Water Management

Following the CEO transition plan previously announced by Bentley Systems, Inc., Nicholas Cumins has taken over as CEO effective July 1. Cumins succeeds Greg Bentley, the eldest of the five brothers who founded Bentley Systems, who now becomes executive chair of the Board of Directors.Read More

Water utilities previously believed they had only two options for setting up advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) networks: costly radio frequency (RF) networks or a cellular network. While cellular offers a lower entry cost, the cost per endpoint and instrument connection can add up quickly. ThisRead More

The Value of Pressure Monitoring Distribution water pressure is a critical parameter for drinking water utilities to monitor. Understanding water pressure goes beyond leak detection and is important for many reasons: The Cordonel® Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Meter Thankfully, innovative technologies are helping utilities extendRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program was developed as a mechanism for consumers and businesses to help conserve water. EPA recently said in 2023 alone, WaterSense-labeled products helped save 1.2 trillion gallons of water. Since the conception of the WaterSense label, the agency saidRead More

Water and sewage problems are universal and often overlooked. However, factors like drought, limited resources, water pollution, and outdated infrastructure are now impacting people worldwide. As conservation efforts and infrastructure updates become more crucial, utilities are increasingly embracing innovative solutions. Digital water emerges as aRead More

The Texas Chapter of the American Public Works Association (Tx-APWA) has awarded Houston Public Works, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN), and Harper Brothers Construction the Project of the Year Award for Environments over $75M for the Northeast Transmission Line (NETL) program. The award wasRead More

Stantec has been selected to provide program management and engineering technical services for Phase 2 of the City of San Diego’s Pure Water San Diego water reuse program. This phase of the program is a multibillion-dollar potable reuse initiative. Stantec and its project partners haveRead More

The City of Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island in Canada won the Best of the Best Water Taste Test from the the American Water Works Association (AWWA). The City of Janesville in Janesville, Wisconsin, was named the winner of the People’s Choice Water Taste Test. The events,Read More

Building on its successful implementation of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) in the water department, Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) is continuing with deployment of AMI for its power department. TPU deployed AMI technology from Xylem including Sensus Stratus IQ™ residential electric meters and the FlexNet® communication network, to improve operational efficiency and customer service,Read More

BlueConduit recently announced the launch its newest offering: water main prediction technology. Building on the success of its predictive models for lead service lines, the company said it is looking to extend its expertise to help cities and water systems tackle the challenges of waterRead More