while improving effluent quality (Photo credit: Black & Veatch).

Idaho city selects Innovyze’s InfoMaster asset management solution

Water Management April 3, 2017 at 10:55 am

Innovyze recently announced that the City of Meridian, Idaho, has chosen its InfoMaster software for prioritizing the operations and maintenance activities of its sewer collection system. Located in Ada County, Meridian is the second-largest city in Idaho with an estimated population of 98,300. Its wastewaterRead More