Water Management

The American Society of Civil Engineers has released an update to its 2013 Report Card for America?s Infrastructure Android/iOS app for tablets and website featuring new state data and graphics. The update is available for free download in the Apple App Store, Google Play Store and at www.infrastructurereportcard.org.

Krausz USA recently celebrated the first anniversary of its Ocala, Fla. facility which provides coupling and repair clamp solutions for the U.S. water and wastewater industry. The company was opened by Krausz Industries of Israel which used an exclusive U.S. distributor in the past.

BRECKSVILLE, Ohio ? Trenchless Technology magazine, the leading publication covering the worldwide trenchless marketplace, has released its 2014 Top 50 Trenchless Design Firms.

Knowing the details of service body design and construction pays off for underground and trenching work in terms of utility, durability and professional appearance.

In November, SWIC caught up with G. Tracy Mehan III, a member of the U.S. EPA?s Environmental Financial Advisory Board to discuss the future of innovative financing for water and wastewater infrastructure. Read the highlights from his discussion with SWIC.

At a 40th anniversary event for the Safe Drinking Water Act, U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy commended water suppliers across the country for their efforts to provide safe drinking water to millions of Americans.

The Water Infrastructure Management Award was created by UIM in 2012 to recognize individuals who are on the forefront of driving innovation and who have had a lasting and meaningful impact within their utility and/or the water/wastewater field.

Water use across the country reached its lowest recorded level in nearly 45 years, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). According to the findings, 355 billion gallons of water per day (BGD) were withdrawn for use in the entire United States during 2010, representing a 13 percent reduction of water use from 2005 when about 410 BGD were withdrawn ? the lowest level since before 1970.

AECOM has produced a new report that examines the value of investment in water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure in the U.S. economy.

Last month, voters approved a sizable bond that had become a priority for lawmakers and the California governor. The state?s aging water infrastructure and collection of ecosystems will receive a $7.5 billion injection of taxpayer dollars thanks to the measure.