Pittsburgh Water last week announced it achieved a historic milestone in water quality, certifying a lead level of 2.0 parts per billion (ppb) in its latest round of water testing. Pittsburgh Water said it’s the lowest amount of lead ever recorded by the system. ThisRead More

By Harold Mosely The Public Works Department for the City of Decatur, Illinois, has found a solution to a persistent challenge facing water utilities nationwide: efficiently collecting representative samples from distribution systems while maintaining rigorous water quality standards. Serving both the City of Decatur andRead More

The National Rural Water Association (NRWA), which supports water and wastewater professionals that serve small and rural communities in the United States, said without additional funding, it will receive a “stop work order” on Nov. 1 for its water Circuit Rider program. “The National RuralRead More

In October, WSSC Water officially opened an upgraded and expanded water quality lab, a $38 million investment that the utility said will increase its ability to monitor and protect water quality for 1.9 million residents in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. WSSC Water‘s original labRead More

American Water Works Company, Inc. and Essential Utilities, Inc. announced this week that each company’s board of directors has unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock, tax-free merger. The move will position the combined company as a leading regulated water and wastewater utility in theRead More

Arcadis recently announced it will be developing a Tap Card Management System (TCMS) for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations (BWSO). The TCMS will be developed to help New York City comply with EPA’s Lead andRead More

By Steve Causseaux All 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories, have detected PFAS or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in their water supplies. Environmental Working Group scientists estimate that more than 200 million Americans are served by water systems containingRead More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday released new and updated planning tools that water systems across the country can use to help prevent and respond to cybersecurity incidents. These tools will help all public water systems protect access to safe water and aidRead More

A new report by Bluefield Research suggests that the U.S. midstream water market for oil and gas is projected to reach a total of $156 billion between 2025 to 2030 with an average of over $26 billion per year at a 2.1% compound annual growth rate. AccordingRead More

Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), Inc. (NYSE: WMS), manufacturer in the stormwater and onsite wastewater industries, has announced it has entered into a definitive stock purchase agreement under which it will acquire the water management business of Norma Group SE (DAX: NOEJ), known as National DiversifiedRead More