Water Management

Stream of Innovation: Tech, R&D and Current Drivers in Distribution System Management

Stream of Innovation: Tech, R&D and Current Drivers in Distribution System Management

editor’s note: This article was adapted from a piece that appeared in a 2020 eBook developed by Water Finance & Management sponsored by Mueller. Click here to download the complete eBook. The water utility sector is frequently taking the tem­perature on innovation. When it comesRead More

Fitch: California drought may pressure water utilities’ margins

Fitch: California drought may pressure water utilities’ margins

Water Management October 4, 2021 at 7:28 am

The current drought in California could cut into water utility revenues and pressure financial margins, Fitch Ratings says. Statewide water conservation mandates could be announced this fall, and some water agencies have already initiated cutbacks. After two years of dry conditions, California is experiencing aRead More

WEF honors individuals, orgs for service and contributions

WEF honors individuals, orgs for service and contributions

Washington Report, Water Finance, Water Management October 4, 2021 at 7:00 am

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has proudly announced the 2021 WEF Awards recipients for individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the sustainability of water resources and made a profound impact on the future of the water profession. “Long-term resilience for the world’sRead More

Smart sewer technology satisfies EPA consent decree, saves city $400 million

Smart sewer technology satisfies EPA consent decree, saves city $400 million

Water Management September 27, 2021 at 9:08 am

Water technology company Xylem is working with the City of South Bend, Indiana, to deliver an advanced smart sewer system that will enable the city to exceed the requirements of a wastewater consent decree for 60 percent less capital investment (CapEx) than originally planned. TheRead More

San Jose selects multidisciplinary team for green stormwater projects

San Jose selects multidisciplinary team for green stormwater projects

Water Management September 15, 2021 at 7:00 am

The City of San Jose has engaged a team of engineers, modelers and scientists to provide professional consultancy services on projects to implement its 2019 Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Plan. Envisioning a watershed with thriving creeks, rivers, and a healthy San Francisco Bay, the CityRead More

Carollo to be first tenant at new water innovation center

Carollo to be first tenant at new water innovation center

Water Management September 13, 2021 at 8:35 am

The Water Tower has announced that Carollo Engineers will be the first tenant at The Water Tower Innovation Center, a 55,000 square foot research collective on The Water Tower Global Innovation Hub Campus located in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The Water Tower is a new breed ofRead More

Bay Area district launches strategic sewer system improvement project

Bay Area district launches strategic sewer system improvement project

Water Management September 13, 2021 at 8:25 am

The Oro Loma Sanitary District Board of Directors recently approved low-cost financing to replace old sewer collection system infrastructure serving its customers and communities while protecting the environment.   With this financing, the Board maintains its 10-Year Strategic Plan and implements priorities to maintain its infrastructureRead More

New leadership for Wade Trim’s Florida water resources group

New leadership for Wade Trim’s Florida water resources group

Water Management September 13, 2021 at 8:04 am

Dennis Prevo, P.E., has relocated to Wade Trim’s Tampa office to lead the firm’s Florida Water Resources Group and strengthen the local design-build and alternative delivery team. Prevo has more 30 years of diversified experience in project engineering, management, and construction for large civil infrastructureRead More

Chemical Cost Cutting Yields Big Results for the City of Akron

Chemical Cost Cutting Yields Big Results for the City of Akron

Water Management September 7, 2021 at 6:00 am

Known as the Rubber Capital of the World, Akron is Ohio’s fifth largest city and has a long tradition of innovation and civic engagement. The City of Akron Water Supply Bureau has a similar vaunted history, and it produces and delivers roughly 35 million gallonsRead More

Sedaru launches new operations management platform

Sedaru launches new operations management platform

Technology Perspectives, Water Management August 31, 2021 at 1:12 pm

Sedaru, Inc. has announced the launch of its next generation Sedaru OMNI Platform, which it says can improve the flexibility, power and reach of core work order, asset management and operations management capabilities to empower utilities in their digital transformation. Sedaru OMNI enables water andRead More