Water Management

Under two settlements with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), three Puerto Rico government agencies have agreed to upgrade portions of stormwater systems they own within the Municipality of San Juan.

American Water recently announced it has been awarded the operation and maintenance contract for water and sewer services for the City of Camden, N.J. The contract award is valued at approximately $125 million over a term of 10 years.

Innovyze, a business analytics software and technologies company for smart wet infrastructure, recently announced that its president, COO and chief technical officer, Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., BCEEM, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, has been appointed to the Design Professionals Coalition (DPC).

Innovyze recently announced that the City of Oakland, Calif., has chosen Innovyze?s InfoMaster software to help optimize its sanitary sewer infiltration and inflow (I/I) reduction program.

The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) Boards of Directors have unanimously agreed to take the steps necessary to merge and integrate.

Last week, officials gathered near San Diego, Calif., to officially dedicate what will be largest desalination plant in the United States.

Last week, the White House announced a strategy to support public-private water innovation, aimed at addressing water resources challenges, particularly those related to drought.

Last week, lawmakers on Capitol Hill wrapped up their remaining 2015 business week by passing an omnibus appropriations bill that avoids a government shutdown and funds federal operations and activities for the remainder of the 2016 fiscal year.

Prolonged and severe droughts, along with other factors, have made water supplies increasingly scarce in the Southwest and other regions of the United States, as well as elsewhere around the globe.

Across the United States, water and wastewater utilities continue to deal with challenges ranging from aging infrastructure, water loss and drought management to water resource recovery and combined sewer overflows amid increasing regulations.