Water Management

According to a new market update from Bluefield Research, water scarcity and drought continue to reshape the water landscape, as demonstrated by the recent increase in wastewater reuse projects in the United States.

UIM: Water Utility Infrastructure Management journal, is bringing its second annual Water Finance Conference to Denver, Colorado, Aug. 30-31 at the Denver Athletic Club.

Education often is heralded as one of the cornerstones to the growth of the trenchless industry. In Canada, one of the organizations leading the charge to further educate the industry, municipalities and all those who can benefit from trenchless technologies is the Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies (CATT) in Waterloo.

The U.S. Water Alliance has announced the winners of its 2016 U.S. Water Prize: DC Water, for its Walter F. Bailey Bioenergy Facility; Dow, for its Minimal Liquid Discharge technology; and Emory University, for its WaterHub campus-scale water reclamation project.

Last week, the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee held a hearing to examine “The Role of Environmental Policies on Access to Energy and Economic Opportunity.” The hearing focused on the federal role in keeping water and wastewater infrastructure affordable for ratepayers.

Despite filing a notice of intent to sue last month, Flint Mayor Karen Weaver said Friday the city has no intention of suing the State of Michigan, but the filing was necessary for technical reasons to guard the city’s rights in case Flint needs to sue the state in the future.

Last week, Indiana American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, recognized long-time employee Charles Kelley at an employee event at its Michigan Street distribution center in Gary, Ind. Kelley, who currently works as a field services representative, is American Water’s longest-tenured employee.

Last week, Itron, Inc., announced the release of its third annual Resourcefulness Index report, a global survey and index benchmarking energy and water resources management.

SplashLink.com, an online marketplace built exclusively for the water industry, and The Water Expo, have announced a partnership that will give exhibitors and attendees access to projects, funding and collaborators on and off the exhibit hall floor.

Last week, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management released its Capital Improvement Program (CIP) plan, designed to forecast system needs over a five-year period. The proposed plan totals nearly $1.06 billion and identifies requirements for sustaining, restoring and modernizing water infrastructure.