Water Management

A group of 50 industry experts, including CH2M, came together from backgrounds in water supply, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, to develop a new report, A Northwest Vision for 2040 Water Infrastructure: Innovative Pathways, Smarter Spending, Better Outcomes. The report, released by the Evergreen State College’sRead More

HD Supply Waterworks was recently recognized by three state chapters of the National Rural Water Association (NRWA). Waterworks’ teams in Missouri, Illinois and Wisconsin, were each honored. In Missouri, HD Supply Waterworks received the Missouri Rural Water Association’s Associate Member of the Year.  HD SupplyRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $855,0000 to the Oklahoma Office of the Secretary of Energy to support management of nonpoint-source water pollution. The funding will be used for a variety of projects designed to improve water quality in several priority watersheds. “ImprovingRead More

According to a new report issued by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), 77 million people — roughly a quarter of the U.S. population — spread across all 50 states were served by water systems reporting violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015. The offensesRead More

The American Water Works Association and water professionals across North America are kicking off Drinking Water Week today with the theme “Your Water – To Know It Is To Love It.” The water sector and AWWA are encouraging utilities, businesses and organizations to celebrate DrinkingRead More

The U.S. municipal water sector, which has traditionally been slow to adopt new technologies, sits at the cusp of change with more than $20 billion of forecasted spending on software, data and analytics solutions over the next decade. As a result, more than 40 companiesRead More

In April, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) cosigned two separate letters addressed to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, asking that he continue funding for the agency’s WaterSense program. The first letter is under the banner of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, andRead More

According to a new report from Bluefield Research, mergers and acquisitions in the global water sector exceeded $20 billion in 2016, pushing the three-year total valuation of announced deals to more than $57 billion. The report, Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Key Trends in a Changing Global Landscape,Read More

Evoqua Water Technologies’ Alkagen AQ solution has been selected to control odor and extend the useful life of existing infrastructure at the Siesta Key wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Sarasota, Fla. The Siesta Key WWTP services the Siesta Key barrier island, home to the No.Read More

The City of Beaufort, S.C., is partnering with Johnson Controls to complete a city-wide performance infrastructure and conservation project that’s expected to generate $5.4 million in savings over 15 years, while reducing the city’s overall carbon footprint, energy usage and water consumption. The one-year constructionRead More