Water Management

Every utility asset management program starts with answering three questions: What assets do I own?  Where are they? What condition are they in? This is a huge obstacle to getting started. Collecting assets and their attributes is an expensive exercise that takes a long time.Read More

Badger Meter announced it has acquired SmartCover Systems from XPV Water Partners for $185 million. The transaction, funded with available cash, adds real-time monitoring of collection systems, with a focus on sewer line and lift station monitoring, to Badger Meter’s portfolio of water solutions. SmartCover, withRead More

The Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, has awarded Stantec two projects in the Region’s South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Solutions (SNWWTS) program. Stantec will provide detailed design and provisional construction management services for the new South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Plant and outfall, as well as theRead More

In January, Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) sponsored legislation seeking to invalidate the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) through the Congressional Review Act procedure. According to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), which reported on the Palmer bill, the CRA allows a simple majority ofRead More

Former Buffalo Sewer Authority CEO and General Manager Oluwole ‘O.J.’ McFoy, who also served as chair of the Buffalo Water Board and left both posts in January, has taken a new position as city engineer with Houston Public Works (HPW). Houston Mayor John Whitmire recentlyRead More

The new Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) mandates lead service line (LSL) replacement within 10 years. But did you know that the current $15B Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) allocation for lead pipe identification and replacement is only expected to cover 35% of the totalRead More

Pittsburgh Water CEO Will Pickering has been appointed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to its National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). His two-year term is effective immediately. “It’s an honor to join this distinguished group of professionals committed to safe and reliable drinkingRead More

In this exclusive Special Report from Water Finance & Management and Mueller, we’ll look at examples of communities that have enhanced their water quality by taking control of distribution system monitoring – from leakage to pressure management, water main flushing and more. Download today!

The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission (SWSC), Veolia North America and the Massachusetts Water Works Association have partnered on the “Pipeline Program,” a local summer internship program geared toward water workforce development that is currently accepting applicants until March 26. This opportunity is geared towardRead More

Black & Veatch has been selected by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) to develop a nationwide guidance for pilot testing treatment for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The goal of the PFAS Piloting Guidance document will be to bring together minimum requirements and provideRead More