Water Management

The annual UIM Conference ? themed ?A Holistic Approach to Water Management? ? was a success Dec. 6-7 at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District?s Environmental and Maintenance Services Center in Cleveland.

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) Board of Trustees announced that Jeff Eger has been named the new Executive Director of the federation, a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 members representing water quality professionals around the world.

The first IPWA Financial Tools Taskforce Meeting for 2011 will take place on Thursday, Jan. 20. A special presentation will be made by the World Bank on its recently published comprehensive report focused on private operators and rural water supplies.

Milwaukee is inextricably linked to water. The city lies on the shore of Lake Michigan and near the confluence of the Menomonee, Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers.

Impending growth and multiple key market developments were among high notes providing positive benchmarks for the Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI) at the trade association?s semi-annual meeting held Oct. 24-27.

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) Board of Trustees announced that Jeff Eger has been named the new Executive Director of federation, a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 members representing water quality professionals around the world.

Wachs Water Services announced that it has formed a new division that will offer assessment services for pipeline systems.

The City of Aurora, Colo., recently celebrated the completion of the Prairie Waters Project, an innovative and environmentally friendly water system that was finished ahead of schedule and more than $100 million under budget.

CH2M HILL, a global full-service consulting, design, construction and operations firm, announced that Glen Daigger, CH2M HILL Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

For many years, the need to accurately map underground utilities was not a priority for cities and utilities. But as the underground space has become increasingly congested and development has encroached on what had been open land, knowing the precise location of pipelines is becoming more and more critical.