Water Management

AWWA cites distancing, declining revenue as biggest concerns

AWWA cites distancing, declining revenue as biggest concerns

Public Utility Finance, Water Management July 1, 2020 at 3:23 pm

According to a recent survey conducted by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), most water utilities are returning to normal operations as they reopen their offices and relax some of the measures they put in place during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. ConductedRead More

Orange County awarded grant to increase drinking water supply

Orange County awarded grant to increase drinking water supply

Water Management June 30, 2020 at 11:10 am

The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) has been awarded a $3.6 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) grant program for use toward the construction of its Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) Final Expansion project. Operational since 2008,Read More

A Roadmap for Successful AMI Installations…and Key Considerations for Deployment

A Roadmap for Successful AMI Installations…and Key Considerations for Deployment

AMR/AMI, Water Management June 29, 2020 at 10:05 am

By Thomas Butler For a water utility of any size to function properly, effective meter reading is a vital aspect of day-to-day operations. Meter reading supports both ends of the transaction, ensuring that water is being properly delivered, accounted and billed each month. With metersRead More

Austin Water selects Aclara for AMI program

Austin Water selects Aclara for AMI program

AMR/AMI, Water Management June 29, 2020 at 9:55 am

Austin Water has selected Aclara to supply and implement a landmark advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) program to the utility, which services over 1 million people across more than 548 square miles in the Austin, Texas metropolitan area. “Austin Water is excited to be working withRead More

SUEZ to donate to charities for COVID-19

SUEZ to donate to charities for COVID-19

Water Management June 29, 2020 at 8:49 am

In the face of a pandemic that has created unprecedented suffering across the United States and Canada, SUEZ, which operates in North America as SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions and SUEZ North America, is earmarking a donation of $1.75 million that will be directed toRead More

KKR, XPV acquire Environmental Dynamics International

KKR, XPV acquire Environmental Dynamics International

Water Management June 29, 2020 at 7:47 am

A global strategic platform established by KKR and XPV Water Partners to provide end-to-end nutrient management solutions, today announced the acquisition of Environmental Dynamics International, Inc. (“EDI”), a leading global manufacturer of diffused aeration systems. The addition of EDI accelerates the growth of the waterRead More

4 Key Data Management Milestones to Ensure Water Sustainability

4 Key Data Management Milestones to Ensure Water Sustainability

Water Management June 16, 2020 at 9:51 am

By Rich Prinster With the global population expected to hit 8.5 billion in the next 10 years, the demand for water is rising inexorably. Many areas of the world are already facing either water shortages or water that’s unsafe for human consumption. When it comes toRead More

Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure conference moving online

Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure conference moving online

Water Management June 15, 2020 at 9:28 am

Bentley Systems, Inc., a global provider of software and digital twins services for advancing design, construction and operations of infrastructure, has announced that its annual infrastructure event, the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference, is “going digital.” The new digital format will bring together, now forRead More

The Power of Metering: How Long-life Batteries Affect AMI Profitability

The Power of Metering: How Long-life Batteries Affect AMI Profitability

AMR/AMI, Water Finance, Water Management June 12, 2020 at 2:00 pm

By Sol Jacobs Economics ultimately dictate the decision to upgrade from traditional water meters to a smart metering solution that combines robust meter construction with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), automated meter reading (AMR) and two-way wireless communications. The newest automated meters are incredibly robust, thusRead More

COMMENTARY: The Power of One and the Promise of Many

COMMENTARY: The Power of One and the Promise of Many

By Zeynep Erdal One and a half centuries ago, a rancher, naturalist, explorer, environmental philosopher, writer and conservationist named John Muir said, “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.” Much more recently, theRead More