Water Management

On behalf of the nation?s mayors, the U.S. Conference of Mayors President Elizabeth Kautz, mayor of Burnsville, Minn., released the following statement in response to President Obama?s FY 2012 Budget:?The nation?s mayors are pleased that the President?s budget proposes significant boosts to programs that impact Main Street America because investment in cities and metropolitan areas makes for a strong national economy.

On Feb. 28, Water For People (www.waterforpeople.com) marked its 20th anniversary of working to create a world where all people have access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation, and where no one suffers or dies from a water- or sanitation-related disease.

The Clean Water America Alliance welcomed Ben Grumbles, a dynamic water policy professional, as its new President in December.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors held a Mayors Water Summit Dec. 8-9 at the St. Regis Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C.

Mueller Water Products Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and services that are used in the transmission and distribution of safe, clean drinking water and in water treatment facilities, is expanding its ability to help municipalities rebuild North America?s aging water infrastructure with the acquisition of Echologics Holdings, the parent company of Echologics Engineering Inc.

The National League of Cities annual Congress of Cities & Exposition met Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in downtown Denver at the Colorado Convention Center.

Pure Technologies Ltd. announced that Dallas City Council has authorized the award of a three-year service contract worth up to $8.5 million to Pure?s wholly owned subsidiaries, Pure Technologies U.S. Inc. and Pressure Pipe Inspection Company (USA) Inc.

Building sustainable water systems involves a suite of stakeholders, including utility department personnel, private industry, finance and legal directors, and the general public.

As discussed in ?Energy Saving Performance Contracts: Cash Flows for Water Sustainability [UIM November/December 2010, pp. 30-33],? sustainable infrastructure provides the quantity and quality of water necessary to meet present needs without affecting the needs of future generations.

The Louisville Water Company (LWC) celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2010, a history that includes a track record of innovation.