Water Management

WEF Announces 2016 Award Recipients

WEF Announces 2016 Award Recipients

Water Finance, Water Management August 22, 2016 at 11:29 am

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced the recipients of its 2016 WEF Awards. This prestigious water awards program recognizes individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the water environment profession, WEF, and its Member Associations. Recipients are nominated by their peers andRead More

WaterTAP Launches Better Best Practices Initiative

WaterTAP Launches Better Best Practices Initiative

Water Management August 22, 2016 at 10:51 am

The Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) is pleased to launch its Better Best Practices Initiative, a series of collaborative projects that seek to continuously improve water management and leadership in Ontario by addressing challenges that can represent barriers to the adoption of innovative water technologiesRead More

Xylem to Acquire Sensus for $1.7 Billion

Xylem to Acquire Sensus for $1.7 Billion

AMR/AMI, Water Management August 15, 2016 at 3:00 pm

Xylem Inc. announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sensus for approximately $1.7 billion in cash. Sensus, owned by investment funds affiliated with The Jordan Company and GS Capital Partners 2000, is a provider of smart meters, network technologies and advanced data analyticsRead More

Maximizing the Benefits of Condition Assessment through a Programmatic Approach

Maximizing the Benefits of Condition Assessment through a Programmatic Approach

Condition Assessment August 15, 2016 at 2:30 pm

By Ahmad Habibian The deteriorating state of the nation’s water infrastructure has resulted in premature failures, costly emergency repairs and negative publicity. Given the limited availability of resources, utilities are looking for cost-effective approaches which allow them to prioritize their assets in need of rehabilitation.Read More

AEM Poll: Water Innovation Key to Infrastructure Modernization

AEM Poll: Water Innovation Key to Infrastructure Modernization

Public Utility Finance, Water Finance, Water Management August 15, 2016 at 12:02 pm

Republicans and Democrats have at least one thing they can agree on this election year, according to a national poll released last week by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). With less than 90 days left before Election Day, the poll found that half ofRead More

EPA Addressing Lead Problems in New York Village

EPA Addressing Lead Problems in New York Village

Condition Assessment, Water Management August 15, 2016 at 11:45 am

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a legal order directing the Village of Tarrytown, N.Y., to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act’s Lead and Copper Rule. A recent investigation by the EPA revealed that Tarrytown had violated numerous provisions of the rule,Read More

McKim & Creed to Expand Engineering Services in Water, Wastewater

McKim & Creed to Expand Engineering Services in Water, Wastewater

Water Management August 15, 2016 at 11:38 am

McKim & Creed, Inc., a national engineering, geomatics and planning firm, is expanding its services in the Fort Myers, Fla., area to include water and wastewater engineering. Leading the expansion is Thomas Pugh, P.E., who serves as regional engineering manager with McKim & Creed. PughRead More

Black & Veatch Adds Six Water Experts to Its Houston Office

Black & Veatch Adds Six Water Experts to Its Houston Office

Water Management August 15, 2016 at 11:32 am

Black & Veatch has hired or relocated an additional six engineers for its water and wastewater business at the company’s Houston Regional Office to support project growth in Texas and globally. The company’s continued expansion in Houston builds on its office presence in the cityRead More

Developing a New Sustainable Framework for Critical Infrastructure Systems – Part 2

Developing a New Sustainable Framework for Critical Infrastructure Systems – Part 2

By Greg Baird Sustainability in Financial Decision Making In 2009, the National Research Council called for, in concept, a national integrated framework for infrastructure asset management to develop an alignment of cost and value of infrastructure services, user rate structures, community and regional fees, andRead More

Water Groups Recognize 61 Wastewater Utilities for Performance

Water Groups Recognize 61 Wastewater Utilities for Performance

Water Management August 12, 2016 at 10:08 am

A partnership of water sector organizations — the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), the Water Environment& Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) and the WateReuse Association — with input from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — has announced the recipients of theRead More