Water Management

2010 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year Keith Hanks Announces Retirement

Water Management August 26, 2013 at 12:00 am

Keith Hanks, a senior environmental engineer for the City of Los Angeles? Wastewater Conveyance Engineering Division will be retiring effective Sept. 21, 2013. Hanks began his 28-year career with Los Angeles in August 1985 as a civil engineering assistant with the Wastewater Program of theRead More

New York Senator Proposes Bonds for Infrastructure Projects

Water Management August 26, 2013 at 12:00 am

In the largest bond act ever proposed for approval by New York voters, State Sen. Mark J. Grisanti introduced legislation Wednesday for Albany to borrow $5 billion for a range of environmental infrastructure improvements across the state.

WATERiD UPDATES

Water Management August 12, 2013 at 12:00 am

WATERiD has announced the establishment of its Industry Advisory Board, which is comprised of the Founding Gold Members from the industry: Applied Felts; Arcadis; Echologics; and Reline America. The board also includes WATERiD?s Founding Member Utilities: the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia; the City of Lynchburg, Virginia; and Aurora Water, Colo.

New Technologies

Water Management August 12, 2013 at 12:00 am

IDModeling, Inc. (IDM) has announced the commercial release of Sedaru? (See Data Run), software developed by water industry professionals to transform connectivity and communication in the industry and empower people as ?the true smart water network.?

American Water Scholarship Presented to Massachusetts Student

American Water Scholarship Presented to Massachusetts Student

Water Management August 12, 2013 at 12:00 am

American Water announced last month that Joe Goodwill, a doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts ? Amherst, has been chosen as the recipient of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2013 American Water Scholarship. The scholarship is an annual award of $5,000 presented to a graduate level student to assist with the development of professionals interested in service to the water industry.

CH2M HILL, Partners Enter $80 Million Contract with San Francisco

Water Management August 12, 2013 at 12:00 am

CH2M HILL, as part of a team with Brown and Caldwell, has been awarded an $80 million contract by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to provide planning and engineering services for the Southeast Plant Biosolids Digester Facilities Project, a $1.5-billion capital investment thatRead More

Inaugural Stormwater Congress to Debut at WEFTEC 2013

Water Management August 12, 2013 at 12:00 am

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) will debut the inaugural Stormwater Congress this October in Chicago, Ill. Featuring an extensive line-up of stormwater programming, world-class speakers and dedicated exhibit space, this new event offers attendees the best of both worlds by co-locating with WEFTEC 2013, theRead More

North Davis Sewer District Selects Innovyze Asset Management Solution

Water Management August 12, 2013 at 12:00 am

Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, announced last week that the North Davis Sewer District (NDSD, Utah) has selected the company?s industry-leading InfoMaster Sewer as its enterprise smart asset management solution. The move will provide theRead More

SWIC Newsletter

United Water currently chairs SWIC and provides water and wastewater services to approximately 5.7 million people in the United States. In addition to owning and operating 20 water utilities, the company operates 100 municipal and industrial water and wastewater systems through innovative public-private partnerships and contract agreements.

A New Era of Efficiency

A New Era of Efficiency

Water Management August 12, 2013 at 12:00 am

The Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department (WASD) is the largest water and sewer utility in the Southeastern United States ? with more than 14,000 miles of pipe, serving 2.3 million residents and employing more than 2,500 staff who manage billions of dollars of assets.