Water Management

By Marina Donovan Global water demand is expected to rise significantly over the next 20 years, driven by population growth, agricultural practices and industrial development, as noted by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. By 2050, water use is projected to increase byRead More

By André Noel As a long-time leader in asset management programs, particularly for small- to mid-sized utilities, we are often asked about common challenges facing small and mid-sized systems when it comes to upgrading metering infrastructure. What needs upgrading? Is it the meters themselves, orRead More

The Water Coalition Against PFAS, a coalition of water sector associations whose membership represents all facets of clean and safe water delivery, is strongly supporting the reintroduction legislation that would protect utilities and ratepayers from having to bear the costs of PFAS cleanup. The Water SystemsRead More

The Vortex Companies looks to transform the water infrastructure rehabilitation sector with the formation of Vortex Water and the appointment of Cedric Bergeron as senior vice president to lead the division. With a decade of success in making sewer and industrial rehabilitation more accessible, Vortex is nowRead More

California American Water recently completed a $4.5 million water main replacement project in its Bellflower system, replacing 8,510 lf of aging 4- and 6-in. asbestos cement water main with new 8-in. ductile iron pipes. California American Water acquired the City of Bellflower’s municipal water systemRead More

The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) in the U.S. territory of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) recently entered into an asset management contract with MentorAPM. The contract is for 10 years and MentorAPM, a provider of end-to-end enterprise asset management software based inRead More

Every utility asset management program starts with answering three questions: What assets do I own?  Where are they? What condition are they in? This is a huge obstacle to getting started. Collecting assets and their attributes is an expensive exercise that takes a long time.Read More

Badger Meter announced it has acquired SmartCover Systems from XPV Water Partners for $185 million. The transaction, funded with available cash, adds real-time monitoring of collection systems, with a focus on sewer line and lift station monitoring, to Badger Meter’s portfolio of water solutions. SmartCover, withRead More

The Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, has awarded Stantec two projects in the Region’s South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Solutions (SNWWTS) program. Stantec will provide detailed design and provisional construction management services for the new South Niagara Wastewater Treatment Plant and outfall, as well as theRead More

In January, Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) sponsored legislation seeking to invalidate the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) through the Congressional Review Act procedure. According to the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), which reported on the Palmer bill, the CRA allows a simple majority ofRead More