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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

EPA announces $25 million in WIIN grants

EPA announces $25 million in WIIN grants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of $25 million in Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act grants to help improve drinking water. EPA says it is committed to ensuring that all Americans, especially those living in small towns andRead More

SUE: The Future of Locating Buried Utilities Is Now

SUE: The Future of Locating Buried Utilities Is Now

Condition Assessment August 26, 2021 at 6:30 am

By Joseph Porter Investigating the underground world and depicting the findings has become a significant challenge as an ever-increasing plethora of utility infrastructure continues to age. As more utilities are installed in the ground, it is integral to identify and record information as it relatesRead More

PPI appoints new board of directors chair

PPI appoints new board of directors chair

Pipe Selection, Water Management August 25, 2021 at 1:29 pm

The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), has announced that Douglas Keller, Technical Lead – Americas for Equistar Chemical’s Pipe Resins, is now the chair of its board of directors, a two-year appointment. Keller, who has been a member of PPI for 12 years, moves to theRead More

WEFTEC announces new health and safety measures, to require proof of vaccination

WEFTEC announces new health and safety measures, to require proof of vaccination

Water Management August 25, 2021 at 9:22 am

Anyone attending WEFTEC in October will be required to show proof of vaccination or provide the results of a negative COVID-19 test from within 48 hours of the time of arrival at registration. The new requirements are in addition to the City of Chicago’s currentRead More

EPA receives 50 new requests for WIFIA funding totaling $8.2 billion

EPA receives 50 new requests for WIFIA funding totaling $8.2 billion

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has received 50 letters of interest in response to the agency’s 2021 Notices of Funding Availability. Requests totaling $8.2 billion exceed the agency’s $6.5 billion in available financing and highlight widespread needs for water infrastructure upgrades to benefit communities across theRead More

Fitch: Arizona water rates rise as Colorado River shortage declared

Fitch: Arizona water rates rise as Colorado River shortage declared

Rates & Affordability, Water Management August 18, 2021 at 3:34 pm

According to Fitch Ratings, mandatory water cuts from the Colorado River for the 2022 water year were recently announced by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) in its Colorado Basin August 2021 24-month study. Per the study, Lake Mead will operate under a tier 1Read More

Rio Grande Valley Reuse: How One Texas Utility Is Using Water Reclamation to Aid Conservation

Rio Grande Valley Reuse: How One Texas Utility Is Using Water Reclamation to Aid Conservation

Water Management August 18, 2021 at 2:00 pm

For more than 20 years the Public Utility Board of the City of McAllen, Texas, has invested in using reclaimed water to conserve potable water. McAllen, which is in Hidalgo County in South Texas in the Rio Grande Valley bordering Mexico, has a population ofRead More

Microplastics: State of the Science and Future Perspective

Microplastics: State of the Science and Future Perspective

Water Management August 18, 2021 at 6:30 am

By Cayla Cook Plastic pollution is one of the world’s most pressing and observable modern issues, possessing the potential to significantly impact human health, aquatic species health, and, undoubtedly, environmental health. This pollution is categorized by the size in which plastics occur due, in part,Read More

Historic water shortage declared for Colorado River

Historic water shortage declared for Colorado River

Water Management August 17, 2021 at 4:29 am

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the federal agency that oversees Colorado River operations, declared a “Tier 1” water shortage at Lake Mead on the Colorado River, underscoring the severity of the deepening drought and climate crisis across the West. This is the first time in theRead More