Water Management

Veolia completes combination with Suez

Veolia completes combination with Suez

Water Management March 28, 2022 at 5:45 am

Veolia North America (VNA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Veolia Group, has announced the integration of its businesses with Suez’s assets in the United States and Canada, following the completion of the combination of the two companies, which was announced earlier this year. Veolia NorthRead More

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Florida water system, Mueller to launch meter customer service pilot program

AMR/AMI, Water Management March 28, 2022 at 5:25 am

Mueller Systems has been selected by Pace Water System in Santa Rosa County, Florida, to deploy a pilot program for their water meter system which includes new features that allow customers to control their meter from a mobile phone. The pilot program is underway and is expectedRead More

VanDe Hei steps down as AMWA CEO; Acting leadership named

VanDe Hei steps down as AMWA CEO; Acting leadership named

Water Management March 21, 2022 at 7:41 am

With the retirement of AMWA CEO Diane VanDe Hei, who officially stepped down from her role on March 15, the AMWA board of directors has asked Michael Arceneaux to take the position of Acting CEO. Arceneaux has been with AMWA since 1995 and has servedRead More

Consolidated Utility District, Itron announce new AMI contract

Consolidated Utility District, Itron announce new AMI contract

AMR/AMI, Water Loss, Water Management March 21, 2022 at 7:20 am

Consolidated Utility District (CUD) and Itron Inc. have announced a new contract that will deploy Itron’s Temetra meter data collection solution, in conjunction with its fixed network solution, to upgrade the utility’s advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and provide active water leak detection and consumer portals.Read More

Xylem relocating global headquarters

Xylem relocating global headquarters

Water Management March 15, 2022 at 1:30 pm

Global water technology company Xylem has announced it will move its headquarters to Washington, D.C. Speaking about the relocation, Patrick Decker, president and CEO of Xylem, said, “Washington, D.C. is an important global crossroads for the diverse set of stakeholders who work together towards solvingRead More

Brown and Caldwell names new CTO

Brown and Caldwell names new CTO

Water Management March 15, 2022 at 8:28 am

Brown and Caldwell has announced Wendy Broley will take over as chief technical officer (CTO) as Cindy Paulson retires after 35 years with the firm. In a planned transition, Broley will assume the role of CTO in April. Paulson will remain at the firm throughRead More

AMWA: New legislation would ease financing of LSL replacement

AMWA: New legislation would ease financing of LSL replacement

Water Management March 14, 2022 at 8:29 am

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) this month expressed strong support for H.R. 6985, the Financing Lead Out of Water (FLOW) Act, new legislation announced by Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) during his remarks at AMWA’s recent Water Policy Conference. The new legislation would reduce administrativeRead More

Stantec bolsters water practice with new hire

Stantec bolsters water practice with new hire

Water Management March 1, 2022 at 2:00 pm

Stantec has announced the addition of Dr. Sujan Punyamurthula, Ph.D., MBA, P.E., has joined the firm’s North American water practice. As a senior vice president, Punyamurthula will collaborate with team members across North America to identify and foster growth opportunities that span business lines. WhileRead More

Report: Number of water AMI endpoints in Europe, North America to double in the next six years

Report: Number of water AMI endpoints in Europe, North America to double in the next six years

AMR/AMI, Water Management March 1, 2022 at 11:29 am

According to new a research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of water utility AMI endpoints in Europe and North America is set to double during the period 2021–2027. At the end of 2021, the combined installed base of AMIRead More

City of Newark completes lead service line replacement program

City of Newark completes lead service line replacement program

Water Management February 25, 2022 at 4:55 pm

Earlier in February, the City of Newark, New Jersey’s Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) program announced it had completed nearly 24,000 replacements citywide in less than three years at no cost to residents. On Feb. 11, the city celebrated this project milestone with several prominentRead More