Water Management

Recently, the Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy as the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by a vote of 59 to 40. Recently, the Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy as the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by a vote of 59 toRead More

Hundreds of thousands of people in suburban Washington who are sweating through a punishing heat wave are under orders to avoid long showers, turn off sprinklers and think twice about flushing the toilet. The reason for the restrictions: urgent repairs to a nearly 50-year-old waterRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recently announced more than $3 million to help restore the St. Louis River Area of Concern.

The National Roundtable on Water Quality Trading, will be convened on July 17-18, in Cincinnati, Ohio, by the U.S. Water Alliance and a collaboration including the Electric Power Research Institute, The Freshwater Trust, Willamette Partnership, and World Resources Institute.? Attendees will hear and discuss aRead More

Last week, officials from the University of Connecticut showed off the school?s new $25 million water reclamation facility, a key piece of a plan to solve water shortages that have plagued the institution and surrounding communities since?2005. The plant came on line in May, saidRead More

Itron, Inc. recently announced that it is helping address water conservation and efficiency efforts in India by delivering advanced automation technology. Itron has been selected by Larsen & Turbo, the largest construction company in India, to provide an advanced metering solution to the Delhi JalRead More

Lake Erie beaches in Ohio are the worst in the nation for water quality, according to the annual report on beach rankings by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The environmental advocacy group?s report, ?Testing the Waters,? placed Ohio at the bottom of a list ofRead More

The City of San Diego?s Miramar Water Treatment Plant has received the prestigious Phase IV ?Presidents Award? recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water. The Partnership program is an initiative developed by the USEPA, AWWA, and other water organizations representing water suppliers working to provideRead More

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation would see its water resources budget cut by $82 million under a 2014 spending bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee.

The California Department of Public Health announced a plan last week to hasten the stream of federal money to drinking water projects, a move that could benefit poor Valley towns with contamination problems. The plan comes at the orders of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,Read More