Water Management

EPA modifies CSO settlement with Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

EPA modifies CSO settlement with Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District

Legal Corner, Washington Report, Water Management July 17, 2024 at 9:32 am

In July, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed modification to the 2011 settlement with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to address the flow of untreated sewage into Cleveland-area waterways and Lake Erie. The agency said the modification will affect the CityRead More

Winner of U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize announced

Winner of U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize announced

Water Management July 16, 2024 at 12:32 pm

Justin Bernstein of Connecticut has been named the national winner of the 2024 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP). Bernstein’s project expanded on previous research by using genetically engineered cryobacterium to protect glaciers. The bacterium, exposed to a naturally occurring silicic acid on the glacier,Read More

Stantec announces milestone in Friant-Kern Canal restoration project

Stantec announces milestone in Friant-Kern Canal restoration project

Water Management July 15, 2024 at 10:05 am

Stantec, along with the Bureau of Reclamation and Friant Water Authority in Lindsay, California, has announced completion of the first phase of construction for a 10-mile section of the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project. The canal, which delivers water to more than 1Read More

EPA invests $20 million in water workforce training, development

EPA invests $20 million in water workforce training, development

Washington Report, Water Management July 15, 2024 at 9:05 am

In July, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPS) committed to providing more than $20 million to 13 workforce development organizations under its Innovative Water Workforce Development Grant Program, which supports expanding career opportunities in the drinking water and wastewater utility sector. “In every community inRead More

Orbis signs U.S. distribution partnership with Core & Main

Orbis signs U.S. distribution partnership with Core & Main

Water Management July 12, 2024 at 1:25 pm

Orbis Intelligent Systems has announced a national distribution partnership with Core & Main. According to Orbis, the collaboration will combine the company’s SmartCap technology with Core & Main’s extensive industry leadership and expertise.  Orbis’ SmartCap technology is an acoustic, fixed-base pipe monitoring system, housed inRead More

WRF selects Flume to lead comprehensive residential water use study

WRF selects Flume to lead comprehensive residential water use study

Water Management July 11, 2024 at 10:10 am

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) has selected water monitoring solutions company Flume to conduct the Residential End Uses of Water Study, Version 3. According to Flume, this prestigious research project will be the largest and most significant residential end-use study ever conducted in North America with more thanRead More

South Carolina-based Infrastructure Services Group sold to Azuria

South Carolina-based Infrastructure Services Group sold to Azuria

Juniper Capital Management, a lower-middle private equity firm, recently announced the successful sale of its portfolio company, Infrastructure Services Group LLC (“ISG” or “the company”), to Azuria, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital. Juniper invested in and created ISG in 2018 by combining GreenRead More

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Nevada city, Arcadis enter contract for digital asset investment planning

Condition Assessment, Water Management July 8, 2024 at 9:15 am

Arcadis will lead the implementation of its Enterprise Decision Analytics solution for digital asset management for the City of Henderson, Nevada. A three-year commitment with a two-year renewal option, Arcadis will support the migration of information from the City’s legacy system to Enterprise Decision Analytics (EDA). TheRead More

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NSF, BlueConduit launch partnership for LSL predictive modeling

Condition Assessment, Water Management July 8, 2024 at 8:05 am

NSF has announced a partnership with BlueConduit, a pioneer in predictive modeling for lead service lines (LSL) that will enable NSF to offer BlueConduit’s LSL solutions directly, and better reach water utilities with this technology to help remove LSLs across the United States. This strategicRead More

Calling all water finance professionals in Georgia, Carolinas, Southeast U.S.

Calling all water finance professionals in Georgia, Carolinas, Southeast U.S.

The 2024 Water Finance Conference is Aug. 6-7 in Buford, Georgia, at The Water Tower Global Innovation Hub. The 2024 Water Finance Conference, a a two-day educational seminar for water utility finance executives, is coming to The Water Tower Global Innovation Hub Aug. 6-7, 2024Read More