Water Management

The Water Pipe Market Shifts to Sustainable PVC in Times of Growth & Drought

The Water Pipe Market Shifts to Sustainable PVC in Times of Growth & Drought

| By Gregory M. Baird Cities across the United States are struggling with maintaining existing infrastructure with supply chain disruptions and rising costs of equipment, manpower and supplies. Likewise, developers are faced with many challenges to plan, finance and build basic infrastructure and housing unitsRead More

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Arcadis, VODA.ai partner on lead inventory, replacement software

Water Management April 3, 2023 at 7:56 am

VODA.ai is proud to be selected by Arcadis U.S. as their preferred artificial intelligence software partner to find lead pipes. This collaboration supports utilities in complying with the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revision (LCRR) by locating, inventorying, and planning the replacement of hazardous leadRead More

Tech company launches predictive modeling tool for LCRR compliance

Tech company launches predictive modeling tool for LCRR compliance

Water Management March 24, 2023 at 9:42 am

Water software company Trinnex has announced the launch of its leadCAST Predict, a new predictive modeling tool that the company says improves water utilities’ ability to optimize resources to achieve compliance with U.S. EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR). The tool is designed toRead More

Up in the Clouds: Leveraging New Advancements in AI for Aging Infrastructure

Up in the Clouds: Leveraging New Advancements in AI for Aging Infrastructure

By Chris Dermody, Raja Kadiyala & Ravi Vennelakanti The challenges related to managing sewer collection systems are well understood. These include an ever-growing quantity of sewer inspection videos needing to be assessed and acted upon each year. In the total lifespan of this inspection dataRead More

Calculating Leakage: Knowing Your Non-Revenue Water

Calculating Leakage: Knowing Your Non-Revenue Water

Water Loss, Water Management March 20, 2023 at 8:30 am

By Arun Thankarajah Ongoing leaks can waste a lot of energy, resources, and money, especially on flat terrain where municipal pumping is required to keep the system pressurized and where water is purchased from a local municipal purveyor at retail rates. Mueller was recently hiredRead More

White House budget request includes funding for national water recycling program

White House budget request includes funding for national water recycling program

Water Management March 20, 2023 at 8:00 am

The WateReuse Association has announced that the Biden administration has requested full and first-time funding for the Alternative Water Source Grants Pilot Program, which, when funded, will be the first nationwide water recycling program in the United States. Through the Alternative Water Source Grants PilotRead More

EPA Headquarters building at the Federal Triangle in Washington, DC.

EPA to ‘aggressively confront’ PFAS with first-ever proposed standard

Washington Report, Water Finance, Water Management March 14, 2023 at 11:30 am

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals.” The much anticipated announcement is the latest action under President Joe Biden’s plan to combat PFAS pollution andRead More

Staying Ahead of Lead

Staying Ahead of Lead

Rehab & Replacement, Water Finance, Water Management March 13, 2023 at 6:07 am

What the Scope of LCRR Compliance Work Will Consist of in 2023 & How Lead Has Impacted Public Trust of Water Systems In short, when it comes to complying with the U.S. EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), water utilities have a lot onRead More

Getting California Water Consumption Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Getting California Water Consumption Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Water Management March 13, 2023 at 5:30 am

By Frank A. Monforte The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly altered our way of life. One of the most drastic and visible shifts was the mass exodus of employees from commercial office spaces during the lockdown period of the pandemic. This had an impact on numerous industries,Read More

AMWA supports legislation to spur WaterISAC participation 

AMWA supports legislation to spur WaterISAC participation 

Water Management March 10, 2023 at 2:15 pm

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) this week announced its support for a bicameral bill that it said would encourage and support the participation of drinking water and wastewater systems in the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC). The Water System Threat PreparednessRead More