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Former Aclara president Connolly promoted at HPS

Former Aclara president Connolly promoted at HPS

AMR/AMI, Water Management July 8, 2019 at 9:06 am

Hubbell Inc. announced recently the appointment of Allan Connolly to the role of group president of Hubbell Power Systems (HPS). As group president, Connolly will lead all business units within the HPS Group. Connolly previously served as president of Aclara, coming to Hubbell as partRead More

Mueller joins NAWC

Mueller joins NAWC

Private Financing / P3s, Water Management July 8, 2019 at 8:44 am

The National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) has announced Mueller Water Products, Inc., and its family of companies as a new premier sponsor. “We are thrilled to welcome Mueller to NAWC. There has never been a better time to be involved in the association asRead More

Smart Metering and Unique Funding Advance Customer Service, Conservation in Oregon

Smart Metering and Unique Funding Advance Customer Service, Conservation in Oregon

AMR/AMI, Water Management July 3, 2019 at 8:53 am

By Misty Cobb The small seaside town of Seal Rock stretches up and down Highway 101 along the Pacific coastline in Oregon. The town and surrounding areas of Seal Rock receive water services from the Seal Rock Water District, which stretches more than 10 milesRead More

Examining New Payment Methods to Address Agricultural Nutrient Runoff

Examining New Payment Methods to Address Agricultural Nutrient Runoff

By Michael Curley Water quality is a major problem throughout the United States. But it’s not nearly as bad as it used to be. In 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland was so polluted that it actually caught fire! That made headlines all across theRead More

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Water Asset Management Conference Online Fall Series

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Water Asset Management Conference Online Fall Series

The Water Asset Management Conference Online is accepting abstracts for its Fall 2019 series. The Fall series will offer four weekly sessions spanning November to early December, and will feature presentations from leading experts in water infrastructure management, presenting both theoretical and practical information. Please emailRead More

Suez partners with Fracta on pipe asset management program

Suez partners with Fracta on pipe asset management program

Water Management June 26, 2019 at 1:00 pm

SUEZ North America has entered into a managed partnership agreement with Fracta, a company specializing in applying machine learning to assess aging water infrastructure. The partnership will enable SUEZ to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI)-based condition and risk assessment technology into the delivery of its pipe asset managementRead More

Cleveland Water Alliance showcases network of water innovators at Erie Hack 2.0

Cleveland Water Alliance showcases network of water innovators at Erie Hack 2.0

Water Management June 26, 2019 at 9:10 am

The Cleveland Water Alliance welcomed a new batch of innovators to Erie Hack 2.0, a water innovation competition hosted by the group, on June 20 in conjunction with Cuyahoga50, marking the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire. Erie Hack is a $100,000 innovation competition designedRead More

‘Intelligent water’ could save U.S water utilities $17.6 billion, report says

‘Intelligent water’ could save U.S water utilities $17.6 billion, report says

According to a new report by Arcadis and Bluefield Research, intelligent water can address two of the biggest challenges facing the U.S. water utility sector today: affordability and resilience. “The research indicates that only 21 percent of utilities feel they are fully able to cover costs ofRead More

Market Value concept on the gearwheels, 3D rendering

NAWC applauds Texas’ passage of fair market value legislation

Passage of Fair Market Value legislation in Texas will benefit the state’s customers, water and wastewater systems, and municipalities, according to the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC). Fair Market Value legislation is a proven method that allows municipalities to gain access to the resourcesRead More

Raftelis acquires Public Resources Management Group, Inc.

Raftelis acquires Public Resources Management Group, Inc.

Rates & Affordability, Water Finance June 18, 2019 at 9:11 am

Charlotte-based water and wastewater consultancy Raftelis, announced it has acquired Public Resources Management Group, Inc. (PRMG), a similar firm, with a particularly strong presence in Florida and throughout the Southeast. PRMG adds to Raftelis’ portfolio additional expertise in the electric, natural gas, and solid wasteRead More