Water Management

On Aug. 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and stakeholders discussed details of implementing recent changes to Safe Drinking Water Act provisions to reduce lead in drinking water.

The House Appropriations Committee recently approved the FY 2013 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Forest Service and various independent and related agencies.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia and the Capital Regional District (CRD) recently announced funding for the construction of a new wastewater treatment system for the region.

American Water recently announced that its subsidiary, American Water Resources, Inc., has been selected by the New York City Water Board as the official service line protection provider to homeowners.

When experts in the water sector talk about improving the infrastructure in a given city or region, we hear a lot about the importance of pipe condition assessment, leak detection and how to deal with major concerns like corrosion. Despite the dry, desert climate ofRead More

American Water recently announced that it received a grant from the Water Research Foundation to conduct a joint research project with Utah State University to measure the frequency of backflow through residential water meters.

Hanson Pressure Pipe has expanded manufacturing capabilities at its Palatka, Fla. plant, enabling increased production of larger-diameter and longer-laying lengths of B-303 bar-wrapped concrete cylinder pipe (B-303).

Pennsylvania American Water announced last week that crews have completed installation of the new water main in the Camp Hill Borough to improve reliability for customers, reduce service disruptions and increase water flows for firefighting. The company?s approximately $1.6 million improvement project replaced pipeline dating as far back as 1916.

The Water Design-Build Council (WDBC) has contracted with the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) for a 2012 survey research project.

On June 29, the House and Senate agreed on a reauthorization of the Highway Bill that sets transportation policies and funding levels through 2014. Removed from the bill during final negotiations, however, was a provision that would lift the cap on Private Activity Bonds (PABs) for water and sewer projects.