Water Management

According to the latest edition of FMI?s Mergers & Acquisitions Trends, the impact of large, transformational deals by integrated engineers and constructors (E&C) last year will spur continued merger and acquisition (M&A) activity this year, as the largest firms use acquisitions to drive growth and enter new markets.

NASA has joined forces with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Geological Survey to transform satellite data designed to probe ocean biology into information that will help protect the American public from harmful freshwater algal blooms.

The American Water Works Association?s (AWWA) 2015 Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE15) will be held June 7-10 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.

Last week, government, industry and labor-union officials marked the third-annual Infrastructure Week by speaking about the economic importance of highways, rail lines, waterways, ports and other public works at events held around the United States.

According to a report released last year by market analysis firm MicroMarket Monitor, the North American smart metering market is estimated to grow to a nearly $9 billion industry by 2018.

The following narrative is formatted to convey the process used by the Town of Spindale, N.C., in developing and implementing an Asset Management Plan (AMP) for its wastewater collection and treatment system.

Since 2009, the annual amount of solar installed on U.S. homes, businesses, municipal and government facilities and utility-scale power farms has soared from about 382 megawatts to an estimated 6.5 gigawatts in 2014.

In April, Congressman Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) announced legislation aimed to update water infrastructure essential to protecting the Great Lakes and the communities that surround them. The legislation is also supported by Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.), Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) and Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.).

Dr. Wallace ?J? Nichols will address water professionals at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 8 during the opening general session of the American Water Works Association?s Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE15) at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.

The U.S. EPA recently issued health advisories values for two cyanotoxins ? microcystin and cylindrospermopsin ? ahead of its public meeting and webinar, scheduled for today.