Water Management

The Smart Cities Council, the world’s largest smart cities network, recently announced that Austin, Indianapolis, Miami, Orlando and Philadelphia are the five winners of the Smart Cities Council Readiness Challenge Grant program. More than 130 cities were involved in the application process. The winning cities will receiveRead More

Earlier this month, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 11-0 to advance Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for full consideration by the Senate. While some Democrats boycotted the committee, Republicans voted toRead More

American Water Works Association CEO David LaFrance has joined the executive council of the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) for a five-year term. NIDIS is a multi-agency partnership led by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that provides information and tools to forecast, prepareRead More

DC Water and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) recently announced the issuance of the first certifications under the National Green Infrastructure Certification Program (NGICP). The NGICP is designed to verify that the inaugural group of 62 recipients have successfully demonstrated competency in the foundational knowledge,Read More

In January, global engineering and infrastructure firm Gannett Fleming named two company veterans to its top leadership positions as Robert M. Scaer, P.E., becomes chairman of the board and chief executive officer while Paul D. Nowicki, P.E., becomes president and chief operating officer. Scaer isRead More

HD Supply Waterworks, a leading North American distributor of waterworks infrastructure products, has relocated its Brookfield, Conn., branch to New Milford. It is one of three Waterworks branches in the state. “We are delighted with our branch relocation, which is more centrally located and convenient,”Read More

Mechanical engineer Junhong Chen and a team at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM), have developed a new sensor that allows for continuous monitoring and immediate detection of lead in water. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the team designed a sensor withRead More

The US Water Alliance has opened nominations for the 2017 US Water Prize. Awarded on an annual basis, the US Water Prize celebrates outstanding achievement in the advancement of sustainable solutions to our nation’s water challenges. It is the preeminent national recognition program for exemplary effortsRead More

Aclara Technologies has announced that Aaron Merkin has joined the company as its first chief technology officer. Merkin, who brings more than 19 years of experience managing strategic software and software architecture initiatives to Aclara, will be responsible for directing software development and implementation across Aclara’sRead More

In January, Imagine H2O, a company that partners with utilities, corporations, investors, academic institutions and associations to help bring new water technology to the market, announced a selection of 12 startups to advance to its 8th annual Accelerator Program. More than 180 startups from 20 countriesRead More