Water Management

Georgia city moves forward with extensive water loss control program

Georgia city moves forward with extensive water loss control program

AMR/AMI, Water Loss, Water Management July 27, 2020 at 11:13 am

When the City of Dallas, Georgia, launched an initiative to get a handle on water loss, they couldn’t know just how far their journey would take them. Just 30 miles northwest of Atlanta, the water infrastructure at the City of Dallas includes 3,700 water connectionsRead More

AMWA: Spending bill with WIFIA restrictions advances in House

AMWA: Spending bill with WIFIA restrictions advances in House

Water Management July 27, 2020 at 10:48 am

The U.S. EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program would receive no new funding under a package of FY21 appropriations bills approved by the House of Representatives last week. Lawmakers have adopted an amendment to the bill intended to protect projects already awaiting WIFIA loans.Read More

Stantec assisting Washington city on water pollution control facility

Stantec assisting Washington city on water pollution control facility

Water Management July 27, 2020 at 10:37 am

As the City of Everett, Washington, continues to grow, the city’s Public Works Department is developing a facilities plan for its Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF). Stantec is currently providing an alternatives analysis for the 60-year-old facility with the goal of guiding capital and operationalRead More

New survey polls U.S. confidence in tap water

New survey polls U.S. confidence in tap water

Water Management July 20, 2020 at 10:00 am

Four in five Americans served by a water utility (77 percent) say the quality of their tap water is excellent or good, although Black and Hispanic respondents report a lower level of satisfaction, according to a survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American WaterRead More

House FY21 spending bill includes no new direct WIFIA appropriations

House FY21 spending bill includes no new direct WIFIA appropriations

As the start of the federal Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) rapidly approaches on October 1st, the U.S. House has begun working to advance its annual Appropriations (funding) bills through their committee process. Last week, the House Appropriations Committee passed its Interior and Environment bill to fund theRead More

Core & Main to acquire Water Works Supply Co.

Core & Main to acquire Water Works Supply Co.

Water Management July 15, 2020 at 6:00 am

Core & Main LP, a U.S. distributor of water, sewer and fire protection products, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Water Works Supply Co. The acquisition will mark Core & Main’s 11th transaction since becomingRead More

Austin Water selects WaterSmart for customer engagement program

Austin Water selects WaterSmart for customer engagement program

AMR/AMI, Water Management July 14, 2020 at 11:19 am

Austin Water has selected WaterSmart – a VertexOne Brand to provide customers with an easy-to-use online and mobile customer portal. The program is a complement to Austin Water’s water meter network upgrade to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), known as My ATX Water. WaterSmart’s platform will give theRead More

4 Reasons Upgrading to AMI Means More Than You Think for Your System

4 Reasons Upgrading to AMI Means More Than You Think for Your System

By Alan Breese It is no secret that over the past several years, the water industry has seen an increasing number of water utilities looking to upgrade their aging water infrastructure to improve operational efficiencies and more accurately manage their water systems. Technologies—such as advancedRead More

Cleveland Water Alliance, partners pilot sensor tech for water quality

Cleveland Water Alliance, partners pilot sensor tech for water quality

Water Management July 9, 2020 at 6:59 am

The Cleveland Water Alliance, in partnership with Michigan-based LimnoTech and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), are partnering in a pilot project to show how inexpensive sensor technology used in everyday products such as dishwashers and cell phones can help monitor water quality toRead More

Utilis, Innovyze partner on asset planning tools

Utilis, Innovyze partner on asset planning tools

Water Management July 8, 2020 at 1:32 pm

Utilis, a provider of underground soil moisture data detected from satellite, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Innovyze as part of its USA Partner Program. According to Utilis, the USA Partner Program is a symbiotic relationship between Utilis and the partner, whereasRead More