Water Management

At its recent annual membership meeting with record-setting attendance, the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) honored four individual members and five member company projects.

The American Water Works Association?s 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE13) will be held June 9-13 in Denver, Colo and will bring an estimated 11,000 water professionals. The conference will feature seven in-depth, interactive workshops, 16 professional tracks and more than 550 presentations, plus an exhibit hall full of innovative products and services.

At its annual membership meeting, held last month in St. Pete Beach, Fla., the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), presented its Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award to Jim Craig in recognition of his 40 years of outstanding professional service and performance to the plastic pipe industry.Read More

American Water Works Company, Inc. announced last month, the achievement of?10 Directors Awards of Recognition from the Partnership for Safe Water. Three plants are receiving inaugural awards for maintaining Phase III certification for 15 years, five plants are receiving awards for maintaining Phase III certificationRead More

As federal requirements to meet specific environmental standards drive up water bills in many U.S. households, a joint issue brief from the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) proposes that the U.S. Environmental ProtectionRead More

SWIC Overview The Sustainable Water Infrastructure Coalition (SWIC) is an alliance of corporations, public organizations, industry trade associations and others representing private and public water and wastewater service providers, construction contractors, equipment manufacturers and distributors, engineering companies, labor unions, financing institutions and business organizations, workingRead More

The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission in Springfield, Mass. has taken a proactive approach to managing its aging wastewater collection system. As part of the development of a Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) for Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), the agency is rebuilding its Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to facilitate the operation and maintenance of its assets.

As the oldest city in Kansas, Leavenworth is full of history ? in particular, American military history. Situated on the Missouri River about 25 miles northwest of Kansas City, Mo., the city is home to Fort Leavenworth, the oldest active U.S. Army post west of Washington, D.C., built in 1827.

Damage resulting from Hurricane Sandy last October is still causing problems along the East Coast as many needed improvements to critical infrastructure systems still remain. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last month it will provide grants of $340 million to the state of New York and $229 million to the state of New Jersey for improvements to wastewater and drinking water treatment facilities impacted by Sandy.

The Board of Directors of Black & Veatch has selected a new chairman, president and CEO for the company upon the decision of Len Rodman to retire at the end of 2013 after 42 years of leadership, service and dedication to the company.