Water Management

The Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced last month a proposed settlement with the City of Columbia to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act.

American Water has that announced Dr. Mark LeChevallier, director of innovation and environmental stewardship, will participate in the 10th Annual United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Drinking Water Workshop titled ?Small Drinking Water Systems: Challenges and Solutions? in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sept. 10-12. LeChevallier?sRead More

Jack Doheny Companies (JDC), recently announced completion of its merger with longtime business affiliate Jet-Vac, Inc. in Wharton, N.J. as of June 30, 2013. JDC has sold sewer cleaning, DOT-certified vacuum trucks, pipeline inspection and other related equipment for more than three decades. This mergerRead More

Water, energy, food, and climate all come together at the One Water Leadership Summit in Los Angeles, Sept. 23-26. National leaders from the public and private sectors will make compelling cases on the need for innovative and integrated approaches to managing and sustaining water andRead More

The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority?s (PWSA) Board of Directors has unanimously extended an innovative partnership with Veolia Water, to continue providing interim executive management services through December 2014. The 18-month extension builds on the successes and momentum established during the initial term of theRead More

CH2M HILL has been awarded a contract by the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department to provide optimization consulting services to streamline the city?s water and wastewater operations. The optimization program will provide a blend of operations, management and engineering capabilities to increase operationalRead More

Last week, the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) in Nevada was awarded the ?Directors Award of Recognition? from the Partnership for Safe Water (Partnership). With this award, TMWA?s Chalk Bluff Water Treatment Plant ranks among the highest performing water treatment plants in the country, producingRead More

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

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 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.